Comments on: Keep your game accessible http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/ Ever wanted to build a browsergame? Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:42:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Morgain http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Morgain Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:29:31 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-626 I am a blind gamer and I would be more than interested in beta testing; accessible browser-based games are very important to me. I am a blind gamer and I would be more than interested in beta testing; accessible browser-based games are very important to me.

]]> By: Morgain http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Morgain Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:29:31 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-312 I am a blind gamer and I would be more than interested in beta testing; accessible browser-based games are very important to me. I am a blind gamer and I would be more than interested in beta testing; accessible browser-based games are very important to me.

]]> By: genmac http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-279 genmac Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:13:34 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-279 In addition to the comment about it being hard to find blind testers, another problem I ran into quite early when trying to stay blind friendly, is that JAWS (or whatever screen reader program) didn't handle javascript very well, and of course ajax is completely out of the question, so it makes it harder to stay cutting edge. In addition to the comment about it being hard to find blind testers, another problem I ran into quite early when trying to stay blind friendly, is that JAWS (or whatever screen reader program) didn't handle javascript very well, and of course ajax is completely out of the question, so it makes it harder to stay cutting edge.

]]> By: Luke http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Luke Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:39:23 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-275 I just want to point out here that Firefox's built in fulltext zoom *is* pretty nice, and a lot of browsers are moving towards supporting it - but I'm afraid that not all browsers support it just yet(which means you probably shouldn't rely on it). I just want to point out here that Firefox's built in fulltext zoom *is* pretty nice, and a lot of browsers are moving towards supporting it – but I'm afraid that not all browsers support it just yet(which means you probably shouldn't rely on it).

]]> By: Luke http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Luke Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:35:07 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-274 It looks like Tom has already found a few sites that will help you figure<br>that out - I'd recommend starting there. It looks like Tom has already found a few sites that will help you figure
that out – I'd recommend starting there.

]]> By: JohnMunsch http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-273 JohnMunsch Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:17:58 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-273 This is something we should talk about regularly. The game I'm working on now scales well with the built in scaling in Firefox for people with low vision and it won't have any critical graphics or a captcha either. But that doesn't mean I'm off the hook.<br><br>My problem, and this probably affects a lot of other developers as well, is that I don't have anybody I know well who is: a) blind b) interested in computers c) interested in PBBGs. What I need is a list of testers who have special requirements and who would take the time to try new games and give feedback. Anybody like that would be at the top of my invite list when it comes beta time. This is something we should talk about regularly. The game I'm working on now scales well with the built in scaling in Firefox for people with low vision and it won't have any critical graphics or a captcha either. But that doesn't mean I'm off the hook.

My problem, and this probably affects a lot of other developers as well, is that I don't have anybody I know well who is: a) blind b) interested in computers c) interested in PBBGs. What I need is a list of testers who have special requirements and who would take the time to try new games and give feedback. Anybody like that would be at the top of my invite list when it comes beta time.

]]> By: Tom http://buildingbrowsergames.com/2009/02/02/keep-your-game-accessible/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Tom Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:36:07 +0000 http://buildingbrowsergames.com/?p=717#comment-272 Thanks. This is a timely article as I've been thinking through these kinds of issues for my own browser-based game lately. However, the link to BlindAngel's site seems to be misdirected or broken. If you can update us on that, I'd love to read more of her thoughts.<br><br>A couple of links I've come across in my research:<br>Web Accessibility: <a href="http://www.webaim.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.webaim.org/</a><br>Good info on designing accessible web sites, which of course applies to browser-based games as well. Some good insights into how screen reader users navigate sites.<br><br>Color Blind Web Page Filter: <a href="http://colorfilter.wickline.org/" rel="nofollow">http://colorfilter.wickline.org/</a><br>This one is cool as you can see what your site looks like to users with various forms of color blindness, another accessibility issue that's easy to forget to compensate for. Thanks. This is a timely article as I've been thinking through these kinds of issues for my own browser-based game lately. However, the link to BlindAngel's site seems to be misdirected or broken. If you can update us on that, I'd love to read more of her thoughts.

A couple of links I've come across in my research:
Web Accessibility: http://www.webaim.org/
Good info on designing accessible web sites, which of course applies to browser-based games as well. Some good insights into how screen reader users navigate sites.

Color Blind Web Page Filter: http://colorfilter.wickline.org/
This one is cool as you can see what your site looks like to users with various forms of color blindness, another accessibility issue that's easy to forget to compensate for.

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