[games_access] Query about font size for subtitles in games

[Tara Voelker (Tefertiller)]

Hi Carmen,

I haven't sifted through all of these personally... but 7-128 Software put
together a list of the top 12 sites for deaf gamers, maybe one of them may
be able to help:
http://www.7128.com/top25/topsitesdeaf.html

I think the reason most places won't tell you what specific size to make the
text depends on the font that you choose. For example, a complex swirly font
will have the largest text size, a serif font will have a smaller one, and a
sans serif could have the smallest because it is the simplest and easiest to
read. And by default, some fonts are just larger than other fonts to begin
with.

When do you need this information by? I may be able to contact some people I
worked with in the past and ask them about the fonts and font sizes we were
using in Red Faction: Guerrilla, which had full subtitles in several
languages, including Japanese and Arabic. However, I won't be able to do it
for about a week and a half because I'm leaving for my honeymoon this
weekend.


Let me know if you would like me to contact them!
Thanks.

-- 
Tara (Tefertiller) Voelker - Chairperson
IGDA Game Accessibility SIG

igda-gasig.org
http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/


On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Carme Mangiron <cmangiron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks a million, Sandra! I already have read the article, but it does not
> provide any detailed information, other than you should choose the right
> font size, but if possible I would like to have some more definite
> information.
>
> Many thanks for your help!
>
> carmen
>
>
> On 28/04/2011 14:13, Sandra Uhling wrote:
>
>> Hi Carme,
>>
>> Maybe this can help?
>>
>> http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3922/subtitles_increasing_game_.php?pr
>> int=1
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sandra
>>
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>> Im
>> Auftrag von Carme Mangiron
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. April 2011 13:43
>> An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>> Betreff: [games_access] Query about font size for subtitles in games
>>
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I'm currently doing some research on  game subtitling practices and
>> accessibility related issues for deaf and hard of hearing players and I
>> am trying to find information about the font size(s) that is/are more
>> commonly used and also if there is any information about what font size
>> would be recommended.
>>
>> I know that in some cases te font is usually too small and hard to read,
>> especially on standard definition TV sets, but I would like to have some
>> more concrete data. What would be a font size that is used and is
>> difficult to read? What font size would be recommended? Those of you who
>> design games, what font do you usually use for subtiles for cutscenes
>> and in-game dialogue?
>>
>> Any information would be really helpful.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance,
>>
>> Carmen
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