Scotland's Games Ecosystem Cluster
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland is marking the fifth anniversary of its pioneering blind and partially sighted gaming group, a thriving community that brings together gamers from across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Formed in November 2020 during the pandemic lockdown, the online group provides a vital safe space for like-minded gamers …
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The GAconf Awards 2024, celebrating excellence in game development accessibility, has once again highlighted the significant contributions of Scottish talent to this important and rapidly evolving area of the global games industry. This year, three projects and individuals from Scottish talent are recognised for their commitment to creating inclusive gaming experiences. Scottish Nominees The nominees …
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Dundee-based games studio Hyper Luminal Games is one of two studios to receive funding of £35,000 from the Inclusive Design for Immersive Experiences Challenge, alongside Sugar Creative. The challenge enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to work with InGAME, the StoryFutures Academy, Open Inclusion and XR Access, to create experimental inclusive innovation processes and pilots. …
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Dislectek the new accessibility plugin for UNITY which helps dyslexic players to play and enjoy videogames can be downloaded entirely FREE for the whole of Dyslexia Awareness Week.
ChangingDay, a Glasgow-based start-up, has raised more than £670,000 to create virtual reality games for autistic people.
SOLAS 128, the critically-acclaimed synthwave reflect-em-up puzzle game from Amicable Animbal, has received a significant accessibility update for both the PC and Nintendo Switch, to coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD).
Dislectek is a new Unity plug-in that will make your game more accessible to dyslexic players. The plug-in was developed by Dundee’s Lowtek Games in collaboration with InGame and is OUT NOW the Unity Asset Store.
PlayAway: Ally Low - Lowtek Games. The SGN team talk to Ally about his passion for retro games and his work on dyslexia in gaming.