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I agree with a lot of these guidelines and I'm not the least bit disabled. I can't imagine how frustrating quick-time events must be with any sort of delayed reaction time.
I can see how these considerations might help games become more accessible for gamers with disabilities, or highlight already existing games as being more or less accessible. It's not something that I think of very often, in fact I'm reminded of the colorblind mode in TF2, which I only remember exists when I see my colorblind friend play it.
But what bothers me is that the gearset in the diagram can't turn properly...
But what bothers me is that the gearset in the diagram can't turn properly...
How about a fucking color blind option? Really though, why isn't this standard in games already? I have a partial red/green colorblindness and it makes telling the difference between teammates and enemies in the heat of the battle pretty difficult. As much as people knock Call of Duty, color blind assist has been standard in those games for years now.
And that's literally the easiest accessibility option you can add. Closed captioning is a close second. For those who are deaf, you need to know a lot more about what's going on beyond the dialogue. I give Valve a lot of credit for putting that in most of their recent games. Hell, I even use it myself to help spotting special infected in Left 4 Dead, lol.
And that's literally the easiest accessibility option you can add. Closed captioning is a close second. For those who are deaf, you need to know a lot more about what's going on beyond the dialogue. I give Valve a lot of credit for putting that in most of their recent games. Hell, I even use it myself to help spotting special infected in Left 4 Dead, lol.
I find it shocking that this is 2012 and console games still don't offer button configuration as a standard. Shooter games are specially guilty of this, they offer you "button layouts", but not full button customization. Reviewers should take points off for this.
about bloody time.
I've been trying to raise awareness of this for ages as it is so bloody infuriating.
I mean, the lack of foresight the developers put into games.
my specific difficulty is that it sometimes takes me 3 times longer to read something than other people. I've got no problem understanding it, no issue of intelligence, it's a specific learning disability. it's so incredibly frustrating when there is no button prompt and they take the message off so quickly.
the first one that comes to mind is banjo kazooie nuts and bolts.
there have been others, but that game was the worst.
I'm sure this issue also effects users playing a game in english when their first language is not english. also youngsters.
I've been trying to raise awareness of this for ages as it is so bloody infuriating.
I mean, the lack of foresight the developers put into games.
my specific difficulty is that it sometimes takes me 3 times longer to read something than other people. I've got no problem understanding it, no issue of intelligence, it's a specific learning disability. it's so incredibly frustrating when there is no button prompt and they take the message off so quickly.
the first one that comes to mind is banjo kazooie nuts and bolts.
there have been others, but that game was the worst.
I'm sure this issue also effects users playing a game in english when their first language is not english. also youngsters.
@ctg867: I cannot stand the fact that developers don't put the ability to fully customize our HUD to our tastes or the buttonmapping either. Why is it so hard to let us pick the colors for our HUD since the devs already picked it for us? Seriously, if you can modify something in less than 5 seconds that relates to the HUD or controls, allow us to do it or stop being such a shitty developer.
Halo is fun and all but it sucks when you cannot tell if the Banshee(flying vehicle) has a teammate in it because the goddamned friendly indicator arrow is sky blue, just like the background of the sky which they are flying in. Fucking retarded is what devs are. Buttonmapping and HUD adjustments should be mandatory in ALL GAMES EVER. Just like picking colors for my Spartan, I want to pick colors for my HUD and my buttons need some serious reworking for Halo 4. Problems solved and everyone is happy. If Bethesda can put in buttonmapping, then so can Bungie and no one has any reason not to. If they say they can't do it, they do not deserve to develop games and should let people who know what they are doing take their jobs.
I am kind of angry about this subject because the devs have an obligation to make quality products and accessibility is very important regardless of the game. So when they muck up in such simply avoided ways, they look stupid as all hell. PC game devs do not get away with leaving out control customization and neither should console game devs.
Halo is fun and all but it sucks when you cannot tell if the Banshee(flying vehicle) has a teammate in it because the goddamned friendly indicator arrow is sky blue, just like the background of the sky which they are flying in. Fucking retarded is what devs are. Buttonmapping and HUD adjustments should be mandatory in ALL GAMES EVER. Just like picking colors for my Spartan, I want to pick colors for my HUD and my buttons need some serious reworking for Halo 4. Problems solved and everyone is happy. If Bethesda can put in buttonmapping, then so can Bungie and no one has any reason not to. If they say they can't do it, they do not deserve to develop games and should let people who know what they are doing take their jobs.
I am kind of angry about this subject because the devs have an obligation to make quality products and accessibility is very important regardless of the game. So when they muck up in such simply avoided ways, they look stupid as all hell. PC game devs do not get away with leaving out control customization and neither should console game devs.
As someone with a disability, I’m just glad waggle and sixaxis are on their way out with this generation, games like No More Heroes had me exhausted because of the way you had to shake the controller really hard every time your weapon runs out of battery. As well as games that force you to mash a button really fast like the climaxes in Bayonetta or the corridor scene in Metal Gear 4, I just don’t have the energy for that kind of thing (though the corridor scene was strangely poignant because I was in about the same shape as Snake was after it), I couldn’t even play Flower because I couldn’t hold my arms out long enough.
And obviously Kinect is out of the question, I’d be screwed if that’s the direction gaming went. Maybe I’ll get in contact with them, they don’t seem to have anything about gamers with low energy levels or people whose conditions can flare up if they exert themselves, it’s something I’ve encountered a few times.
And obviously Kinect is out of the question, I’d be screwed if that’s the direction gaming went. Maybe I’ll get in contact with them, they don’t seem to have anything about gamers with low energy levels or people whose conditions can flare up if they exert themselves, it’s something I’ve encountered a few times.
Really awesome that this is getting some attention. As mentioned above, lots of the suggestions would make games better for everyone and not just those with disabilities. I mean, autosave - there are games without that option, and I have no idea why. There are a few blogs cropping up that talk about usability in games (www.thatgamesux.com, www.stevebromley.com are a couple) and it's super great to see.
I could barely make it through the menus of Dungeon Defenders without poking my eyes out, ugh, so terrible.
I could barely make it through the menus of Dungeon Defenders without poking my eyes out, ugh, so terrible.
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What you're describing is one of the many reasons certain people choose to game on PC instead of consoles: keyboard mappings and modding.
But yes, I 100% agree.
What you're describing is one of the many reasons certain people choose to game on PC instead of consoles: keyboard mappings and modding.
But yes, I 100% agree.
I'm colour blind and constantly disappointed with the lack of options in some games.
Some maps on bf3 were virtually unplayable until dice patched a colour blind option in.
Borderlands is a game I struggle with. I was on the gearbox forums voting for the inclusion of a colour blind mode and you wouldn't fucking believe how many arseholes didn't want it because they believed the devs should be focusing on making more content rather than supplying a service for a disability that affects over 50% of the male population.
Colour blind displays and button mapping need to be industry standards, there is no excuse to not add these features.
None whatsoever.
Some maps on bf3 were virtually unplayable until dice patched a colour blind option in.
Borderlands is a game I struggle with. I was on the gearbox forums voting for the inclusion of a colour blind mode and you wouldn't fucking believe how many arseholes didn't want it because they believed the devs should be focusing on making more content rather than supplying a service for a disability that affects over 50% of the male population.
Colour blind displays and button mapping need to be industry standards, there is no excuse to not add these features.
None whatsoever.
Really, really glad this issue has turned up on Destructoid. It's a subject dear to my heart. I'm slightly disabled, and gaming-wise, it doesn't get in the way too much (except on very bad days).
I'm also an access auditor (someone who goes round businesses/shops/etc and advises them whether changes must be made to allow access for disabled people, ultimately shutting them down if they really get snippy). It embarrasses me when - as already pointed out - simple things such as colour-blind options and FULLY customised controls aren't implemented. There is absolutely no excuse for it.
This is precisely why I'm a member of Able Gamers (www.ablegamers.com) - I recommend anyone reading this check them out. As around 15-20% of the population (in US and where I am in the UK) have some form of disability or impairment, that is a BIG slice of income the developers/publishers are ignoring!
I'm also an access auditor (someone who goes round businesses/shops/etc and advises them whether changes must be made to allow access for disabled people, ultimately shutting them down if they really get snippy). It embarrasses me when - as already pointed out - simple things such as colour-blind options and FULLY customised controls aren't implemented. There is absolutely no excuse for it.
This is precisely why I'm a member of Able Gamers (www.ablegamers.com) - I recommend anyone reading this check them out. As around 15-20% of the population (in US and where I am in the UK) have some form of disability or impairment, that is a BIG slice of income the developers/publishers are ignoring!
"this is one of those issues that doesn't get discussed enough."
Pretty true.. I mean more games are opening up to the color blind crowd and all, but truth of the matter is that there are a lot of other folks with other things up that could hinder them. That was a really good question to have asked, and a great resource you've posted.
Pretty true.. I mean more games are opening up to the color blind crowd and all, but truth of the matter is that there are a lot of other folks with other things up that could hinder them. That was a really good question to have asked, and a great resource you've posted.
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