Fun for BothBy: Levi A.

Many video games are not accessible to color blind people because of the color schemes that are used. For example some games use only color to distinguish between different teams.

Problem

What kinds of design elements are needed to make a simple game accessible to color blind people?

I learned that the best way to solve a problem like this is to use the engineering design process.

Define the problem Do background research Specify requirements Create solutions Choose the best solution Develop the solution Build a prototype Test and redesign

Designing a Solution

1 in 20 men and 1 in 200 women are colorblind.

Red/green is the most common form of color blindness.

While some games are now offering color blind friendly colors as a setting option, many of the most popular gamesstill remain ignorant to this problem.

Background Research

A successful design will use shapes, markings, or symbols to distinguish objects in a video game that would normally be recognized by color.

Design Requirements

I chose to place a symbol on the bad objects in my game so that players can distinguish between the ones that they should click on and the ones that they should avoid.

Solution

Prototype

Prototype

If more game developers become aware of this problem and the simplicity of the solution more games can be made accessible to people who are color blind.

Application

Are colour blind gamers left out?By Dave Lee Technology Reporter BBC

News http://www.ablegamers.com/ http://blog.rbkdesign.com/category/game-acces

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