There will be several SIG related sessions at GDC 2015: a panel, a lecture, a roundtable and Accessibility drinks! Please check out this Eventbrite page and sign up for the Accessibility drinks, as well as details on the other sessions.…
XBox UserVoice
Make your voice heard at Microsoft http://xbox.uservoice.com/ (Thanks, Brannon!)
Game Accessibility Awareness Day
Today is the Global Accessibility Awareness Day: http://www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org I would also like to promote the Accessibility Jam which can be found here: http://jams.gamejolt.io/accessibilityjam/ and the A11yJam in London, UK http://www.eventbrite.com/e/a11yjam-a-game-jam-to-explore-accessibility-for-disabled-gamers-tickets-11467047247 Best regards, Thomas, co-chair
Inquirer article about a SIG member
A great article about Dan Fischbach, one of the SIG members, please check it out!
GDC 2014 Roundtable wrap-up
The IGDA Game Accessibility SIG roundtable at GDC 2014 was a great success We had attendants who were from Australia, France, Sweden, UK and USA (in alphabetic order), both students and professionals. Further good news was that the GDC policy…
Roundtable at Game Developers Conference.
The GA-SIG will have a roundtable at GDC 2014! If you are attending GDC please feel free to contact us to meet up! Date: Friday, 21 March Time: 10-11am Please spread the word!
The Voxel Agents win industry award for recognising the importance of inclusion in game development
The Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA) have announced Puzzle Retreat by The Voxel Agents as the winner of the first accessibility award at the 2013 Australian Game Developer Awards, sponsored by Epic Games, the GDAA, and State and Federal…
A World First for Game Accessibility
17 September 2013, this fantastic news cribbed direct from the GDAA site: Australia is leading the world in making games accessibility a priority. The latest demonstration of commitment to enabling a wider cross section of the community be catered for…
Crowd Funded Accessible Game Campaign Needs Support
My Carnival hopes to become a video game for children with Cystic Fibrosis. If it reaches it’s funding total, it will be released free of charge on PC. It’s a laudable project, by the proven and brilliant AccessAble Games, but it…
Game Accessibility Code
A collaborative coding site is now available for everyone who wants join, to ease implementation of accessibility solutions in games, as described by previously published guidelines. Read more at http://gameaccessibilitycode.com