Stories about accessibility

Stories tagged accessibility

1. 01

   OutBrick accessibility beyond the puzzle board

   From shop buttons and frozen gates to mission credit and Italian support: how AppleVis feedback is helping us improve the whole OutBrick session.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   
2. 02

   OutBrick without a timer: room for real challenge

   AppleVis players asked for time to explore and a gentler start. How OutBrick’s move limits, untimed play and planned teaching changes fit together.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   
3. 03

   How to slide OutBrick bricks with VoiceOver actions

   Learn OutBrick’s four slide directions, matching gates and slide distances, with VoiceOver action guidance and the promised teaching changes.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   
4. 04

   Reading OutBrick’s spatial board with VoiceOver

   Build a clearer picture of OutBrick’s board with VoiceOver: explore bricks, gates and empty space, and understand the fixes promised next.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   
5. 05

   OutBrick’s commitment to blind players and VoiceOver

   What our commitment to blind players means: listening to real play, describing current limits honestly, and making accessibility part of OutBrick.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   
6. 06

   Play block puzzles online without downloading an app

   Try OutBrick’s browser boards without installing an app. Learn the controls, daily-board rotation, scoring and differences from the full game.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 8 min read

   
7. 07

   OutBrick on iPhone Duo: what would you want to play?

   Would you want OutBrick adapted for iPhone Duo? Explore possible inner and outer screen experiences, then tell us what would make play worthwhile.

   Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

   
8. 08

   A Color Block Jam alternative with VoiceOver support

   Considering OutBrick as a Color Block Jam alternative? Compare documented VoiceOver, colour-glyph and motion support, then use a practical checklist.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 7 min read

   
9. 09

   OutBrick vs Block Out Puzzle: which game fits you?

   Compare OutBrick and Grand Games’ Block Out using official listings: mechanics, offline play, accessibility and costs, with an honest fit guide.

   OutBrick Editorial Desk · 7 min read

   
10. 10

    Designing games for older eyes and hands: readable and forgiving

    How vision, touch and reaction time change with age, what that means for contrast, targets and pace, and design principles for games that stay friendly at 80.

    Mourad Hamdi · 5 min read

    
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    Dyslexia-friendly game text: fonts, spacing and plain words

    Do dyslexia fonts work? What eye-tracking and reading studies say about typefaces, size, letter spacing and wording, and how to make game text easier to read.

    Mourad Hamdi · 5 min read

    
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    Motion sickness from games: why Reduce Motion matters

    Why screen motion makes some players dizzy or queasy, who is most susceptible, and how the Reduce Motion setting and careful animation make games comfortable.

    OutBrick Editorial Desk · 5 min read

    
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    One-handed games on iPhone: designing for motor accessibility

    What research on touchscreens and motor impairments says about target size, gestures and errors, plus the iPhone settings that make one-handed play easier.

    OutBrick Editorial Desk · 6 min read

    
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    Playing games with a screen reader: how blind players game

    How blind and low-vision players use VoiceOver to play on iPhone, what research with blind gamers has found, and what makes a game playable by ear.

    OutBrick Editorial Desk · 6 min read

    
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    Colour blindness in games: how common it is and what helps

    About one man in twelve of European descent has red–green colour deficiency. What that means at the controls, and the settings and design choices that help.

    OutBrick Editorial Desk · 6 min read

    
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    Celeste’s Assist Mode: accessibility as better design

    Optional support can preserve the heart of a challenge while giving more players a route into it.

    OutBrick Editorial Desk · 8 min read

    
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    How to build a kinder difficulty curve

    Challenge should stretch the player’s attention without making the relationship with the game feel brittle.

    Mourad Hamdi · 7 min read

    
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    Why colour should never be the only clue in a puzzle

    The case for pairing colour with shape, text, and other signals—so a readable board stays readable for more players.

    Mourad Hamdi · 6 min read

    

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