Games for Blind Gamers 2

So, I have just discovered this Game Jam and I thought it would be interesting to put it here, either in case there is someone interested in developing a game, or in case someone wants to try this kind of games, or in case someone knows blind players.


Information

Welcome to the second Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to build awareness of blind gaming (and accessibility in general), as well as making games for blind players. We welcome developers of all types (beginners and veterans, sighted and blind, etc.) and encourage you to learn about blind gamers and accessibility to create interesting and creative games!

  • What: A 30-day chilled jam where you create a game that blind players can play, too.
  • When: From April 1st to 30th, 2023 (inclusive)
  • Why: Blind gamers have their own set of challenges when gaming. We hope to build awareness and create interesting, creative games that they can enjoy too!
  • How: It's a chilled jam, so the community will vote on the winners! Anyone with an account on Itch can vote (public).

Rules:

  • All game code must be written during the time of the jam. You can reuse bits of existing code, but not an entire project.
  • Ditto for any audio or graphical assets.
  • You can work alone or in teams of up to four people
  • Please don't actually work on your game until the starting date. We trust you!

To ensure as many people as possible can play your game, please make sure it runs on Windows, or web/HTML5. I will post links to the jam page on the Audio Games forum to try and attract blind players to give feedback on submissions.

That's pretty much it. More clarifications/rules may be added in response to questions before the jam starts.

2 years ago

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Awesome! I was just checking out a game where the premise was auditory, and also ran across an article a few days ago talking about how much you're missing in games of not playing with a headset.

Audio is super under valued in games, yet there's soo much work that goes into it.

For those of us who can see, i think it'd be a good exercise to try out some audio games. So many possibilities within the art of gaming...

2 years ago
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