Human Cooperation (Accessibility)

In the context of accessible gaming and assistive technology, human cooperation refers to arrangements in which a disabled user (the pilot) and another person (the copilot) jointly operate a single system — for example by splitting game controller inputs between two pads so they behave as one. It differs from conventional multiplayer or co-op play because both people are operating one agent in the environment. Human cooperation enables access to otherwise unplayable games, but depends on the copilot being co-located, available, skilled, and willing, and it can reduce the pilot's sense of autonomy.