You know what’s great about inclusive design? It doesn’t have to make a big spectacle of itself in order for you to recognize it, enjoy it, and utilize it. A solid character creator means the player can express attributes they…
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The Spirit of Giving: AbleGamers’ 2019 Efforts
As 2019 comes to an end, we celebrate this amazing year in accessibility. We’ve seen the continued progress for accessibility within the video game industry and it’s all because of you! You spoke up and voiced the need to invest…
The Sims 4 Needs Representation: Interview with Elisa
I was just browsing on twitter, and ran across an interesting title of an article. This article talked about the possibility of disability representation in The Sims, one of my favorite games. Elisa wrote an article that I found. I…
The Games Festival Is The Future Of Accessibility In Video Games
Last week, The Game Awards hosted its fifth annual show, unveiling a look at the next generation of the Xbox, some game announcements (sequels for Hellblade, Bravely Default), and giving awards to the best of 2019’s games. However, preceding the…
Monocular Characters: Strength in Representation
Golden light flooded the screen and cabaret music played in the background, I was three chapters into Yakuza 0 from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios. After traveling through the streets of fictional Tokyo as Kazuma Kiryu I was having a fairly…
#Unlocktober 2019
AbleGamers does yearly fundraising events that pull the gaming community together towards a common goal. This past month we launched the event Unlocktober that resulted in our best October yet! The gaming community did an amazing job fundraising with totals…
Tyrande Whisperwind & Anxiety
I set out to find a World of Warcraft character that resembled my personal mental disabilities. There was one character who seemed to stand out the most, a character appearing to embody Chronic Anxiety. That character is Tyrande Whisperwind. As…
The Axiom of Accessibility
The games industry is fueled by passion. The fans are passionate, the business managers are passionate, and the developers are passionate. Thomas Happ is an indie developer who honed that passion into his hit, award-winning Metroidvania game Axiom Verge, originally…
Piercing The Vale: A Look Inside the Audio-based Action-RPG From Falling Squirrel
The agonizing sound of screams. Horses stampeding. Arrows whizzing past your ears as your semi-conscious brain attempts to make sense of what’s happening around you. Where is Uncle? The sky is now a dark void where it had once been…
Never Knew This Was A Feeling
One of the best feelings that you can get as an AbleGamers volunteer is seeing the excitement and surprise on people’s faces when they learn that there are devices that they can utilize and become part of the gaming community.…