Ian Hamilton – Hey, Wii Want to Play Too: Accessibility in the Games Industry (GAAD)

Accessibility in the games industryIan Hamilton // [email protected] // @ianhamilton_

Accessibility in the games industry1. Why games?2. How accessibility in gaming varies from other

industries3. Where we are, and how we’ve got there

$82bn

Games

$38bn

Movies

$15bn

Music

1. Communicate information in more than one way

2. Allow some flexibility in how the game is played

SOME VISITORS FROM JAN 2015 – FEB 2015

“I think this web page on making games more accessible is awesome”- Paul Barnett, Senior Creative Director, EA Bioware

“This is very good news. Everybody has the right to be a gamer.”- TheIllusiveMan

“This should be required reading for all game devs, ever. Because we exist, and we want to buy your games.”- Silas Humphreys

Accessibility in the games industryIan Hamilton // [email protected] // @ianhamilton_http://www.gameaccessibilityguidelines.comhttp://tinyurl.com/gaming-a11y-advocacy

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Ian Hamilton – Hey, Wii Want to Play Too: Accessibility in the Games Industry (GAAD)

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