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INSTRUCTIONS

Eye-Gaze Gaming device 

Product Description

Game  On  with  Pretorian  Technologies

  is  a  unique 

assistive gaming product, allowing users of eye-gaze 

enabled AAC devices and computers to achieve full 

control of computer games using only their eyes.
It may be used to play games either on a standard PC or 

on an Xbox via an Xbox Adaptive Controller. The user’s 

AAC device, such as a computer* or Grid Pad running 

Grid 3, displays a special gaming grid set with a similar 

layout to a standard game controller handset.
Simply  gaze  at  any  of  the  grid  cells  and  the 

corresponding game controller action is sent to the 

game console/ gaming computer to successfully play 

the  game.  Every  one  of  the  controls  on  a  standard 

game  controller  is  reproduced  in  the  grid  set, 

including  both  momentary  and  timed  thumbstick 

movements  and  single,  double  and  timed  presses 

of  all  buttons,  bumper  and  triggers.  A  Rapid-Fire 

option is also included for all buttons and triggers.
The grid set may be easily customised for particular users 

and/or particular games, a feature which is especially 

useful when the user has low cognition and would be 

unable  to  understand  a  full  game  controller  layout. 

Editing the grid set may also be beneficial when using 

Game On with Co-Pilot.
The display and keypad on 

Game On with Pretorian 

Technologies

  allows  the  user  to  adapt  the  degree 

of  thumbstick  movement  and  all  timer  periods 

and may optionally be saved as a Profile. Up to six 

Profiles  may  be  stored  and  recalled,  either  using 

the  keypad  or  directly  on  the  AAC  device  using 

eye-gaze.  Profiles  are  useful  both  for  customising 

the  gaming  experience  for  individual  games  or  for 

individual  users,  depending  on  their  preferences 

and particular needs.

Game  On  with  Pretorian  Technologies

  also  allows 

up to four players to be in the same room, a facility 

which  can  equally  enable  co-operative  gaming, 

where each player takes control of a subset of the 

controls,  or  to  allow  gaming  tournaments  where 

multiple gamers are playing individually in the same 

setting. Each player will need his or her own 

Game 

On

 device.

*PC  running  Grid  3  must  have  an  infra-red  output,  for 

example by connecting an Abilia Progress Star USB.

Pack Contents

Carefully check the contents of the 
box, which are:

Game On unit
2 x USB cables
4 x colour coded switch cables
Colour coded D-Pad decal 
These instructions

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Summary of Contents for Game On 1

Page 1: ... has low cognition and would be unable to understand a full game controller layout Editing the grid set may also be beneficial when using Game On with Co Pilot The display and keypad on Game On with Pretorian Technologies allows the user to adapt the degree of thumbstick movement and all timer periods and may optionally be saved as a Profile Up to six Profiles may be stored and recalled either usi...

Page 2: ...e play Stores up to six Profiles to allow customisation for individual users and or individual games Multi player facility allows both co operative play of a single game or simultaneous game play in a single setting Fully customisable grid sets allow the grid to be changed according to the user s unique requirements Can also be used for gaming using switch scanning instead of eye gaze 1 LCD displa...

Page 3: ...u once the driver has successfully been installed NothingshouldbeconnectedtotheUSBsocketmarkedXACRIGHT 10 nortotheD Padconnectionsockets 11 Game On appears to the computer as a generic game controller whereas some games for example Forza will only respond to proprietary game controllers If you are intending to play a game of this kind there are two options open to you Install Game On via an Xbox A...

Page 4: ... D Pad is necessary for the games you intend to play you will need to make four more connections between Game On and the Xbox Adaptive Controller using sockets 11 We have provided four colour coded cables and a decal to make this easier Begin by attaching the coloured decal to your Xbox Adaptive Controller as shown in Figure 2 making sure it is correctly orientated and adjacent to the four D Pad s...

Page 5: ...he list Then dismiss this menu by pressing B 5 Now press B to get back to the Profiles menu navigate to the slot number drop down and assign your new Game On profile to a slot number Figure 4 shows how the summary screen should look 6 Make sure your Xbox Adaptive Controller is set to the corresponding Slot number whenever you are using Game On For example if you are using Slot 1 ensure that the to...

Page 6: ...ee of movement of both thumbsticks and the times for which the buttons thumbstick buttons Triggers and Bumpers are pressed It also allows you to set up the double click and Rapid Fire functions You will almost certainly need to change these settings depending on the games you play and your particular requirements Up to six complete sets of these settings may be stored and recalled each is called a...

Page 7: ...ection entitled Rapid Fire for more details Definition The time between successive clicks when a double click or Rapid Fire on A B X Y LTor RTbuttons occurs Possible settings 1 to 10 where each increment represents a time of 125ms Default Setting 1 approx 0 125sec Rapid Fire Gap Time See Section entitled Rapid Fire for more details Definition The number of Rapid Fire presses on A B X Y LTor RT Pos...

Page 8: ...lease refer to the section entitled Setting the Player Number for more information Figure 5 shows a typical intermediate grid set The D Pad and right thumbstick actions are grouped together in a cross shape to correspond with the direction of movement Momentary buttons are towards the inside of the group and Hold buttons towards the outside A Stop button is provided for each thumbstick which will ...

Page 9: ...of the key advantages of using Grid 3 is the ability to be able to edit grid sets to suit your exact needs Users with limited cognition may benefit from having a reduced set of controls allowing the remaining controls to be laid out more clearly and each of the remaining cells to be larger If you wish to customise the grid sets provided please refer to Smartbox documentation for full details on ho...

Page 10: ...h rapid fire will comprise ten hits of 0 25s duration i e 2 5 seconds altogether If alternatively the Button Time was set to 2 0 25s and the Rapid Fire Gap to 2 0 25s the total time would be 0 5 seconds or two presses per second There is no requirement for the two settings to be the same The longest press cycle time is when Button Time and the Rapid Fire Gap are both set to 10 1 25s the time for e...

Page 11: ...ake sure the cables are the correct way around refer to Figure 1 No line of sight between AAC device and Game On infra red window 8 Re orientate and remove any obstructions Output from Game On does not correspond to the settings I made Make sure you have the correct Profile selected either using the Profile button 6 or the Profile cells in the grid set When connected via an Xbox Adaptive Controlle...

Page 12: ...d are acknowledged Pretorian Technologies would like to thank Tom Wagner Smartbox Assistive Technology Everyone Can and SpecialEffect for their considerable assistance in developing Game On Game On with Pretorian Technologies is a registered trademark of Pretorian Technologies Ltd For use with Game On 1 Version 1 3 firmware 114 0 and 115 0 www everyonecan org uk www thinksmartbox com product game ...

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