Help Center
Check out our YouTube playlist full of FAQs or read on for more detailed support!
FAQs
For Students
No, but if you create an account, you’ll be able to save your game progress and pick up where you left off.
Yes, Deafverse is a web app that can be played on most browsers from your computer, tablet, or phone. However, we recommend using Chrome, which offers the best experience.
Your internet connection might be slow or unstable right now. Try clicking “Replay Story” under the video. However, it’s possible that the browser you’re using is incompatible with Deafverse. Email us and we’ll investigate and work on solving the issue. In the meantime, try using Chrome.
Go to your profile icon in the upper-right corner to find your settings. In addition to experiencing the game in American Sign Language, you can choose to turn on text and audio.
The game is narrated by Justin Perez in Visual Vernacular, a theatrical and expressive form of American Sign Language, which is brief but illustrative. The English audio version often takes longer. Learn more about Justin Perez! He is also on Facebook and Instagram.
Gameplay is compatible with most screen readers. However, if Deafverse does not play nicely with your screen reader of choice or is missing your accessibility preferences, let us know.
Go to Resources and filter by Game Support to find accessibility guides for both worlds.
The Player Strategy Guides are designed to reinforce gameplay in their respective worlds with more activities and prompts. Players will revisit the scenarios presented in these worlds and find their own approach to these scenarios using the activities and prompts in the guides. They’ll be asked to reflect on the scenarios, encouraged to ask questions to their role models or mentors, and to brainstorm for their own solutions to different problems in creative ways.
Duel of the Bots focuses on building self-determination and self-advocacy skills, while Revenge of the Deep is about work readiness. We recommend starting with the first one, but you can play them in any order!
Try reloading your browser. If the problem continues, email us. It’ll help us improve the game for everyone!
You’ve played all of the worlds and collected all of the badges? Well, congrats! If you enjoyed the game, help us spread the word. Check out our resources, subscribe to Deafverse updates, and share game GIFs!
For Teachers
A Teacher account allows you to set up and manage a Classroom. With a Teacher account, you’ll be able to add and remove students, and reset their passwords if needed.
Think of a Classroom as a way of organizing your students into a group. You’ll create their accounts so that they don’t have to deal with activation emails, school email filtering, etc. You’ll also be able to see their game progress!
You can either manually create accounts for your students from the Classroom or you can share an invite code with them so that they can create their own accounts.
Go to the Classroom that they’re in and click Reset next to their account.
The Teacher Strategy Guide is designed to provide guidance on how to use Deafverse in the classroom. It comes with suggested curriculums, activities, lesson plans, and information that can help you familiarize yourself with the game and its worlds.
The CYF Activity Kit builds on the first world, further encouraging the development of self-determination skills. It makes for an excellent group activity to use in the classroom and can help inform the creation of individualized education plans.
The Coloring Pages are intended as a low-stress activity for deaf youth to use to pass the time.
Meet the Deafverse team!
Do you need in-depth support with the game or just want to learn more? Here’s what’s possible!
Video Appointments
30-minute virtual meeting with the Deafverse team…
- How to use the game
- Our resources
- Booth support for your event
Workshops and presentations
Provided by the Deafverse team virtually or in-person up to 60 minutes long…
- Tailored to your school or conference
- Includes fun activities for participants
- Live demonstrations and interactive Q&A sessions
- Printed resources sent to your school or conference
Contact us
Send us an email using this form! We’ll be happy to answer your questions, set up an appointment or presentation with you and welcome your feedback.