I don’t think this is a bad idea but I think it’s something you would have to do in conjunction with disability advocates. If you just say “we’re gonna pretend

I don’t think this is a bad idea but I think it’s something you would have to do in conjunction with disability advocates. If you just say “we’re gonna pretend to be blind to help design well” then you’re kind of just patting yourselves on the back and missing the point But if you work with a disability advocate it could be a valuable tool that could help you design for populations that feel shunned by designers. my experience is that I have a degenerative eye issue that causes low vision. I wear glasses and can see but have obstruction in my central vision that causes me to rely on peripheral vision, poor perception of contrast, blurry vision requiring larger text, etc. AAA games have become better at accommodating this in recent years which is wonderful. But for a long time and still even now tech people were like “vision disabilities mean you’re blind, need glasses, or colorblind”. This is why a proper advocate is so important; they will educate you on populations that you may not be aware of.