The LauraKBuzz Podcast

With Gamescom right around the corner, now seems like a good time to discuss how large gaming conventions could make queuing experiences more accessible for disabled attendees.

A story many years, and one trip to the opticians, in the making.

While accessibility should first and foremost be designed to benefit disabled people, thinking in broad terms about accessibility impacts means accepting that there are other people with valid use cases who benefit when accessibility is broad in scope.

Summer Games Fest 2023 had me hoping we'd see more accessibility announcements from the 2024 livestream season. Why do I think that didn't materialise?

OpenDyslexic becoming more commonly offered by game developers is great, but it can't be the entirety of the conversation when it comes to dyslexia support.

Proof that Dark Souls could have an easy mode without it breaking the intended tone. A beautifully accessible souls-like, with one dimly glaring issue.

The PlayStation Access Controller's highly customisable nature can make it daunting to set up initially? Would offering layout presets be benefitial, or cause more problems than it fixes?

Now that the PlayStation Access Controller has been out for a few months, I spoke to disabled content creator and accessibility advocate Arevya about her experiences finding a place for the device in her gaming life.

This audio only game does a great job translating first person gameplay to audio navigation, even if it relies on stereo hearing without ssist features to compensate.

Multiplayer online games with player vs player elements provide unique accessibility challenges. However, those unique challenges can be overcome creatively.

This week on Access-Ability, we try something a little different. Join me for a 35 minute chat with Arevya, a disabled and chronically ill content creator, talking about PTSD and video game accessibility.

When community torunament organisers have to create an opt-out for an attack, something has gone very wrong.

Nintendo’s new rules ban a tournament organiser from having discretion to allow use of unlicensed inputs as part of a Hori Flex setup.

Xbox needs to address the accessibility implications of this move, in particular whether unlicensed Xbox Adaptive Controller peripherals are impacted.

Accessibility is about more than just game settings, and it's important to take time to appreciate that ocassionally.

Could we see a one handed Xbox controller? And, if so, who might it be useful for?

A step sideways rather than forward, the PS5 Access Controller is great, if its design suits your needs straight out the box unmodified.

While motion controls can be an accessibility positive, they could come with potential drawbacks by the time we reach the 2028 Next-Gen Xbox reveal.

A recently released patent may hint at a Switch 2 feature. Let's hypothesise what it might mean for accessibility.

We need to acknowledge the accessibility issues inherent in this increasingly common trend.

A new attempt at allowing blind players more options for play without sighted assistance.

Xbox made major moves to make their Gamescom booth as accessible as possible.

With the addition of Co-op play, and a Switch port, let's talk about Vampire Survivors and Accessibility.

We all know it's coming. Here's what we need to see when it arrives.

Very similar functionality, with one notable difference we hope to see changed before public release.