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In this episode your Nice Hosts talk all about two important aspects of game design that can help more people play your games- Localization Systems and Accessibility! Stephen drives in the snow, Martha gets her nails done and Mark tries to get the baby to go to sleep.

NOTE: The CVAA law that Martha talks a lot about in this episode applies -only- to chat systems in games not to game play. She didn't realize this at the time of recording- but all the things we talk about are still things to strive for in every part of your game!

Photo credit: Microsoft

Localization Systems 0:07:03 Mark LaCroixProductionProgrammingUI / UX“What languages to localize your game into?” - Jacob Stempniewicz, Game Developer Accessibility 0:46:30 Martha MegarryAccessibilityGame Design“About CVAA: US legislation affecting communications functionality in games, ne… - IGDA Game Access SIG“CVAA for Fostering Innovation and Change” - Sarah Horton, The Paciello Group“2018's Accessibility Advances” - Ian Hamilton, Game DeveloperAble GamersGame Accessibility"What It's Like To Play Games When You're Colorblind” - Cameron Gidari, KotakuXbox Adaptive Controller“Designing for Disabilities” Video Series - Mark Brown, Game Maker’s ToolkitWikipediaKaren Stevens, EA Sports Accessibility Lead