[games_access] Need help identifying bad game examples

[Luke BROOK]

Hi Chad,

For auditory/hearing impairment there are a multitude of bad examples. A good starting point is this thread on Neogaf on poor implementation of subtitles and closed captions: http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=965972

It includes a number of examples of what not to do when implementing textual feedback. Ian Hamilton actually developed a good practices guide in response too, which is top notch:
How_to_do_subtitles_well__basics_and_good_practices.php

Of course hearing accessibility considerations should extend well beyond textual forms of feedback... but often don't. A simpler task would be to shortlist good examples, as the list would be much smaller!

Thanks,
Luke

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-------- Original message --------
From: Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>
Date: 1/5/17 10:44 pm (GMT+08:00)
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Need help identifying bad game examples

Hi Chad,

Here's some to consider....


Auditory: Wii-U Mario Kart 8. No option to turn the music off, which can be a real irritation for some. I'm sure there's better examples, but this off the top of my head. In fact a really pitiful range of user-customisation options.

Cognitive: Steep (Ubisoft). Start up forces you to set up an account before you can do anything (which I found a nightmare making me want to give up). Forces you to undertake training missions that are very restrictive. Horrendous menu system. Unskippable stuff. Lots of stuff they could really learn from in this game.

Mobility/Input: Zelda Breath of the Wild: https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/9/14872144/breath-of-the-wild-motion-controls-shrines (especially as there's next to no alternative access controller access on this machine). Also most VR games that insist upon the user being able to have the ability to swoosh their head and arms about accurately. This has been a persistent problem exacerbated by the success of Wii Sports c. 2006. Oh and most games like GTA V that use just about every available control and change them contextually depending on what you're doing.

Vision: Telltale Games: http://switchgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/dear-telltale-games.html. Loads like that, including Steep.

For all categories, the lack of accessibility information that can be easily found (i.e. via on-line game accessibility filters) makes finding suitable games a nightmare. Hopefully Sony, Xbox, Steam, Apple etc. will get much better at this soon. Sony's lack of refund options leads a lot of people to give up for how easy it is to waste money on unsuitable games. We've a long way to go....


Good luck,

Barrie


On 1 May 2017 at 14:28, Chad Elstad <chad at smartmarbles.com<mailto:chad at smartmarbles.com>> wrote:
All- I am finalizing a presentation for next weekend and could use some help identifying bad game examples for each category; Auditory, Cognitive, Mobility, and Vision.
FWIW, here's the info link for my presentation. http://www.glitchcon.mn/project/reducing-player-barriers-with-accessible-design/
Any help would he greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-Chad

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