Steam News6 July 20232y ago

July Devlog | Firebird will be accessible to visually-impaired people!

Hello adventurers, Last month, we mentioned during the Steam Next Fest news that the demo was accessible for visually-impaired people. We have good news!

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Hello adventurers,

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addedWhy did we make this choice?The accessibility issue in video games is still underrated. LudAccess, which specializes in visually-impaired issues in games, visited us earlier this year. Since we love to learn new things, we have decided to gain new skills to extend the audience of this and our future games.

changedWhat does this change in the game settings?Screen reader detection on the first launch - Menu, dialogues, narrations, map - Set and character descriptions, credits and video descriptions (WIP)

Firebird changes

addedThe accessibility issue in video games is still underrated. LudAccess, which specializes in visually-impaired issues in games, visited us earlier this year. Since we love to learn new things, we have decided to gain new skills to extend the audience of this and our future games.

changedScreen reader detection on the first launch - Menu, dialogues, narrations, map - Set and character descriptions, credits and video descriptions (WIP)

Last month, we mentioned during the Steam Next Fest news that the demo was accessible for visually-impaired people. We have good news! Not only it was implemented in the demo, but so it will be in the full game!

Why did we make this choice?

The accessibility issue in video games is still underrated. LudAccess, which specializes in visually-impaired issues in games, visited us earlier this year. Since we love to learn new things, we have decided to gain new skills to extend the audience of this and our future games.

What does this change in the game settings?

Screen reader detection on the first launch - Menu, dialogues, narrations, map - Set and character descriptions, credits and video descriptions (WIP)
Able/Disable scenery shaking
Able/Disable characters shaking
Able/Disable text shaking
Able/Disable transparency
Able/Disable particles

We would like to know what you think about these features, so if you ever use them once the game is out, feel free to share your thoughts on our social accounts!

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Steam News / 6 July 2023

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