“One of my best friends and I got closer through playing games online, and it became a weekly thing,” she stated to Scotland.
“Now, it’s a little community of blind gamers.”
As the gaming industry expands to reach a wider audience, consideration is being given to difficulties such as visual impairments and motor skills deficiencies.
Gamers with disabilities have identified a change in game creation culture, with features now incorporated “from the ground up.”
According to Kellie, the adjustments can be as easy as giving people with partial sight loss more options for color contrast or enlarging the word size on the screen.
There are more bespoke components in other games.
I discovered a text-to-speech game the other day that read out letters or conversation possibilities, for instance, Kellie said.
Even with the trend toward accessibility, Kellie admits she occasionally has second thoughts about exploring new games.
She remarked, “I usually read reviews before making a purchase.”
I usually avoid pre-ordering games since I’m not sure what the accessibility features will be like.
