Ian Hamilton
@ianhamilton.bsky.social
Accessibility specialist, helping studios avoid excluding disabled players. DMs are open, if you prefer email i_h@hotmail.com
Hers what I mean, 24 &25 MCV/develop, 24 Develop Stars, and 24 horror
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Hers what I mean, 24 &25 MCV/develop, 24 Develop Stars, and 24 horror
Awards season is the best time of the year. So much blood sweat and tears goes on behind the scenes from so many people to make accessibility a reality, it always makes me so happy to see people publicly recognised for it.
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Awards season is the best time of the year. So much blood sweat and tears goes on behind the scenes from so many people to make accessibility a reality, it always makes me so happy to see people publicly recognised for it.
None of this has been about 'my views'. However there is a stock response to people whose views are against the existence of optional settings -
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
None of this has been about 'my views'. However there is a stock response to people whose views are against the existence of optional settings -
LEGO Party! from @smgstudio.bsky.social letting you filter which minigames to include in the playlist based on accessibility barriers
#gamedev #accessibility
#gamedev #accessibility
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
LEGO Party! from @smgstudio.bsky.social letting you filter which minigames to include in the playlist based on accessibility barriers
#gamedev #accessibility
#gamedev #accessibility
Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders had Masahiro Sakurai presenting a whole section on accessibility, inc saying motion sickness was a personal priority for him & giving specific instructions on which buttons to remap for onehanded play. Nice!
youtube.com/live/_ZHYjYHHiBM?si=qEopE0J_Mz5IYa7z&t=4914
youtube.com/live/_ZHYjYHHiBM?si=qEopE0J_Mz5IYa7z&t=4914
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders had Masahiro Sakurai presenting a whole section on accessibility, inc saying motion sickness was a personal priority for him & giving specific instructions on which buttons to remap for onehanded play. Nice!
youtube.com/live/_ZHYjYHHiBM?si=qEopE0J_Mz5IYa7z&t=4914
youtube.com/live/_ZHYjYHHiBM?si=qEopE0J_Mz5IYa7z&t=4914
And yeah search 'techwear' as well as cyberpunk, lots of cool stuff out there
October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And yeah search 'techwear' as well as cyberpunk, lots of cool stuff out there
Haven't noticed this before! "it's missing accessibility features that I need" given as an option on Steam's refund reason dropdown
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Haven't noticed this before! "it's missing accessibility features that I need" given as an option on Steam's refund reason dropdown
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility
It's that they're actually very unhelpful for most people who fall under the dyslexia umbrella youtu.be/h8IOqUl1zII?... ...
October 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's that they're actually very unhelpful for most people who fall under the dyslexia umbrella youtu.be/h8IOqUl1zII?... ...
Pasting over from Twitter - original Rex print, mid-customisation sticking a tiny scope on the pistol and close-up of finished detail
October 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Pasting over from Twitter - original Rex print, mid-customisation sticking a tiny scope on the pistol and close-up of finished detail
And as the devs said, the settings actually enable that
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
And as the devs said, the settings actually enable that
Hopefully this will be useful or interesting then -
October 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Hopefully this will be useful or interesting then -
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is what the developers think
September 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is what the developers think
Yes, that specific example is worth reiterating because many people would assume that things like invincibility and 50% mean drastically diverging from the intended experience, when in fact they enable the opposite
September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yes, that specific example is worth reiterating because many people would assume that things like invincibility and 50% mean drastically diverging from the intended experience, when in fact they enable the opposite
Indeed. Which is the same thing, without being hampered by the constraints of being forced to change X if you only have a problem with Y. Which is categorically a good thing. Here is what a disabled person has to say about that accessibility feature:
September 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Indeed. Which is the same thing, without being hampered by the constraints of being forced to change X if you only have a problem with Y. Which is categorically a good thing. Here is what a disabled person has to say about that accessibility feature:
As for whether difficulty settings harms games, everything marked in green has them. 'So of the 25 games to know you', the only ones that DON'T are Rondo of Blood, Crash 1, Sonic 3, Devil Daggers, Shenmue, and some platforms' versions of Ghosts 'n' Goblins.
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
As for whether difficulty settings harms games, everything marked in green has them. 'So of the 25 games to know you', the only ones that DON'T are Rondo of Blood, Crash 1, Sonic 3, Devil Daggers, Shenmue, and some platforms' versions of Ghosts 'n' Goblins.
As for whether difficulty settings harm games, everything marked in green has difficulty settings.
September 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
As for whether difficulty settings harm games, everything marked in green has difficulty settings.
There's still plenty of speed and jumping and climbing etc, just not having to jump through spinning bars of fire to try to land on a postage stamp sized platform hanging in the sky above lava
September 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There's still plenty of speed and jumping and climbing etc, just not having to jump through spinning bars of fire to try to land on a postage stamp sized platform hanging in the sky above lava
And re. the stuff about negative interactions, the widely accepted definition of 'game' requires a state of conflict, which in turn requires barriers. So no, a game cannot be barrier free, as then it would not be a game, it would be a toy or a narrative. I assume you missed the word 'unnecessary'...
September 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
And re. the stuff about negative interactions, the widely accepted definition of 'game' requires a state of conflict, which in turn requires barriers. So no, a game cannot be barrier free, as then it would not be a game, it would be a toy or a narrative. I assume you missed the word 'unnecessary'...
Congrats!! Caught it on the live stream
August 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Congrats!! Caught it on the live stream
The reason these modes exist is for people with disabilities affecting their sight. So you can increase contrast between things you have to be able to tell apart. In FC26's case, between the pitch and the players, and between each team and the referee and keepers.
July 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The reason these modes exist is for people with disabilities affecting their sight. So you can increase contrast between things you have to be able to tell apart. In FC26's case, between the pitch and the players, and between each team and the referee and keepers.
I guess you are, so I'll explain more fully - the game has a configurable high contrast mode, as seen in some other games like The Last Of Us 2, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown...
July 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I guess you are, so I'll explain more fully - the game has a configurable high contrast mode, as seen in some other games like The Last Of Us 2, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown...
Meanwhile back in the real world it was in response to childish personal insults
July 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Meanwhile back in the real world it was in response to childish personal insults