Cameron “Oak” Akitt
@magnemiteboy.bsky.social
Accessibility Researcher PlayStation 🎮 Founder of BSLGG 🤟🏻 Bearish Gay 🏳🌈 Deaf 🦻🏻BAFTA Member 🎭 Humanist 🔭 Just a boy and his Magnemite ✌🏻
I had a lovely evening catching up with the amazing crew at @manycatsstudios.bsky.social!
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I had a lovely evening catching up with the amazing crew at @manycatsstudios.bsky.social!
In love with the direction my cabin bag is taking. We get so many stickers at work, I never wanted them on my laptop as that get refreshed every so often so I thought they could decorate my bag instead for when I travel with work! 🛫
September 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In love with the direction my cabin bag is taking. We get so many stickers at work, I never wanted them on my laptop as that get refreshed every so often so I thought they could decorate my bag instead for when I travel with work! 🛫
🕯️Summoning the Games Accessibility Hive Mind🕯️
I’m looking to broaden my radar when it comes to folks doing brilliant accessibility work in and around games, so who should I be paying attention to?
Tag people you admire. Plug your own work. Share names, links and stories. I’m here for all of it!
I’m looking to broaden my radar when it comes to folks doing brilliant accessibility work in and around games, so who should I be paying attention to?
Tag people you admire. Plug your own work. Share names, links and stories. I’m here for all of it!
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🕯️Summoning the Games Accessibility Hive Mind🕯️
I’m looking to broaden my radar when it comes to folks doing brilliant accessibility work in and around games, so who should I be paying attention to?
Tag people you admire. Plug your own work. Share names, links and stories. I’m here for all of it!
I’m looking to broaden my radar when it comes to folks doing brilliant accessibility work in and around games, so who should I be paying attention to?
Tag people you admire. Plug your own work. Share names, links and stories. I’m here for all of it!
Thank you to all the lovely folks who joined me talk at #develop
Hopefully there was a little something for everyone to take away and try! 🤟🏻
Hopefully there was a little something for everyone to take away and try! 🤟🏻
July 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Thank you to all the lovely folks who joined me talk at #develop
Hopefully there was a little something for everyone to take away and try! 🤟🏻
Hopefully there was a little something for everyone to take away and try! 🤟🏻
Happy Disability Pride Month! 🤟🏻
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Happy Disability Pride Month! 🤟🏻
Pretty sure this means the war of the roses it back on.
June 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Pretty sure this means the war of the roses it back on.
Happy Pride Month!
I always like to think about this quote from Baine Bloodhoof over Pride:
“No life is worth living if we cannot be true to our nature.”
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#Pride #PrideMonth #WorldOfWarcraft
I always like to think about this quote from Baine Bloodhoof over Pride:
“No life is worth living if we cannot be true to our nature.”
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#Pride #PrideMonth #WorldOfWarcraft
June 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Happy Pride Month!
I always like to think about this quote from Baine Bloodhoof over Pride:
“No life is worth living if we cannot be true to our nature.”
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#Pride #PrideMonth #WorldOfWarcraft
I always like to think about this quote from Baine Bloodhoof over Pride:
“No life is worth living if we cannot be true to our nature.”
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#Pride #PrideMonth #WorldOfWarcraft
Forza Horzion 5 was the first AAA I consulted on. Keyword highlighting in subtitles and stylish hearing aids to British and American Sign Language!! 🤩
Seeing it come to PlayStation makes me really happy, the team at Playground Games really made something incredible!
Gaming is for everyone! 🤟🏻
Seeing it come to PlayStation makes me really happy, the team at Playground Games really made something incredible!
Gaming is for everyone! 🤟🏻
May 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Forza Horzion 5 was the first AAA I consulted on. Keyword highlighting in subtitles and stylish hearing aids to British and American Sign Language!! 🤩
Seeing it come to PlayStation makes me really happy, the team at Playground Games really made something incredible!
Gaming is for everyone! 🤟🏻
Seeing it come to PlayStation makes me really happy, the team at Playground Games really made something incredible!
Gaming is for everyone! 🤟🏻
This is a great review of the feature, and I'm really excited to learn about the ways it's benefiting other players!
I'm Autistic: PS5's Audio / Voice Boost is a Game Changer - Access-Ability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Ed...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Ed...
I'm Autistic: PS5's Audio / Voice Boost is a Game Changer - Access-Ability
YouTube video by LauraKBuzz
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is a great review of the feature, and I'm really excited to learn about the ways it's benefiting other players!
Looking for a job in Games Accessibility? Santa Monica Studio is seeking a Technical Accessibility Designer for the development of a new unannounced title!
Good luck, potential future work buddies!
gamejobs.co/Technical-Ac...
Good luck, potential future work buddies!
gamejobs.co/Technical-Ac...
Technical Accessibility Designer (Contract) at Sony Playstation
We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
gamejobs.co
April 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Looking for a job in Games Accessibility? Santa Monica Studio is seeking a Technical Accessibility Designer for the development of a new unannounced title!
Good luck, potential future work buddies!
gamejobs.co/Technical-Ac...
Good luck, potential future work buddies!
gamejobs.co/Technical-Ac...
Really excited to see the introduction of Audio Focus on the PS5!
Audio focus provides presets to amplify sounds to meet your hearing preferences, such as "Boost Voices" and "Boost Quiet Sounds".
d/Deaf & Hard of Hearing gamers, let me know how you find it! 🤟
Audio focus provides presets to amplify sounds to meet your hearing preferences, such as "Boost Voices" and "Boost Quiet Sounds".
d/Deaf & Hard of Hearing gamers, let me know how you find it! 🤟
April 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Really excited to see the introduction of Audio Focus on the PS5!
Audio focus provides presets to amplify sounds to meet your hearing preferences, such as "Boost Voices" and "Boost Quiet Sounds".
d/Deaf & Hard of Hearing gamers, let me know how you find it! 🤟
Audio focus provides presets to amplify sounds to meet your hearing preferences, such as "Boost Voices" and "Boost Quiet Sounds".
d/Deaf & Hard of Hearing gamers, let me know how you find it! 🤟
What a wonderful couple of days at the Games Accessibility Conference!
Thank you to the organisers, and to all my fellow speakers for taking the time to share your insights and wisdom. There really is one light of accessibility, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere. 🤟🏻
Thank you to the organisers, and to all my fellow speakers for taking the time to share your insights and wisdom. There really is one light of accessibility, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere. 🤟🏻
April 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What a wonderful couple of days at the Games Accessibility Conference!
Thank you to the organisers, and to all my fellow speakers for taking the time to share your insights and wisdom. There really is one light of accessibility, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere. 🤟🏻
Thank you to the organisers, and to all my fellow speakers for taking the time to share your insights and wisdom. There really is one light of accessibility, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere. 🤟🏻
Reposted by Cameron “Oak” Akitt
Last up it’s the award for Best Game which this year goes to… Astro Bot 🏆 #BAFTAGamesAwards
April 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last up it’s the award for Best Game which this year goes to… Astro Bot 🏆 #BAFTAGamesAwards
Excited to share that I'll be speaking at Develop:Brighton 2025!
My talk is: "Games Accessibility: 6 Tips from Concept to Postlaunch"
You can read more about my session here: www.developconference.com/speakers/cam...
#ImASpeaker @developconference.com
My talk is: "Games Accessibility: 6 Tips from Concept to Postlaunch"
You can read more about my session here: www.developconference.com/speakers/cam...
#ImASpeaker @developconference.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Excited to share that I'll be speaking at Develop:Brighton 2025!
My talk is: "Games Accessibility: 6 Tips from Concept to Postlaunch"
You can read more about my session here: www.developconference.com/speakers/cam...
#ImASpeaker @developconference.com
My talk is: "Games Accessibility: 6 Tips from Concept to Postlaunch"
You can read more about my session here: www.developconference.com/speakers/cam...
#ImASpeaker @developconference.com
Really love the range of Accessibility settings present at first bootflow during Atomfall, and their presentation!
Also, the How To Play guide is so cool. Like reading game manuals back in the day! 😍
Huge congratulations to @cariwatterton.bsky.social and all the amazing devs at Rebellion! ✌🏻
Also, the How To Play guide is so cool. Like reading game manuals back in the day! 😍
Huge congratulations to @cariwatterton.bsky.social and all the amazing devs at Rebellion! ✌🏻
March 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Really love the range of Accessibility settings present at first bootflow during Atomfall, and their presentation!
Also, the How To Play guide is so cool. Like reading game manuals back in the day! 😍
Huge congratulations to @cariwatterton.bsky.social and all the amazing devs at Rebellion! ✌🏻
Also, the How To Play guide is so cool. Like reading game manuals back in the day! 😍
Huge congratulations to @cariwatterton.bsky.social and all the amazing devs at Rebellion! ✌🏻
Can’t wait to give my first GAconf talk! 🤟🏻
Speaker announcement! 📢
@magnemiteboy.bsky.social of PlayStation is speaking for us for the first time, with a look at the spectrum of design considerations for Deaf gamers.
April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com
#gamedev #indiedev
@magnemiteboy.bsky.social of PlayStation is speaking for us for the first time, with a look at the spectrum of design considerations for Deaf gamers.
April 14th - 15th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com
#gamedev #indiedev
February 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Can’t wait to give my first GAconf talk! 🤟🏻
For Valentine’s Day the very lovely @joemg14.bsky.social got me the perfect gift!
This is an excellent Magnemite 😍
This is an excellent Magnemite 😍
February 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
For Valentine’s Day the very lovely @joemg14.bsky.social got me the perfect gift!
This is an excellent Magnemite 😍
This is an excellent Magnemite 😍
I’m biased, but that was one hell of a State of Play! I don’t know when I’ll find time to play everything 😭
Huge congratulations to everyone at Housemarque on the cinematic announcement of Saros! 💙
Huge congratulations to everyone at Housemarque on the cinematic announcement of Saros! 💙
February 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I’m biased, but that was one hell of a State of Play! I don’t know when I’ll find time to play everything 😭
Huge congratulations to everyone at Housemarque on the cinematic announcement of Saros! 💙
Huge congratulations to everyone at Housemarque on the cinematic announcement of Saros! 💙
Reposted by Cameron “Oak” Akitt
The next edition of GAconf will be at the Pullman St Pancras Hotel, London, on April 14th & 15th. And hybrid, also free to attend online.
Two days of talks and networking on accessibility for disabled players. Registration now open at GAconf.com!
#accessibility #gamedev
Two days of talks and networking on accessibility for disabled players. Registration now open at GAconf.com!
#accessibility #gamedev
January 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The next edition of GAconf will be at the Pullman St Pancras Hotel, London, on April 14th & 15th. And hybrid, also free to attend online.
Two days of talks and networking on accessibility for disabled players. Registration now open at GAconf.com!
#accessibility #gamedev
Two days of talks and networking on accessibility for disabled players. Registration now open at GAconf.com!
#accessibility #gamedev
January 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Anyone else watching Silo? I am HOOKED on this second season!
January 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Anyone else watching Silo? I am HOOKED on this second season!
Happy New Year, darlings!
January 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Happy New Year, darlings!
My 2024 Wrapped! 🤟
The 8th of January will mark my one year anniversary as an Accessibility Researcher at PlayStation Studios!
This year I got to see my name appear in the credits of Until Dawn, Lego Horizon Adventures and Astro Bot, something I still grin ear-to-ear thinking about!
(1/4)
The 8th of January will mark my one year anniversary as an Accessibility Researcher at PlayStation Studios!
This year I got to see my name appear in the credits of Until Dawn, Lego Horizon Adventures and Astro Bot, something I still grin ear-to-ear thinking about!
(1/4)
December 31, 2024 at 12:31 PM
My 2024 Wrapped! 🤟
The 8th of January will mark my one year anniversary as an Accessibility Researcher at PlayStation Studios!
This year I got to see my name appear in the credits of Until Dawn, Lego Horizon Adventures and Astro Bot, something I still grin ear-to-ear thinking about!
(1/4)
The 8th of January will mark my one year anniversary as an Accessibility Researcher at PlayStation Studios!
This year I got to see my name appear in the credits of Until Dawn, Lego Horizon Adventures and Astro Bot, something I still grin ear-to-ear thinking about!
(1/4)
Merry Christmas! 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄