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Fey (フェイ) @feytaline.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Friends, sloppers can already analyze images to see what's in them. They aren't relying on image descriptions or alt text. Doing this is not just deliberately cruel to disabled folk, but a complete waste of time and makes you, rightfully, appear completely uninformed on both ai and accessibility.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

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gameuxsummit.com @gameuxsummit.com · 12/10/2026

Let’s now talk about #accessibility at the #GameUXsummit with Chloe Hodgson (freelance) and Józef Kulik (PlaytestCloud) with their talk “All Aboard: Inclusive Playtesting for Small Teams”. #a11y #ux #gamedev #inclusion

Chloe Hodgson & Józef Kulik on each side of the stage. In the center, the slide shows the title of their presentation and their names.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 12/10/2026

I am retiring from content creation, stepping away with a full heart, endless thanks & so very proud of the community we built. My last stream will be on 24th Oct & I'll be streaming Weds 14th & 21st as normal too After nearly a decade, I'm ready to be off camera now twitch.tv/videos/2894332938

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Big Announcement - helloitskolo on Twitch

helloitskolo went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Just finished what is probably one of my favorite interviews of the past year. Very excited to write the story for everyone!

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

..so even if the filters were properly effective, Unreal telling everyone that all they need to do to make their game accessible is to turn on a filter feature which only contains settings for prot/deut/tritanopia actively excludes all the people with other types of colour vision deficiency.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Another biggie is that both designing for CBness by default and configurable hue&brightness for specific elements work for people with achromatopsia, trauma-induced colour vision deficiency (can affect vision in ways unique to individuals), and other impacts on colour vision like cataracts...

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Happy to help! Always good when devs share their thoughts processes eh ☺️

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Nick The Time Miser @nscottg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Something positive that HAS happened within the games industry Accessibility options are almost the norm now in video games 20 yrs ago, no. Next to nothing You had control over some of the sounds and if you were fortunate MAYBE subtitles

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The Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) @agdas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The winner of the 2026 AGDA for Excellence in Accessibility, presented by VicScreen... Bits & Bops by Tempo Lab Games!

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Would click to pick up -> click to put down work better than click & drag for you?

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

...that Unreal teaches everyone that full-screen filters are the ideal answer. Doing that blocks people from using better solutions. Does that make more sense?

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

..ask from the wider community, i.e. "stop changing the colours of everything, just let me adjust the specific things I have difficulty telling apart" Full screen filters are even illegal in some circumstances. All of which makes it a PITA...

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So what designers *should* aim for is to design in a CB-accessible way by default, and if they really are stuck in a place where some elements must rely on hue difference alone to communicate/differentiate info, let people change those specific elements' hue&brightness. That's the overwhelming...

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

..classic being to change the grass blue), and introducing new issues that weren't there before (e.g. making blue & green harder to tell apart). And it's mostly redundant anyway as the functionality already exists at OS level on all gaming platforms, e.g. here's the system level setting on Xbox..

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

..while I'm not disputing that you found it useful, it is very widely panned by other colourblind players. For a bunch of reasons, most notably that it's a blunt instrument that doesn't address specific issues and just changes everything, including changing things that don't need to be changed (a..

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It looks like the UI for the standard Unreal Engine full-screen filter, which shunts the entire palette around? In which case it's harmful enough an approach that it is explicitly forbidden by storefront tag criteria, i.e. games with it can't be tagged as colourblind friendly in Xbox store etc...

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

range sounds good, though maybe keep the 75 default for console and bump up PC default to 90

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also it's not that they don't want you to press these buttons. They do. They just think it's unfair to expect someone to make configuration decisions game before they've even tried to play; they want players to have tools to Remedy problems they encounter. See here: controlgame.com/en/blog/how-...

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CONTROL Resonant – Remedy Entertainment

Unleash the powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and our survival against a reality-bending cosmic threat in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Coming out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Serie...

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Unreal only had the best of intentions when they implemented it, but it has done so much harm. The single most positive impact Unreal could have on accessibility in games would be to remove that feature.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 11/10/2026

Putting this out there. I’d love to host or moderate a ComicCon panel whether San Diego or NYC someday.

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Game Conference+Convention Industry Event Calendar @eventsforgamers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What game industry events are expected for the rest of 2026 and beyond? We're glad you asked! Check out our comprehensive featured events list 💡: www.eventsforgamers.com/event-calend... Thanks @igda.org for #GAConf being our featured conference this month! #IGDA #GameDev #IndieDev

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yes, free to attend online :) www.gaconf.com

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also could what you're doing for VoT work for owlboy 10th anniversary 👀

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D-Pad Studio @dpad.studio · 27/09/2026

Accessibility features! We lack experience in this field, but it was surprisingly breezy to implement this high contrast mode using a couple of shaders and background fx. Any other settings we should consider adding before launch? 🤔 #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity

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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

the idea of games with a single difficulty level is so weird. it just doesn't make sense. how are devs supposed to magically target you, perfectly, sight unseen? people have all kinds of individual strengths and habits and weaknesses and accessibility needs? that's just not how it works.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There's a difference though. Accessibility refers to access, 'not every game' refers to target audience. No game has a target audience of 'not disabled'. Example of a target audience - people who enjoy a feeling of success through persistence. Accessibility means ensuring access for target audience.

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Melly @mellymaeh.de · 24/08/2026

Jetzt aber wirklich: Cover Reveal! Die liebe Juna Elwood hat ein wundervolles Kleid für mein Buch gezaubert. Hier ist euer erster Blick auf "A Game of Magic and Access" 🎮✨♿ Ab jetzt alles zum Buch unter #MagicAndAccess #CoverReveal #Buchsky

Der Hintergrund des Covers ist ein dunkles Blau bis Lila mit subtilen, wellenförmigen, dunkleren Mustern, die an fließende Energie oder digitale Texturen erinnern. Über diesen Wellen verlaufen dünne, leuchtende Linien, Pfeilspitzen und kleine Quadrate in Neonpink und Türkis, die Dynamik und eine digitale Ästhetik erzeugen.
Im oberen linken Bereich des Covers ist eine stilisierte Silhouette eines Drachenkopfes und eines Teils seines Flügels zu sehen, in einem leuchtenden Violett-Blau. Der Drache blickt nach links und hat ein stolzes, elegantes Profil.
Der Titel geschrieben in Capslock lautet "A Game of Magic and Access" und ist in großen, dreidimensionalen Buchstaben gehalten, die einen glänzenden, gläsernen Effekt haben und von einem dunklen Lila zu einem helleren Flieder verlaufen. Die Buchstaben sind leicht schräg gestellt.
"A Game" befindet sich im oberen Drittel des Covers, wobei "A" links und "Game" sich nach rechts erstreckt.
Fortsetzung der Beschreibung im nächsten Bild

"of" steht kleiner und leicht unterhalb des "e" von "Game" im oberen rechten Bereich.
In der Mitte des Covers, zwischen der oberen Textzeile und den unteren Worten, ist ein großer, zentraler Videospiel-Controller abgebildet. Er ist dunkelblau mit leuchtenden Neon-Umrissen und Details in Pink und Türkis.
"Magic" ist im unteren mittleren Bereich platziert, ebenfalls in den glänzenden 3D-Buchstaben, direkt unter dem Controller.
"and" ist kleiner und rechts von "Magic" positioniert.
"Access" ist der letzte Teil des Titels, groß und prominent im unteren Bereich des Covers, unterhalb von "and".
Mein Autorinnenname ist in kleiner, heller Schrift oben rechts auf dem Cover zu lesen.
Drei Tastaturtasten in Fliedertönen fliegen über das Cover :
Oben rechts befindet sich eine Taste mit einem dunkelblauen, rechtwinkelig geknickten Pfeil, der die Enter-Taste symbolisiert. Sie hat einen neon-lila Umriss.
Fortsetzung im nächsten Bild

Unten links ist eine weitere Taste mit einem dunkelblauen Sternsymbol, ebenfalls mit einem neon-lila Umriss.
Unten rechts ist eine dritte Taste mit einem dunkelblauen Symbol, das eine rollstuhlfahrende Person in Bewegung darstellt, typisch für ein Barrierefreiheits- oder Zugänglichkeitssymbol. Auch diese Taste hat einen neon-lila Umriss.
Das gesamte Design zeigt sich digital und abstrakt. Es vermittelt eine energiegeladene, moderne und leicht mystische Atmosphäre, die auf ein Abenteuer in einer digitalen und/oder magischen Welt hindeutet, in der Gaming und Zugänglichkeit wichtige Themen sind.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Aside from the game itself being a more accessible alternative to IRL dressmaking, how does it approach accessibility itself? Anything else in addition to the sewing assist, and how does the sewing assist work? cc @techartjon.com

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Aiden Straw(berry)hun 🍓 @astraww.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

nothing has ever been something more laser targeted on making me fucking S O B: the devs of dressmaker made the game because one of the partners has EDS and can no longer sew like she used to www.engadget.com/2264203/enga...

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Engadget Indie Pitch: Dressmaker - Engadget

"Make the dresses you've always dreamed of."

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Harri @hfrayling.com · 05/10/2026

10/10 GOTY - This one way you can do game accessibility without trying to make everything perfect - solve for what/who you know.

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yindee games @yindeegames.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

you can actually adjust the telegraph to your liking! (you can even turn them off for a real challenge!) #accessibility is nice to have, so here's some of the options i've added. let me know if you think it's useful!!

accessibility menu for Spirit of Diwata game with "Warning Glow" highlighted as "normal".

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It's not just accessibility = $$; TALKING about accessibility = $$.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

They're often neglected, but not really done just so they can say they've done it, even though it may feel like that! There are lots of reasons why settings end up not being complete or even useful.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Basically.. the screen should look like a window, with the perspective lines in the game matching up with the perspective lines in the room. So what the 'correct' FOV is depends on screen size and viewing distance. Hence why settings are needed. cc @gammagames.bsky.social

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What we really need is flexible bento boxes that can stretch and reshape according to whatever is put into them. That's how websites work. Mainstream game haven't attempted something like that, annoyingly. It has to be done from the very start of dev. Once someone does, it'll spread 😁

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Imagine a bento box with each compartment filled with food. Now make the food 50% bigger. You can't, the box is what it is. Same deal with text size. It's exceptionally difficulty to do once you've already designed the interface.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If only that's how it worked! The Outer Worlds patched in larger text size, it took their UI developer three months of solid work to do.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also I like the combo of visualisation + written description for deaf & hard of hearing players, useful for others too cc @momoxmia.bsky.social @cgoodyear.bsky.social

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