[games_access] Ubisoft and Game Accessibility, Subtitle

[hinn at illinois.edu]

More info here:

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/ubisoft-helps-create-handigo-game/?biz=1

I just emailed their PR person and hopefully we will hear more about this shortly! Thanks for the find, Sandra! I also emailed ability together -- it's a French organization (Ubisoft is also headquartered in France although it's all over the globe) -- to see if they would like to work together with us!

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>Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:14:12 -0500 (CDT)
>From: <hinn at illinois.edu>  
>Subject: Re: [games_access] Ubisoft and Game Accessibility, Subtitle  
>To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
>
>Indeed! I have some contacts at Ubisoft and I will see if I can help Mark get in touch with someone to interview and confirm the way they did the captioning. I'll send out a Press Release from the SIG if it is truly [cc]
>
>Could it be finally possible after all these years that another company has figured out that captioning is so important? The people I know at Ubisoft are IGDA board members and/or SIG and Chapter Chairs so I KNOW that I've read them the riot act about accessibility. :) Not saying I did this -- not at all. Just that maybe all of our work trying to communicate the importance of game accessibility is resulting in some action!!
>
>Michelle
>
>---- Original message ----
>>Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:16:59 -0700
>>From: "Reid Kimball" <reid at rbkdesign.com>  
>>Subject: Re: [games_access] Ubisoft and Game Accessibility, Subtitle  
>>To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
>>
>>I say about time! Congrats to Ubisoft! I've been boycotting games that
>>don't have subtitles for a couple years now, including their recent
>>Assassin's Creed. As you said Sandra, to what degree is the question?
>>We'll have to wait and see. Or if AbleGamers can do an interview with
>>them, that'd be awesome.
>>
>>-Reid
>>
>>On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:53 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Ubisoft developed three games:
>>> http://www.handigosolidaires.com/en/index.html
>>>
>>> This is what I understood:
>>> The games are games for gamer without disabilities.
>>> With the games they can learn about some disabilities.
>>>
>>> What do you think ?
>>>
>>> Ubisoft wants to make their game more accessible.
>>> For example with subtitle. But I did not find out, if they mean full [CC]
>>> First games are: Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia and Shaun White Snowboarding
>>>
>>> Does someone know something about the"Ability Together" campaign"  ?
>>>
>>> Full Article: http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/F2735938-17A0-46BC-80B6-9A59AB965EFC.htm
>>> My source: www.sporle.de
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Sandra Uhling
>>>
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