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Play-Ability Cognitive Expert. Accessibility (LiS: Double Exposure) / Cultural Consultant (Dragon Age: The Veilguard). Podquisition. Access-Ability. Author. 2024 Journalism Impact Winner. 2024 GA Conf Best PR / Comms Winner. [email protected]

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · Jan 30

Ending this thread is my Media Kit, with info about work I am available for.

Laura Kate Dale. Accessibility critic, consultant, speaker, author, mock reviewer. MCV Women in Games Awards winner 2024. About me - Laura Kate Dale (She/Her) is a disabled game critic and accessibility educator in the uk. She has a decade of experience ranging from writing freelance game reviews for polygon, to working as a news editor, performing mock reviews for major publishers, and consulting on representation and accessibility for AAA games. Noteworthy projects incude Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Access-Ability Summer Showcase, Ctrl Alt Access Podcast. Available for solo speaker / panelist, game accessibility reviews, lgbt representation consultation, mock reviews, freelance event reporter. Mock review clients include Xbox, Hexworks, EA, 2K Games. LauraKBuzzOfficial@Gmail.com

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 9h

Hopping on Twitch for more Yakuza 0 tonight.

It's time to get serious about pocket racing, and maybe find out who owns the vacant lot?

Live now!

www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

LauraKBuzz - Twitch

LauraKBuzz, a trans woman & autistic streamer with a Shiny Pokémon hunting obsession. Currently streaming mostly Amateur Speedrunning attempts. Donation Link - https://www.streamlabs.com/LauraKBuzz

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 2d

After a bit of a break for other releases, we're back streaming more Yakuza 0.

It's finally time to meet the owner of the vacant lot, if we can tear ourselves away from business management minigame!

Live now!

www.twitch.tv/laurakbuzz

LauraKBuzz - Twitch

LauraKBuzz, a trans woman & autistic streamer with a Shiny Pokémon hunting obsession. Currently streaming mostly Amateur Speedrunning attempts. Donation Link - https://www.streamlabs.com/LauraKBuzz

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 2d

Dice Funk S12: Part 37 - The Best Hootin' Jug Solo in History

Doc Hop sneaks an ape into an ape-free zone.

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Dice Funk S12: Part 37 - The Best Hootin' Jug Solo in History

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 3d

It should just be a free piece of paper with a single use code on it. No specific one needed, it'll generate the shiny I need based on which game I redeem it in.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone can help me get one of these codes, I'd super, super appreciate it.

Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 4d

Serebii Update: A restock of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon codes is now available at GameStop stores in the US www.serebii.net/index2.shtml

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Cephable has come up a couple of times as a good program for combining head movement, voice, and face gestures as inputs for Windows PC gaming.

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Podquisition 559: Practicing Homosexual

Games we played this week include:
(0:13:45) Hades II
(0:33:50) CloverPit
(0:44:20) Megabonk
(0:49:20) Silent Hill f
(0:50:05) Sonic Racing Crossworlds
(0:52:05) Star Trek: Resurgence
(0:53:10) Ghost of Yotei

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Podquisition 559: Practicing Homosexual | Jimquisition

You’ll get the hang of it eventually. Games we played this week include:(0:13:45) Hades II(0:33:50) CloverPit(0:44:20) Megabonk(0:49:20) Silent Hill f(0:50:05) Sonic Racing Crossworlds(0:52:05) Star T...

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

EA's New Ownership Should Concern Those Invested in Accessibility - Access-Ability

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EA's New Ownership Should Concern Those Invested in Accessibility - Access-Ability

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Fantasitc and beautiful game I initially recommended, before reconsidering, as its narrative themes may not be a good recommendation for someone newly disabled.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Additionally, any advice on good eye tracking software, voice control software for emulating controller inputs, and games with easy to install and well made voice control mods also useful.

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for recommendations of games for a disabled gamer.

Top ask - Games entierly playable with voice or webcam eye tracking, no mods or other software required.

Next - Games playable with one button in the mix.

At most - Games with non time sensitive analogue single stick, and one button...

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

The other possible input type to look into is sip and puff, where breathing in through a tube is A, and out through it is B, to get two inputs through breathing inputs.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

But yeah, I know you initially said no mods or anything, but there are a lot of genres I think may open up if you look into gaze tracking and voice to button programs.

I have asked a couple of voice only gamers I know for their advice on voice only by default games too. Will get back soon.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Things like chin joysticks are also available for these accessibility controllers, so options like top down turn based RPGs using chin to move directions and a forehead button to click A etc.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

PS Access Controller is similar, has 4 ports for 3.5mm switches, so might open up one button games on PS with a chin button for example. Milage will vary, but thinking about non standard ways to get one physical input added may help increase the options available.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, so things that may be worth trying - Xbox Adaptive Controller for Xbox and PC had two big buttons, so easy to hit with limited hand movement, but also has 20+ ports for 3.5mm switches, so things like chin buttons can be plugged in, may open them up to one button games for an affordable price.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

Outside of specific game recommendations, gaze tracking programs and voice commands mapped to controller inputs may be worth looking into as ways to make games accessible that would otherwise not be.

Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

To zero in a little more, is this a situation where hands for controls are off the table but a chin button or foot buttons might be accessible for things that require limited input for things like menu confirmations?

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

PSVR2 has some options that use eye tracking as their primary control, such as the Rex Infinite port which may require use of a single button input, that there might be ways to make work for their setup with some tweaking.

Will have a think on voice specifically and get back to you.

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 5d

I can definately have a think and get back to you with a list, find some recomends, but off the top of my head I recently checked out Calm the Storm, a short narrative adventure game where you use voice commands to choose how the story branches.

www.ludiclemur.com/calm-the-storm