2 Books on Game Accessibility: Choose Design Guidance or Critical Study

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Looking for a book on game accessibility? Taking Video Out of the Game is a developer guide focused on accessibility for totally blind players, while Gaming Disability examines disability through representation, access, inclusion, and gaming communities.

Product	Primary focus
Taking Video Out of the Game	Game design for accessibility for totally blind players
Gaming Disability	Critical study of disability in gaming

1. Taking Video Out of the Game

Best for designing for totally blind players

For game developers designing for totally blind players, Taking Video Out of the Game offers explanations, examples, and design ideas for blind accessibility, including complex games. The guidance is informed by accessibility consultancy experience.

Taking Video Out of the Game

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2. Gaming Disability

Best for critical disability studies

For a critical study of disability in gaming, Gaming Disability examines representation, access, inclusion, and gaming communities. A chapter on Mass Effect 2 analyzes depictions of scarred characters, narrative, and interactivity.

Gaming Disability

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Which should you choose?

• For guidance on designing games for totally blind players
  • Taking Video Out of the Game
• For critical study of disability representation, access, inclusion, and gaming communities
  • Gaming Disability