04 Feb 2017
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Game accessibility at CSUN17

February 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

CSUN16 was a record year for the number of game related sessions, but CSUN17 has upped the game again.

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30 Dec 2016
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Game accessibility quotes of 2016

December 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

2016 has been a momentous year for accessibility. Not just in the advancements that have been made, but also important because of the things that have been said, and the people who have been saying them. This post is a compilation of some of my favourite accessibility quotes from the year.

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31 Oct 2016
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VR & accessibility

October 31, 2016 | 0 Comments

Virtual reality brings some fantastic opportunities for people with disabilities. New experiences, therapeutic benefits, even accessibility for people who have better head control than hand control. But it also brings considerable new barriers, with great potential to lock people out from these benefits.

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19 Jun 2016
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An exciting month in accessibility

June 19, 2016 | 0 Comments
Accessibility in gaming is never a dull field to be working in, the pace of change is ever accelerating. So often I find myself thinking what an incredible month it has been, topping anything that has gone before. The past month – mid May to mid June – has been no exception.
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20 May 2016
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GAAD quotes

May 20, 2016 | 2 Comments

Through the course of this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day there were all kinds of great things said about accessibility in gaming. These are a few of my favourites. Continue Reading →

20 May 2016
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 20, 2016 | 1 Comment
May 19th’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is an an annual event ‘to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital accessibility and users with different disabilities’. It runs across all industries, and this year saw a big increase in the game industry’s involvement. Continue Reading →

06 Apr 2016
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GDC16’s accessibility sessions

April 6, 2016 | 0 Comments
This year’s GDC Vault (video archive from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco) is now up, meaning that recordings of several of the accessibility talks are now freely available online. Continue Reading →

21 Mar 2016
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Game accessibility at CSUN

March 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

GDC16 was a bumper year for accessibility, with a wide range of topics covered and record attendance across the various accessibility sessions.

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16 Sep 2015
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Accessibility for motor-impaired gamers in iOS9

September 16, 2015 | 0 Comments
iOS9 introduces an accessibility feature called ‘switch recipes’, which overnight make thousands of existing games more accessible to profoundly motor impaired gamers. Continue Reading →

15 Jul 2015
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How to do subtitles well – basics and good practices

July 15, 2015 | 0 Comments
How subtitles are presented, both visually and structurally, can have a significant impact on a player’s enjoyment of a game. The difference between a good and bad experience is usually down to the same few easily fixable issues. Continue Reading →