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New Rescue Dog Adventure Game is Accessible for Visually Impaired Gamers

Making entertainment accessible to as many people as possible can be challenging, especially for video games which rely heavily on visuals.

The International Game Developers Association estimates 10 to 20% of people don’t play video games because of a disability.

The concept of creating a video game for blind people might seem unusual, but the idea is being embraced by game designers including West Aussie indie game developer Brian Fairbanks.

Brian’s rescue dog adventure game Lost and Hound is fully accessible for visually impaired people. read more

Thaumistry Text Adventure Game Now Accessible for Blind and Visually Impaired Players

The critically acclaimed text adventure Thaumistry: In Charm’s Way is now fully accessible for blind and visually impaired gamers.

The PC Windows version of the game has been adapted for play in a text-mode window, which provides full accessibility support for screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, and any other screen reader that supports text-mode windows.

Written by ex-Infocom author Bob Bates, Thaumistry is a classic text adventure, a joke-a-minute fantasy romp set in present-day Manhattan and filled with offbeat characters, improbable spells, and well-crafted puzzles. The player takes the role of Eric Knight, a struggling inventor who must prevent New Yorkers from learning of a group of magic users who live hidden amongst them. read more

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