[games_access] GAconf, hackathons, engine support and more

Selwyn Lloyd selwyn at audazzle.com
Fri Jul 26 05:49:48 MDT 2019


I went to book the conference day but as an indie developer I can't afford
it. sorry if that was cryptic.

and I meant the comment is aimed at the organiser(s) and I am grateful of
your email(s) and enjoy hearing good news from you.







On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 11:09 AM Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure what you mean sorry
>
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> *From:* Selwyn Lloyd <selwyn at audazzle.com>
> *Sent:* 26 July 2019 10:27
> *To:* Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* games_access at lists.igda.org <games_access at lists.igda.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [games_access] GAconf, hackathons, engine support and more
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> great update Ian it's all good news thanks.
>
> @the organisers...
> re " SIG thing, GAconf EU"
> Why so expensive / why make it exclusive?
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Selwyn
>
>
> www.audazzle.com
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> Audazzle are developing inclusive and accessible multi-player game
> experiences. We hope to impact social isolation. Our aim is to make video
> games, board games and social opportunities that meet diverse accessibility
> needs.
>
> Nobody should get left out because of technology, all friends and family
> members should be able to play games together.
>
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> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 9:28 AM Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lots of nice stuff happening at the moment!
>
> First up a SIG thing, GAconf EU announced for October 21st in London -
> www.gaconf.com
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> Native crossplatform screenreader support released as an experimental
> feature in Unreal Engine 4.23 Preview (search for 'Slate Screen Reader
> Support'). Between this, the potential progress at Unity and tech like
> Playfab, CVAA is becoming much easier -
>
> https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/announcements-and-releases/1640558-unreal-engine-4-23-preview
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> Unreal colourblindness plugin (for handling multiple & custom colour sets)
> -
> https://twitter.com/codekittah/status/1153019782255562752
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> Two requests for accessibility feedback that had overwhelming response,
> tons of good stuff here -
> https://mobile.twitter.com/JoeAbraham5/status/1151842173396160512
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> https://twitter.com/markusfriend/status/1153982224523354113
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> And this week 150 EA Vancouver employees building accessibility switches,
> two days previously MS Vancouver did the same -
>
> https://globalnews.ca/video/5686756/b-c-gaming-company-works-on-adaptive-devices
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> And all week as part of this year's hack week, 40 Microsofters working
> with people with disabilities to figure out needs, build custom rigs, and
> share stories -
> https://twitter.com/brycej/status/1152640337531195393
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> Ian
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