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I'm working on a list of "things that count as accessibility settings" in more detail than stating "everything that changes the user experience is an accessibility setting. Here's an unorganized brain dump, over a series of tweets. What am I missing? 1/7
Accessibility menu / options
Hospitality screen
game Chat TTS/STT
canned Chat
menu Narration
subtitles
captions
difficulty options
In-game hints
Game speed
macro support
no unskippable quick time events
game assists (aim, driving, etc)
Digital navigtion available
2/7
Hospitality screen
game Chat TTS/STT
canned Chat
menu Narration
subtitles
captions
difficulty options
In-game hints
Game speed
macro support
no unskippable quick time events
game assists (aim, driving, etc)
Digital navigtion available
2/7
game resolution options
game zoom options
large font
Turn off gore
Simplify textures
Simplify lighting / shadows
Turn on/off flashy effects
audio tracks
volume control
3/7
game zoom options
large font
Turn off gore
Simplify textures
Simplify lighting / shadows
Turn on/off flashy effects
audio tracks
volume control
3/7
audio cues for visual events
visual cues for audio events
directional audio
brightness
contrast
gamma
haptic on/off
haptic as sensory cues
FOV options
camera bobble toggle off
horizontal sensitivity
vertical sensitivity
overall cursor sensitity
skip puzzles
4/7
visual cues for audio events
directional audio
brightness
contrast
gamma
haptic on/off
haptic as sensory cues
FOV options
camera bobble toggle off
horizontal sensitivity
vertical sensitivity
overall cursor sensitity
skip puzzles
4/7
visual representation of directional sound
supports analog cursor fully
supports digital controls fully
can be windowed
in-game tutorials
hold/toggle option
hold in place of tap
alternate controls
left-handed controls
fully remappable controls
5/7
supports analog cursor fully
supports digital controls fully
can be windowed
in-game tutorials
hold/toggle option
hold in place of tap
alternate controls
left-handed controls
fully remappable controls
5/7
gamepad supported
mouse supported
keyboard supported
descriptive audio
text chat
voice chat
stereo/mono toggle
one-handed controls
directional aids
tutorial mode
high contrast
master volume control
per-channel volume control
simplified controls
6/7
mouse supported
keyboard supported
descriptive audio
text chat
voice chat
stereo/mono toggle
one-handed controls
directional aids
tutorial mode
high contrast
master volume control
per-channel volume control
simplified controls
6/7
option to turn off unnecessary animation
stick flipping
spoken commands
team overlays
able to frequently save
able to pause
colorblind icons in place of colors
colorblind alternate colors
colorblind filters
resize ui
7/7
stick flipping
spoken commands
team overlays
able to frequently save
able to pause
colorblind icons in place of colors
colorblind alternate colors
colorblind filters
resize ui
7/7
These are basically settings from various existing games. I clumped similar ones together (there are SO MANY forms of difficulty settings) but I'm inevitably still missing areas. Suggestions are warmly welcome.
8/7 (planning failure)
8/7 (planning failure)
Here's a list of the 126 game accessibility features currently mentioned. Some are subsets of others, and this list is unsorted, but I think I caught the repeats. Did I miss anything? pastebin.com/H3wVSY4Z
built-in audio equalizer
anti-aliasing
