{"id":4476,"date":"2022-12-28T16:35:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T22:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terralocalizations.com\/?p=4476"},"modified":"2025-10-31T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:48:00","slug":"accessibility-is-here-to-stay-how-can-we-play-our-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terralocalizations.com\/ja\/2022\/12\/28\/accessibility-is-here-to-stay-how-can-we-play-our-part\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Is Here to Stay. How Can We Play Our Part?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Accessible World <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I like to think that our world grows more tolerant and diverse every day, and an inclusive world involves global efforts towards accessibility and against ableism. That being said, here\u2019s the great news: many video games are keeping up with expectations! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many video game developing companies have an accessibility team or hire accessibility consultants, and since 2017, the yearly Game Accessibility Conference<\/a> has taken place. In this event hosted by the International Game Developers Association Accessibility SIG<\/a>, game developers, accessibility specialists, gamers with disabilities, and many more gather and discuss how to implement accessibility across all sectors of the game industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2020, The Game Awards<\/a> has included a special accessibility category named \u201cInnovation in Accessibility\u201d, with some of its past winners being Forza Horizon 5<\/em><\/a> and The Last of Us Part II<\/em><\/a>. The former included a sign language option for all its cutscenes, and the latter offered more than sixty accessibility features to its players. This year, God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em><\/a> was the winner. If you\u2019d like to read a thorough review of the accessibility features in this game (and many others), you can visit the site \u201cCan I Play That<\/a>\u201d. This webpage focuses on game news and reviews about accessibility for disabled gamers and by disabled gamers. Here is the God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> review by Ben Bayliss<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Features Does an Accessible Game Include? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Several accessibility features can be implemented, so gamers with disabilities can actually play and enjoy games. Let\u2019s take a look at some of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Captions, Subtitles, and Audio Descriptions\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Many video games already include subtitles or captions. Why not go the extra mile and make them customizable? Subtitles may be too small to read or even hard to recognize if they become lost in the game\u2019s background. Allowing players to adjust subtitles’ size, font, and background color is always a great idea. Some games, such as Assassins Creed: Valhalla<\/em> or Watch Dogs<\/em>, include captions indicating where sounds are coming from.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Alt-text: Screenshot of Tomb Raider with customized light blue subtitles over a black background. The subtitles read, \u201cSo… he\u2019s fishing. Using that tower to lure ships.\u201d Lara Croft is next to a ship wreckage.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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    Alt-text: Screenshot of Assassins Creed: Valhalla with captions that point to the direction of sounds. They read \u201cfire crackling\u201d and \u201cwealth tinkling\u201d with next to arrows pointing where the sound is coming from.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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    Alt-text: Screenshot of Watch Dogs with captions that point to environmental sounds that are non-essential to the game, such as \u201cbird singing\u201d to the right side of the screen, whereas in the middle of the screen captions read \u201cNon-essential travel is discouraged\u201d. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    And let\u2019s not forget about companies that launch audio descriptive game trailers, such as Far Cry 6<\/em>, Star Wars Eclipse<\/em>, and many others, which totally enhance the experience for blind players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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