Cari Watterton
Scopely
Cari Watterton is speaking at the following session/s
Mobile Games: When Approachability Rhymes with Accessibility
This talk explores how mobile games often excel at approachability but often miss accessibility, which excludes disabled players. Discover the meaningful overlap: customizable controls help both casual players and those with motor impairments, clear audio/visual cues serve new players and those with various disabilities from cognitive to visual and hearing. See how you can properly support OS-level accessibility settings like screen readers and text scaling, while also designing accessible mobile gaming experiences through inclusive design and accessibility-aware development in commonly used engines. Learn from expert game accessibility specialists Cari Watterton (Scopely) and Améliane F. Chiasson (Player Research) and make your next mobile game (or patch!) more accessible.
Session Takeaway
- Learn how to make your mobile game reach a wider audience of people who use mobile devices daily for their accessibility needs.
- Know how to leverage and efficiently support iOS and Android's accessibility settings.
- Learn how to cleverly align accessibility efforts with your goals and objectives.
- Get tips on how to prevent accessibility barriers at the design level to avoid needing to do extra work.
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