accessible
everyone
@mike_crabb
m.j.crabb@rgu.ac.uk
about me
Dr Michael Crabb
Lecturer/Researcher
@mike_crabb
UoD BBC RGU
accessible
everyone
future of
game accessibility
model of
accessibility
Visual
Cognitive
Physical
Communication
Emotional
Socio-Economic
Intersectional
Permanent
Situational
Temporary
Challenges
One arm Arm injury New parent
One arm Arm injury New parent
See
Blind Cataract Distracted driver
Hear
Deaf Ear infection Bartender
Speak
Non-verbal Laryngitis Heavy accent
Bartender
One arm Arm injury New parent
See
Blind Cataract Distracted driver
Hear
Deaf Ear infection Bartender
Speak
Non-verbal Laryngitis Heavy accent
Deaf !=
“Literature reveals numerous studies that clearly
demonstrate that studying non-representative users
can lead to inaccurate conclusions or missed insights”
Visual
Relating to blindness,visual impairment, andcolour blindness
Cognitive
Relating to issues of
memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness
Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills
Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of
expression
Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair
IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersect
Permanent
Temporary
Situational
Eating a pot
noodle while
using your
phone
Juggling whiletexting
Defending the
realm against
dragons
current state of
play
?
What do you know?
Where did you learn?
How do you deal with?
What do you not know?
What do you need?
How important is this?
Visual
Relating to blindness,visual impairment, andcolour blindness
Cognitive
Relating to issues of
memory, fluidintelligence, attention andemotiveness
Physical
Relating to fine-grainedand gross motor skills
Communication
Relating to issues ofhearing, of talking, ofreading, and of
expression
Emotional
Relating to issues ofanger and despair
IntersectionalRelating to all issues andwhere they intersectWhat do
you know
Where did
you learn
How do
you deal
with
What do
you not
know
What do
you need
Importance
What do you know?
Where did you learn?
How do you deal with?
What do you not know?
What do you need?
How important is this?
Personal Experience
Accessibility Applications
Websites
News Articles
Life Experience
Family Members
University Lectures
Charity Awareness
Where did you learn?
Want to get
involved?
simulation as a developer
tool
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media
accessibility
subtitles!
Why Subtitles!?
Hasn’t it all been done before?
College Chums (1907)
Texting and the
Internet in Film
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=uFfq2zblGXw
dynamic text
existsin television
Sherlock
A study in pink (2010)
Subtitle School 101
“Place subtitles in the middle and at
the bottom of the screen”
to be continued…
Want to get
involved?
board game
accessibility
It’s not just Monopoly…
35%Year on Year
Growth
ColourADD System
http://www.coloradd.net/
Colour Blindness
Visual Accessibility
Cognitive Accessibility
Emotional Accessibility
Physical Accessibility
Communication
Socioeconomic Accessibility
Intersectional Accessibility
Colour Blindness
Colour Blindness
Visual Accessibility
Emotional Accessibility
Communication
There are few games so effective at turning 30-45 minutes of
your free-time into the kind of crucible of escalating despair you
just can’t wait to experience again.
100+Gamesreviewedand
accessibilityteardownscreated
800,000K+wordswrittenforsite
209ktwitterimpressionsinlast28
days
Increasedworkwithboard
gamemanufacturers
prototypegame
accessibilityanalysis
Board Game
Accessibility
Guidelines 1.0
how can technology help?
Want to get
involved?
take home
messages
When talking about
accessibility, make sure that
everyone has a shared
definition
1
Use permanent, temporary,
and situational accessibility
challenges to guide
discussion
2 (but don’t take it too far!)
design experiences that are
accessible and fun3
accessible
everyone
@mike_crabb
m.j.crabb@rgu.ac.uk
Eye by il Capitano from Noun Project
Head by Vectors Market from Noun Project
Hand by Mello from Noun Project
Talking by Lakshisha from the Noun Project
Emotions by Magicon from the Noun Project
Circular Business Model by Vicons Design from the Noun Project
Additional pictures from www.pexels.com
Colour profile from coolours.com
Font matching from fontpair.co

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