In this episode your Nice Hosts talk all about two important aspects of game design that can help more people play your games- Localization Systems and Accessibility! Stephen drives in the snow, Martha gets her nails done and Mark tries to get the baby to go to sleep.

NOTE: The CVAA law that Martha talks a lot about in this episode applies -only- to chat systems in games not to game play. She didn't realize this at the time of recording- but all the things we talk about are still things to strive for in every part of your game!

Photo credit: Microsoft

[0:07:03] Localization Systems

“What languages to localize your game into?” -Jacob Stempniewicz, Gamasutra

[0:46:30] Accessibility

“About CVAA: US legislation affecting communications functionality in games, networks and platforms” -IGDA Game Access SIG

“CVAA for Fostering Innovation and Change” -Sarah Horton, The Paciello Group

“2018's Accessibility Advances” -Ian Hamilton, Gamasutra

Able Gamers

Game Accessibility

"What It's Like To Play Games When You're Colorblind” -Cameron Gidari, Kotaku

Xbox Adaptive Controller

“Designing for Disabilities” Video Series by Mark Brown of Game Maker’s Toolkit

Photosensitive Epilepsy -Wikipedia

Karen Stevens, EA Sports Accessibility Lead