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Game Accessibility Information Symbol

The symbol above is a public domain method of marking any computer product (game, controller, utility, console and so on), as having easy to reach accessibility information. This can support potential end-users of a gaming product decide if it might…

The SpecialEffect Centre

The 10th of March 2011 saw the official launch of ‘The SpecialEffect Centre‘, including GamesLab, GamesRoom and offices. The images above however, are of my journey there the night before (sort of). I’d never seen LED cats-eyes before, they felt very Tron like and…

Conference on Video Game Translation and Accessibility in Barcelona

I International Conference on Translation and Accessibility in Video Games and Virtual Worlds: 2nd and 3rd December 2010 in Barcelona, Spain The I International Conference on Translation and Accessibility in Video Games and Virtual Worlds aims to be an interdisciplinary…

Accessibility Fusion: Combining different perspectives from across the gaming community to improve accessibility for players with disabilities.

The goal of Accessibility Fusion (http://www.accessibilityfusion.com/) is to generate interest in building an online community where game developers, players with disabilities, and accessibility experts can come together and share ideas about creating accessibility guidelines for computer and video games.Most mainstream…

26 Aug

GDC 2021 Roundtable : Accessibility – Where to next? | Recap

The IGDA-GASIG had the pleasure to host a roundtable at GDC 2021 about the current state of game accessibilty as well as our hopes and motivations for the future of gaming. Unfortunately, these roundtables are not recorded, so we invite…

19 Feb

Game accessibility at GDC 2020

No GAconf this time around as it has shifted to September in Seattle, but there are still loads of great accessibility happenings over the course of GDC week. A printed version of this list will be available at the GDC…

15 May

GDC 2019: Industry Discussions on Game Accessibility

In the second half of March, tens of thousands of industry professionals met in San Francisco for the 33rd edition of the Game Developers’ Conference. Amongst the attendees were hundreds of accessibility professionals, advocates, academics, and students, all working together and…

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Category: game accessibility

Game Accessibility Information Symbol

The SpecialEffect Centre

Conference on Video Game Translation and Accessibility in Barcelona

Accessibility Fusion: Combining different perspectives from across the gaming community to improve accessibility for players with disabilities.