One element I can think of is to make sure your game is playable by color-blind folks.
If you're making any kind of game where you have to match groups of similarly-colored objects, for instance, make sure that there's a way to tell these objects apart other than by color. (The gems in Bejeweled, for instance all have different shapes.) Either that, or make sure the saturation of these colors is different enough that you can still tell them apart even if you're color blind. (One trick I've seen is to take a screenshot of your game, stick it in Photoshop, turn it grayscale, and see if you can still tell your objects apart.) I've also encountered a few games that have a "color-blind mode" option. Turning this mode on replaces your nicely-colored stones with stones that have patterns on top of them. That's also another option you could try. All of this is assuming, of course, that you have a game where telling colors apart matters. --T On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Paul Steven <paul_ste...@btinternet.com>wrote: > Thanks - I am not sure why they specified international as the game is > aimed > at the UK only. > > Whatever the region, can anyone give me a quick summary of what elements of > a flash (flash player 6) game, one can affect with regards accessibility? > Does this relate primarily to any textual content? > > Thanks > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul > Andrews > Sent: 20 April 2009 18:24 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Accessibility of a flash game > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kerry Thompson" <al...@cyberiantiger.biz> > To: "'Flash Coders List'" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:05 PM > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Accessibility of a flash game > > > > Paul Steven wrote: > > > >> I am making a game and have been asked by the client to ensure "The game > >> should meet all international accessibility requirements" > > > >>Ack!!< > > > > "All international accessibility requirements"? Your client is out of his > > mind. How can you possibly know, much less meet, so broad, varied, and > > sometimes contradictory a set of standards? Even in the U.S., you can > meet > > federal standards, but fail to meet some state requirements. > > > > I would go back to the client and choose a country that has a > well-defined > > set of requirements, and meet those. Hopefully, the country you live in > > has > > a reasonably clear set of requirements. Most of the G-20 countries do. > > I think I'd ask the client to specify the standards they want supported. > > Paul > > > > Cordially, > > > > Kerry Thompson > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
