Game jam starting next month is all about making blind accessible games!
Game jam starting next month is all about making blind accessible games!
A game jam from 2024-02-01 to 2024-03-10 hosted by NightBlade. Welcome to the third annual Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to build awareness of blind gaming (and accessibility in general), as...
The page was just made so not a lot of sign ups, but last year was a great success and I hope lots of people join this year!
https://itch.io/jam/games-for-blind-gamers-2
(I'm not an organizer, I just volunteer to help)
I'm interested to see what they come up with and will it be safe to play while driving a car?
Why would it be safe? Playing games requires active attention which is a thing you can't spare while driving.
does listening to podcasts require active attention?
The only game I know of that is playable blind as-is is A Blind Legend.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dowino.ABlindLegend
It's really interesting as a concept, but not a ton of fun for me.
If you're interested in more, you can try out here: https://audiogames.net/search-games/
Also one of the best ones in recent memory that I know of: https://store.steampowered.com/app/989790/The_Vale_Shadow_of_the_Crown/
If you're wondering about a specific genre, I can maybe fine you more examples! Then of course the previous jams have some smaller games.
Usually the community gets a handful of decent games each year, but still not a ton.
Can't wait to see it!