From javier.mairena at gmail.com Fri Jun 2 05:10:52 2017 From: javier.mairena at gmail.com (Javier Mairena) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 11:10:52 +0200 Subject: [games_access] Kickstarter game Blasphemous will have accessibility options In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello! Some friends of mine are running a Kickstarter campaing to develop a 2D plataformer game that will have some accessibility options for sure: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/828401966/blasphem ous-dark-and-brutal-2d-non-linear-platform/posts/1896450 Also, they are asking player which accessibility features they think the game should have. Regards, Javi. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk Fri Jun 2 05:33:16 2017 From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 10:33:16 +0100 Subject: [games_access] Kickstarter game Blasphemous will have accessibility options In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Nice one. A skip mode if possible, for those finding puzzles too hard, if possible. On 2 June 2017 at 10:10, Javier Mairena wrote: > Hello! > > Some friends of mine are running a Kickstarter campaing to develop a 2D > plataformer game that will have some accessibility options for sure: > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/828401966/blasphem > ous-dark-and-brutal-2d-non-linear-platform/posts/1896450 > > Also, they are asking player which accessibility features they think the > game should have. > > Regards, > Javi. > > _______________________________________________ > games_access mailing list > games_access at igda.org > https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access > The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kim at techable.org.nz Mon Jun 5 20:41:07 2017 From: kim at techable.org.nz (Kim Robinson) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 12:41:07 +1200 Subject: [games_access] Call for GDC Speakers (New Zealand) Message-ID: http://nzgda.com/call-for-speakers-nzgdc17/ Deadline July 10th. From i_h at hotmail.com Tue Jun 6 07:21:10 2017 From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 11:21:10 +0000 Subject: [games_access] WWDC Message-ID: WWDC has a talk on game accessibility! Wednesday at 3.10pm Pacific: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2017/217 Presumably a decent chunk of it will require native development, but if that's the case I think it could still be a first Ian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk Tue Jun 6 07:23:05 2017 From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 12:23:05 +0100 Subject: [games_access] WWDC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Nice. What's WWDC though? Not heard of it before. Hard to keep up. :) On 6 June 2017 at 12:21, Ian Hamilton wrote: > WWDC has a talk on game accessibility! Wednesday at 3.10pm Pacific: > > > https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2017/217 > > > Presumably a decent chunk of it will require native development, but if > that's the case I think it could still be a first > > > Ian > > _______________________________________________ > games_access mailing list > games_access at igda.org > https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access > The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i_h at hotmail.com Tue Jun 6 07:30:08 2017 From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 11:30:08 +0000 Subject: [games_access] WWDC In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: It's Apple's developer conference, where they do all their big announcements. They announced iOS11 in the keynote, but no word yet on what new accessibility stuff will be in it, other than the ability to type queries to Siri instead of speaking. ________________________________ From: games_access on behalf of Barrie Ellis Sent: 06 June 2017 12:23 To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List Subject: Re: [games_access] WWDC Nice. What's WWDC though? Not heard of it before. Hard to keep up. :) On 6 June 2017 at 12:21, Ian Hamilton > wrote: WWDC has a talk on game accessibility! Wednesday at 3.10pm Pacific: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2017/217 Presumably a decent chunk of it will require native development, but if that's the case I think it could still be a first Ian _______________________________________________ games_access mailing list games_access at igda.org https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk Tue Jun 6 07:32:26 2017 From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 12:32:26 +0100 Subject: [games_access] WWDC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: With you. Thanks. I heard there might be some switch accessible typing improvements. Might help with some games for some. On 6 June 2017 at 12:30, Ian Hamilton wrote: > It's Apple's developer conference, where they do all their big > announcements. They announced iOS11 in the keynote, but no word yet on what > new accessibility stuff will be in it, other than the ability to type > queries to Siri instead of speaking. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* games_access on behalf of Barrie > Ellis > *Sent:* 06 June 2017 12:23 > *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [games_access] WWDC > > Nice. What's WWDC though? Not heard of it before. 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URL: From i_h at hotmail.com Tue Jun 6 07:37:45 2017 From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 11:37:45 +0000 Subject: [games_access] WWDC In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Aha - the session on new accessibility functionality is immediately before the game accessibility session, starting at 1:50pm Pacific tomorrow https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2017/215/ ________________________________ From: games_access on behalf of Barrie Ellis Sent: 06 June 2017 12:32 To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List Subject: Re: [games_access] WWDC With you. Thanks. I heard there might be some switch accessible typing improvements. Might help with some games for some. On 6 June 2017 at 12:30, Ian Hamilton > wrote: It's Apple's developer conference, where they do all their big announcements. They announced iOS11 in the keynote, but no word yet on what new accessibility stuff will be in it, other than the ability to type queries to Siri instead of speaking. ________________________________ From: games_access > on behalf of Barrie Ellis > Sent: 06 June 2017 12:23 To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List Subject: Re: [games_access] WWDC Nice. What's WWDC though? Not heard of it before. Hard to keep up. :) On 6 June 2017 at 12:21, Ian Hamilton > wrote: WWDC has a talk on game accessibility! Wednesday at 3.10pm Pacific: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2017/217 Presumably a decent chunk of it will require native development, but if that's the case I think it could still be a first Ian _______________________________________________ games_access mailing list games_access at igda.org https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org _______________________________________________ games_access mailing list games_access at igda.org https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: games_access [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Ian Hamilton Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:22 PM To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List Subject: [games_access] Xbox avatars Still just a quick preview, but some more detail including a redesigned wheelchair and a couple of prosthesis options, from 2:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0NKP7-h_G0&feature=youtu.be&t=2h27m Ian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk Thu Jun 15 02:55:52 2017 From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:55:52 +0100 Subject: [games_access] Xbox avatars In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If only human's could be trusted to upload whatever they wanted to represent them. But they can't be. On 15 June 2017 at 07:43, Ian Hamilton wrote: > I think the video might have been edited down since? It is now at 1h55m30s > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kari Hattner (Hangar 13 Games) > *Sent:* 15 June 2017 01:40:22 > *To:* Ian Hamilton > *Subject:* RE: Xbox avatars > > > I didn?t see it at that timestamp? (I watched for a couple of minutes?) > > > > *From:* games_access [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] *On Behalf Of > *Ian Hamilton > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:22 PM > *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List > *Subject:* [games_access] Xbox avatars > > > > Still just a quick preview, but some more detail including a redesigned > wheelchair and a couple of prosthesis options, from 2:27: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0NKP7-h_G0&feature=youtu.be&t=2h27m > > > > Ian > > _______________________________________________ > games_access mailing list > games_access at igda.org > https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access > The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i_h at hotmail.com Thu Jun 15 07:32:48 2017 From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:32:48 +0000 Subject: [games_access] Xbox avatars In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/walkers-crisps-pr-mexican-wave-rolf-harris-fred-west-harold-shipman_uk_5926f755e4b062f96a3491f0 ________________________________ From: games_access on behalf of Barrie Ellis Sent: 15 June 2017 07:55 To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List Subject: Re: [games_access] Xbox avatars If only human's could be trusted to upload whatever they wanted to represent them. But they can't be. On 15 June 2017 at 07:43, Ian Hamilton > wrote: I think the video might have been edited down since? It is now at 1h55m30s ________________________________ From: Kari Hattner (Hangar 13 Games) > Sent: 15 June 2017 01:40:22 To: Ian Hamilton Subject: RE: Xbox avatars I didn?t see it at that timestamp? (I watched for a couple of minutes?) From: games_access [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Ian Hamilton Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:22 PM To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List > Subject: [games_access] Xbox avatars Still just a quick preview, but some more detail including a redesigned wheelchair and a couple of prosthesis options, from 2:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0NKP7-h_G0&feature=youtu.be&t=2h27m Ian _______________________________________________ games_access mailing list games_access at igda.org https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk Thu Jun 15 07:38:48 2017 From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:38:48 +0100 Subject: [games_access] Xbox avatars In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: :) Bloody kids! On 15 June 2017 at 12:32, Ian Hamilton wrote: > http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/walkers-crisps-pr- > mexican-wave-rolf-harris-fred-west-harold-shipman_uk_ > 5926f755e4b062f96a3491f0 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* games_access on behalf of Barrie > Ellis > *Sent:* 15 June 2017 07:55 > *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [games_access] Xbox avatars > > If only human's could be trusted to upload whatever they wanted to > represent them. But they can't be. > > > > On 15 June 2017 at 07:43, Ian Hamilton wrote: > >> I think the video might have been edited down since? It is now at >> 1h55m30s >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Kari Hattner (Hangar 13 Games) >> *Sent:* 15 June 2017 01:40:22 >> *To:* Ian Hamilton >> *Subject:* RE: Xbox avatars >> >> >> I didn?t see it at that timestamp? (I watched for a couple of minutes?) >> >> >> >> *From:* games_access [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] *On Behalf >> Of *Ian Hamilton >> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:22 PM >> *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List >> *Subject:* [games_access] Xbox avatars >> >> >> >> Still just a quick preview, but some more detail including a redesigned >> wheelchair and a couple of prosthesis options, from 2:27: >> >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0NKP7-h_G0&feature=youtu.be&t=2h27m >> >> >> >> Ian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> games_access mailing list >> games_access at igda.org >> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access >> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > games_access mailing list > games_access at igda.org > https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access > The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i_h at hotmail.com Thu Jun 15 10:47:34 2017 From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:47:34 +0000 Subject: [games_access] Sightlesskombat & Phil Spencer In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Nice quick piece on blind accessibility from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-40281313/blind-gamer-is-trying-to-make-gaming-accessible-to-all Ian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i_h at hotmail.com Thu Jun 15 10:49:59 2017 From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:49:59 +0000 Subject: [games_access] Examples of accessibility Message-ID: Piece for Gamasutra by Richard Moss, with a few examples from Steve Spohn and myself - http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/299850/7_examples_of_accessibility_design_that_developers_should_study.php Ian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blindwolf8 at gmail.com Tue Jun 20 07:24:47 2017 From: blindwolf8 at gmail.com (Dan Fischbach) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 07:24:47 -0400 Subject: [games_access] Display Color Options for Nintendo Switch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Firmware 3.0 added Invert and Grayscale options. Unsure if this extends to actual gameplay. Just saw it in a video before work. ***This message was sent from my cell phone so it may be more terse than usual.*** Dan Fischbach, Net+, MCP W: danfischbach.com P: 609-458-7920 Proud NJIT (BS) and UCF/FIEA (MS) graduate Please consider the environment before printing this email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk Tue Jun 20 08:55:59 2017 From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:55:59 +0100 Subject: [games_access] Display Color Options for Nintendo Switch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Nice. Great news, thanks for sharing it. On 20 June 2017 at 12:24, Dan Fischbach wrote: > Firmware 3.0 added Invert and Grayscale options. Unsure if this extends to > actual gameplay. Just saw it in a video before work. > > ***This message was sent from my cell phone so it may be more terse than > usual.*** > Dan Fischbach, Net+, MCP > W: danfischbach.com P: 609-458-7920 <(609)%20458-7920> > Proud NJIT (BS) and UCF/FIEA (MS) graduate > Please consider the environment before printing this email > > _______________________________________________ > games_access mailing list > games_access at igda.org > https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access > The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blindwolf8 at gmail.com Tue Jun 20 23:37:34 2017 From: blindwolf8 at gmail.com (Dan Fischbach) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:37:34 -0400 Subject: [games_access] Display Color Options for Nintendo Switch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have confirmed that the various color options extend to games as well. Dan Fischbach, Net+, MCP W: danfischbach.com P: 609-458-7920 Proud NJIT (BS) and UCF/FIEA (MS) graduate Please consider the environment before printing this email On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Barrie Ellis wrote: > Nice. Great news, thanks for sharing it. > > On 20 June 2017 at 12:24, Dan Fischbach wrote: > >> Firmware 3.0 added Invert and Grayscale options. Unsure if this extends >> to actual gameplay. 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