A Finnish accessibility and game development company
Braille Shift: a new way to play with Braille logic
A tactile logic puzzle built around Braille cell patterns, Boolean operations and cyclic shifts. Designed to encourage strategic thinking and accessible play.
Discover the gameWhat is Braille Shift?
Braille Shift is an original logic game inspired by the structure of Braille cells. Players combine dot patterns using logical AND and OR operations, followed by a cyclic shift, to create new patterns and pursue the objective of completing full cells.
The game combines mathematical reasoning with tactile interaction. It is being developed for blind and visually impaired players, while remaining approachable to sighted players interested in logic games.
Braille-based
Six-dot and eight-dot Braille cell configurations provide the game's logical space.
Strategy and logic
Each move transforms patterns through Boolean operations and a defined cyclic shift.
Accessible by design
The interface is being tested with Braille hardware, not merely adapted from a visual-only game.
Development and accessibility
A working research prototype has been developed and tested on Linux with a Braille display. Development and testing for Windows and additional hardware platforms are ongoing.
Our approach separates the game's mathematical core from device-specific input and output. This supports research into compatibility with different Braille displays and input methods, including computer keyboards and Braille keyboards where supported.
Current status: development and evaluation. No public product release or compatibility with individual commercial devices is announced here.
Collaboration
BrailleShift Oy welcomes discussions with Braille technology manufacturers, accessibility organisations, educators, researchers and potential development partners.
We are interested in technical evaluation, accessible gameplay testing, device integration and future opportunities for physical game development. Specific collaborations and compatibility will be announced only after agreement and verification.
Contact
For technical discussions, research cooperation or partnership enquiries, contact us by email.
BrailleShift Oy
Finland