5 Ways Video Games Can Help Kids with Disabilities includes 5 different that can help kids with disabilities from communication to motor skills. The kids can enjoy learning through play, and it could bring more motivation to the kids. The first game is “Moving Out”, it is about completing everyone’s most dreaded request such as a friend asking you to help them move. The game can be played cooperatively on a shared screen, because the game is physics-based you can apply the things you’ve learned in the real-world to the game.

Another game that will help kids with their communication is Overcooked, in this game, you can play with your friends cooperatively. This game is about cooking in a fast-paced, so communication is essential to win the game. And it will help kids develop their management skills because there are so many tasks that they need to complete in order.

The next game that can help kids with disability are “Among Us”, this game is designed for 4 – 10 players. Where each player will be assigned a role to them, either the crewmate or imposter. The crewmates will have to repair their spaceship in order to win the game, and the imposters will have to defeat most of the crewmates to win the game. There are a lot of special rooms that can help them in the game, and it requires communication skills for the imposters to hide and for the crewmates to find out who’s their teammates and who’s lying. Among Us promotes teamwork, each player will be working toward the same goal so helping each other is essential.

The next game is also a game that can help kids with their communication skills. “Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes” is a game where one player has the instruction for defusing the bomb, and another play will have the actual bomb where they will need to follow the direction of the other play to defuse the bomb. In this game, the kids can learn about problem-solving and teamwork skills since they need to communicate quickly, clearly, and effectively before te bomb explodes.

The next game that will help kids develop their communication skills is “The Jackbox Party Pack 7”. In this game, there is a collection of mini-game designed to inspire creativity and funny interactions among groups of three or more. They are able to do fun and silly activities such are ad-libbing a presentation, and creating wacky sentences in the game.

The next game I will be introducing is a game that will help kids develop their organization skills called “Minecraft”. Minecraft is a virtual sandbox game that the kids can play in creative mode or survival mode. In creative mode, the players will have everything they need without collecting, and they can have fun building everything in their imagination. In survival mode, the play could explore a vast world, harvest resources and create things with more effort but also more fun.

The last game I will be introducing could help kids with disabilities develop motor skills, strengthen muscle memory, and put a name to action. “Just Dance 2021” is a game where there will be someone dancing on the screen and the player will need to follow their moves. There are going to be a detector that detects players’ move in order to rate their performance. Just Dance lets players get physically active with their dance moves, while it also teaches music appreciation and rhythm.
