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==Common Accessibility Concerns== | ==Common Accessibility Concerns== | ||
===Vision=== | ===Vision=== | ||
* Color should not be the only way that essential information is communicated | * Color should not be the only way that essential information is communicated. | ||
* Create a strong contrast between text and the background | * Create a strong contrast between text and the background. | ||
* Use a readable & accessible font and font size | * Use a readable & accessible font and font size. | ||
* Space [[GUI]] elements well | * Space [[GUI]] elements well. | ||
* Provide customization features like allowing the player to change the font and font size size. | |||
===Movement=== | ===Movement=== | ||
* Allow users the option to toggle flashing images or effects on or off in the settings | * Allow users the option to toggle flashing images or effects on or off in the settings. | ||
* Allow users to adjust the intensity or turn off camera shakes | * Allow users to adjust the intensity or turn off camera shakes. | ||
* Making sure that moving images or videos do not flash more than three times a second | * Making sure that moving images or videos do not flash more than three times a second. | ||
===Mobility & Reaction Time=== | ===Mobility & Reaction Time=== | ||
* Allow users a way to continue through the game without playing minigames | * Allow users a way to continue through the game without playing minigames. | ||
* Allow remapping of controls | * Allow remapping of controls. | ||
* Allow all functions to be accessed using either mouse or keyboard, to the extent possible | * Allow all functions to be accessed using either mouse or keyboard, to the extent possible. | ||
* Provide alternatives for holding down buttons | * Provide alternatives for holding down buttons. | ||
* Some of the stuff in the [[#Vision|vision]] might also help with mobility, since bigger buttons might be easier to click or tap than smaller ones. | |||
===Hearing=== | ===Hearing=== | ||
* Provide subtitles or visual representations of sound effects | * Provide subtitles or visual representations of sound effects and music changes. | ||
* Allow users to change the volume of different components (such as music, sound effects, and voice acting) independently of each other | * Allow users to change the volume of different components (such as music, sound effects, and voice acting) independently of each other. | ||
* When voice acting conveys a character's mood in other ways than just through words, make the same information understandable from visual cues, such as expression changes. | |||
===Other=== | |||
* Provide history and/or rollback options. This might help people who accidentally advance the dialogue before they meant to. | |||
* Put icons on buttons so that people with dyslexia can see what they are without having to read them or rely on audio to tell them apart. | |||
* Use side images or highlight the speaking character: when there's several characters on screen and the only thing telling you who's speaking is a name, people might not know which name is which character. Mouth animations can also help with this. | |||
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Making a game accessible means ensuring that it is playable and enjoyable by people with a variety of disabilities or control preferences. A great many guides and sets of standards exist online to help you with this process. One such guide is Game Accessibility Guidelines.
Common Accessibility Concerns
Vision
- Color should not be the only way that essential information is communicated.
- Create a strong contrast between text and the background.
- Use a readable & accessible font and font size.
- Space GUI elements well.
- Provide customization features like allowing the player to change the font and font size size.
Movement
- Allow users the option to toggle flashing images or effects on or off in the settings.
- Allow users to adjust the intensity or turn off camera shakes.
- Making sure that moving images or videos do not flash more than three times a second.
Mobility & Reaction Time
- Allow users a way to continue through the game without playing minigames.
- Allow remapping of controls.
- Allow all functions to be accessed using either mouse or keyboard, to the extent possible.
- Provide alternatives for holding down buttons.
- Some of the stuff in the vision might also help with mobility, since bigger buttons might be easier to click or tap than smaller ones.
Hearing
- Provide subtitles or visual representations of sound effects and music changes.
- Allow users to change the volume of different components (such as music, sound effects, and voice acting) independently of each other.
- When voice acting conveys a character's mood in other ways than just through words, make the same information understandable from visual cues, such as expression changes.
Other
- Provide history and/or rollback options. This might help people who accidentally advance the dialogue before they meant to.
- Put icons on buttons so that people with dyslexia can see what they are without having to read them or rely on audio to tell them apart.
- Use side images or highlight the speaking character: when there's several characters on screen and the only thing telling you who's speaking is a name, people might not know which name is which character. Mouth animations can also help with this.
