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The "But games don't standardize the UI" is actually a worse argument than it appears on the surface. Since every game is re-inventing the wheel, they're all ma
by criley2 3y ago
The "But games don't standardize the UI" is actually a worse argument than it appears on the surface. Since every game is re-inventing the wheel, they're all making inferior wheels. UX/accessibility is so far behind OS/web in full screen games that I'm impressed that disabled people can even play most games at all. It's not uncommon to boot up a brand new game in 2023 that has the menu design and UX consideration of a late 90s website.
- tsimionescu 3y agoI don't think most games would become compatible with a screen reader if their inventory system had a better scroll bar. You are right that game UIs tend to be well behind some common OS elements in terms of accessibility, and even low hanging fruit are sometimes missing, but it is also the case that many (most?) games are fundamentally incompatible with many disabilities and as such improvements in certain specific UX areas are low value. Doesn't excuse the fact that they should do better where it's possible, though.