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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 2h

Ah fantastic, that's what we hope for so very glad to hear that! Cc @tarav.bsky.social

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 4h

We've implemented colourblind filters

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

Yep that's entirely valid. However also I'm sure you can understand that being someone who is involved in a lot of accessibility awards - running, establishing, advising, judging - I don't appreciate the joke ☺️

Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

But also accessibility by design is a hot topic, and accessibility award worth its salt takes it into account

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

No, they are not more likely to, 0% is not more likely than 0%.

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Morgan Baker @momoxmia.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Battlefield 6 launch day! Here’s the accessibility info, check out those remapping options and hold to toggle features… 👀

www.ea.com/able/resourc...

BATTLEFIELD™ 6 Accessibility Resources - An Official EA Site

www.ea.com

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

Another very important measure is ensuring online is an equitable an experience as possible rather than a secondary thing to the in person event, particularly as there are plenty of people who simply can't attend in-person events no matter what measures are in place.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

There are other measures in place too, such as bookings being capped at way under capacity, & using very spaced out cabaret layout. A number of attendees do mask. We've had 8 confs since lockdowns lifted, so far 0 reported infections at the event, and multiple infectious people caught by the testing

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SpecialEffect @specialeffect.org.uk · 3d

🎮💚This incredible collection of games, put together by @greenmangaming.com in support of SpecialEffect, is available for one more week!

Every purchase helps to level the playing field for physically disabled gamers all over the world: www.greenmangamingbundles.com/bundles/one-...

A graphic showing key art for Robocop, Citizen Sleeper and Old World as part of a game bundle for One Special Day.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

Does that make more sense?

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

That's what I mean, that dyslexia accessibility is more complex than swapping the font.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

..it's entirely possible for a text using sans serif to be for example in full caps at a tiny size on a busy background with loads of characters per line, reduced spacing between lines and letters, etc.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

That doesn't mean opendyslexic is useless, it does help some dyslexic people. But a small minority. There's a misconception that all you need to do to make something dyslexia-friendly is swap the font, which is indeed a misconception...

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

So what chart is showing is that for most dyslexic people the most helpful choice is a simple highly familiar sans serif, like the operating system fonts.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

It's that they're actually very unhelpful for most people who fall under the dyslexia umbrella youtu.be/h8IOqUl1zII?... ...

Chart showing open dyslexic performing worse than every other font in the test for both 'no dyslexic' and 'strong dyslexic'

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

I mean you literally said "win an award for accessibility by having a menu in your game that lets players make subtitles 1% bigger", but sure OK. Which awarded games are you thinking of specifically?

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Alessa "Codekitten" Baker 🐱 @codekitten.me · 12d

Just opened #silenthillf and I'm so excited - but dear god. Anyone in #gamedev - DO NOT use filters to change colors and add accessibility, change _only_ gameplay colors specifically.

CVD Filters do not work, and break the experience. Grass becomes orange etc. We want to experience the vision too.

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

Something is better than nothing

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Ian Hamilton 🔜 GAConf USA @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, CB inaccessibility is a design issue not an engineering issue, fix the problem rather than try to hack the result

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Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts ➡️ Demo Out Now! @polynormalgames.bsky.social · 6d

Sadly we had to update our information on #accessibility today.

We will likely need to push implementing some planned accessibility features post launch.

We are on a very tight schedule and would not have the time to do it proper.

#gamedev #indiedev
store.steampowered.com/news/app/251...

Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts. - Information on Accessibility - Steam News

Our game is very accessible. Sadly, it does not support simple English or sign language. Find more about what barriers to expect and not expect here.

store.steampowered.com

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Frajda Games @frajdagames.bsky.social · 1d

I added an accessibility setting that allows holding space to keep jumping. You become a chicken rocket at the highest setting #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

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John Dickens @johndickens.bsky.social · 6d

Our team are running user research concerning games accessibility. This is a paid research session open to UK residents. Please register your interest below if you are interested in taking part.

@researchi.bsky.social

www.researchi.co.uk/projects/RI9...

RI971: UK-Wide Digital Accessibility Research - £100

www.researchi.co.uk

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research-i @researchi.bsky.social · 6d

Important research opportunity for UK residents interested in games accessibility. Open to both industry professionals & members of the public.
💻 2-hour webcam meeting
💷 £100 same-day incentive payment.
Apply now or share with someone who may be interested
#A11y #Accessibility #GUR #MarketResearch

John Dickens @johndickens.bsky.social · 6d

Our team are running user research concerning games accessibility. This is a paid research session open to UK residents. Please register your interest below if you are interested in taking part.

@researchi.bsky.social

www.researchi.co.uk/projects/RI9...

RI971: UK-Wide Digital Accessibility Research - £100

www.researchi.co.uk

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Mark Lawson @born2beslicker.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t think Ubisoft gets nearly enough credit for how many accessibility, HUD, control and gameplay options they put into their games.

You can almost tweak everything exactly how you want almost every game they bring out. That’s incredibly difficult to do yet they keep making it happen

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Syama Mishra @syamamishra.bsky.social · 4d

Woohoo!

The Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) @agdas.bsky.social · 4d

The #AGDAs25 Winner For Excellence in Accessibility is...

Tempopo by Witch Beam

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