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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · 13d

And if the vision accessibility features we talked about in the article intrigued you and you want to learn even more about the design and development process of these features, I recommend checking out the recording of the talk @jc-3d.bsky.social and I gave at GDC:

youtu.be/AsFK1tC5plU

Loud and Clear: Improving Accessibility for Low Vision Players in 'Cosmonious High'

YouTube video by Game Developers Conference

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · 13d

I had the pleasure of speaking with @abletoplay.com about some of the exciting #accessibility work the team and I have done for our most recent games.

Thank you so much to @tessgrossman.bsky.social for taking the time to highlight our continuing efforts to make VR more accessible!

Owlchemy Labs @owlchemylabs.com · 13d

Accessibility is never "done," but we're proud of the progress we've made. Thanks, @abletoplay.com for sharing our story and shining a light on how we're building VR for everyone! No exceptions.

Read the full deep dive: ow.ly/MHXR50X2gAP

Join their Discord community: discord.gg/UwM4hamVqW

Owlchemy Labs: Out of this world accessibility in VR

We interviewed Owlchemy Labs about their recent titles, Cosmonious High and Dimensional Double Shift - two remarkably accessible VR titles.

abletoplay.com

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Owlchemy Labs @owlchemylabs.com · 13d

Accessibility is never "done," but we're proud of the progress we've made. Thanks, @abletoplay.com for sharing our story and shining a light on how we're building VR for everyone! No exceptions.

Read the full deep dive: ow.ly/MHXR50X2gAP

Join their Discord community: discord.gg/UwM4hamVqW

Owlchemy Labs: Out of this world accessibility in VR

We interviewed Owlchemy Labs about their recent titles, Cosmonious High and Dimensional Double Shift - two remarkably accessible VR titles.

abletoplay.com

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · 25d

Ironically, does not include Job Simulator
store.steampowered.com/app/448280/J...

Job Simulator on Steam

In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.

store.steampowered.com

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · 28d

I'm excited to hear about this!

I speak from experience when I say that supporting screen readers/text-to-speech in games has been difficult in the past, so this is a welcome feature!

Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · Sep 5

Unity is expanding support for native screen readers, making it easier for developers to implement screen reader support for blind accessibility on more platforms.

After Android and iOS, starting with Unity 6.3 it supports Windows and MacOS as well.

caniplaythat.com/2025/09/05/u...

Unity expands native screen reader support and accessibility API - Can I Play That?

Unity is expanding support for screen readers, making it easier for developers to implement blind accessibility on mobile, Windows and MacOS.

caniplaythat.com

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · Sep 3

This is a wonderful look into the effort and care that goes into making our games accessible.

Jaz is a huge boon to our team! l'm proud of her and I'm proud of the work we've done and will continue to do!

#VRforEveryone

Owlchemy Labs @owlchemylabs.com · Sep 2

Ready to dive into VR worlds made for everyone? We're exploring the "how" and "why" behind our approach to accessibility in our latest Dev Vlog with our own head of accessibility @jc-3d.bsky.social 👉 ow.ly/b3yO50WPW2I

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · Sep 2

Nice! I tried to do this for a game jam back in 2016, but I couldn't figure out the math in time and eventually just did some dumb collider shenanigans to get it kinda working enough for a demo 😅

youtu.be/9GWaJRlCKZc

Dr. Weird - Portals For Exploration

YouTube video by Peter Galbraith

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Autumn Rose Taylor @lusterly.bsky.social · Jul 2

Well, I was just hit with the unfortunate news that my time at Bethesda has come to an end. I’m endlessly grateful for the opportunity to work on such incredible titles with such talented individuals. ❤️

With that being said, I’m on the lookout for new games opportunities in marketing / publishing!

A young woman poses with peace sign fingers in front of a poster for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com · Jun 23

🚨 Only 24 HOURS to go on #BigHops Kickstarter! 🚨

We hit our goal and are now angling for two big Stretch Goals for a photography questline and ports to PS5 and Xbox Series.

Help us take 3D platformers to a deeper, weirder place with our maximalist frog game 🐸♥

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · Jun 16

Tell me you've been in VR for more than a decade by posting a picture

Cube storage with a different piece of VR hardware in almost all of the 32 cubes. The oldest "modern VR" headset is a (signed) Oculus DK1. Other hardware such as the Razer Hydra and Kincect V2 for Windows are present as well. Memorabilia from my over 8.5 years at Owlchemy Labs lines the top of the shelves.

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 31

...i don't know what i expected

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 31

I had to know

Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 31

#SendIt

A still from the beginning of the movie Money Plane

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Aaron Price @mozltovcoktail.bsky.social · May 30

Fun fact: Nobody has beaten Neautralize yet, including me.

You could be the first and quite literally beat me at my own game 😐

www.neutralizegame.com

Neutralize | Notion

:positive: + :negative: = :neutral:

www.neutralizegame.com

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 31

I'm proud of a 67 for my first attempt 👍

Really clever game!

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 27

The speedruns of this game are gonna be insane

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 27

I've watched this trailer a dozen times and I'm just still blown away at how much there is to this game! It has come so far from what Chris showed me early on and it looks so dang fun!

This is really shaping up to be something special!

I've backed it and I hope you will too!

Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com · May 27

Now that Americans are bored at work again...

⚠️Some BIG HOPS news⚠️

🐸Launching on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 this year
❤️We announced yesterday with OTK showcase
🎮Our free demo is up now on Steam
🙏BIG HOPS is live on Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 25

This looks incredible!!! 🐸🎮🤩

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Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com · May 25

🚨HUGE News🚨

🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!

✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 15

Happy #GAAD!

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 15

13/20! Tied my high score from last year!

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 13

*Shedding, not shredding 🤦

I swear autocorrect has been getting worse

Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 13

It is important that we hold our leaders accountable to the highest standards.

There are good people in this industry doing good things for the right reasons. If we are to succeed, we must be willing to call out behavior like this.

Good job, Grant. Thank you for shredding light on this.

Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · May 13

I've been researching allegations regarding the founder and leadership of AbleGamers. From alleged abuse and harassment, financial mismanagement, and failure of leadership to protect employees, sources recount a hostile environment. Read my latest @ign.com story here: www.ign.com/articles/for...

Former Employees, Community Members Allege AbleGamers Founder Fostered Abuse Behind Closed Doors - IGN

Over 20 years, AbleGamers has become synonymous with the accessibility movement as its presence and influence grew across the industry. However, new reports from former employees and members of the ac...

www.ign.com

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Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 10

Me, horribly overpowered with encyclopedic knowledge of the game world about to walk into the final part of the game for the first time:

...ya know... I probably wasn't supposed to do all the side content before getting here

Peter J. Galbraith @peterjgalbraith.com · May 10

Video game:

*clearly states the goal*

Me, every time:

I bet the game is lying to me and the *real* goal is hidden in/locked behind the side content, so I'm going to do everything *except* what the game is guiding me towards

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