Prototype Development

Mechanics and Blueprints behind Six Dots

Mechanics

The game is designed to bridge the accessibility gap by allowing visually impaired and sighted children to engage in a shared arithmetic challenge. At its core, the game revolves around using math operations to interact with specific point values on a custom board. Players rely on tactile cues, such as the unique indents at the top of each card, to ensure they are holding the card correctly before reading the Braille value positioned just below the printed number. This multi-sensory design ensures that every player can identify their hand independently and participate in the calculations without needing sighted assistance.

Six Dots is played using 45 tactile cards: 9 point cards and 36 math cards. Players use braille to identify the cards in their hand and on the board.

Here is how you play the game:

• Objective: The goal is to rapidly find and combine two math cards whose sum matches the point card.


• Gameplay: The player must place the two math cards in the correct slot of the point card. If the sum is correct, the player earns the point card (1 point).


• Verification: Ideally, a guardian is present to check the results, but players may double-check the values themselves at the end of the round.


• Winning: The game continues until all slots are filled. The player with the most points wins. This makes learning addition fast, fun, and competitive!