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Posts by Toma Holder

Notice how they never cite a study or statistic that justifies AI use in the classroom. Why? Bc there is basically no evidence that AI improves student learning outcomes (and they know it). Politicians are putting corporate profit ahead of student needs—a corporate-backed science experiment on kids

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REMINDER that we have installable "pre-release" versions of

• Yarn Spinner for Godot (GDscript)
• Yarn Spinner for Unreal Engine

on GitHub right now, that you can install + play around with!

We would be hugely grateful if you did so and gave us feedback about what worked for you or didn't 💚

1 month ago 38 14 3 1
A selfie of a white person with glasses with blue transparent frames. They have short light brown hair that is shaved on the sides, and a short beard. They are wearing red dangling earrings and a purple windbreaker jacket.

A selfie of a white person with glasses with blue transparent frames. They have short light brown hair that is shaved on the sides, and a short beard. They are wearing red dangling earrings and a purple windbreaker jacket.

This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike ! I'm not at GDC but I'm very much available and looking for work! Get in touch with me about making your game more accessible while still delivering your target experience 💜 I've worked both full time and as a consultant with big AAA games down to the smallest indies✨

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PlayStation shuts door on studio and PC ports, raising accessibility concerns - Can I Play That? Closing Bluepoint Games and canceling PC ports raises some concerns about the accessibility of PlayStation titles past, present, and future.

Remakes, remasters, and ports are opportunities to improve the accessibility of (older) games.

This is why the closure of Bluepoint Games and canceling PC ports raises some concerns about the accessibility of PlayStation titles past, present, and future.

caniplaythat.com/2026/03/05/p...

1 month ago 25 15 0 1
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Submissions to Games for Blind Gamers 5 Filter Submissions

The Games for Blind gamers game jam 5s rating period has begun!

Help support accessible gaming by playing, rating, and leaving feedback for these awesome devs!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...

#Accessibility #A11y #IndieDev #GameDev #GameJam

1 month ago 18 11 0 0

Xbox Research wants to hear from anyone who plays video games! Tell us which settings and accessibility options, like text size adjustments, single-input options, screen readers, you use in our survey!

survey.alchemer.com/s3/8671308/X...

#Accessibility #GameAccessibility #InclusiveDesign

2 months ago 34 36 1 3
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AbleToPlay's Guide to Playing "an unplayable game?!" Ben "./yemáko" joins us for an in-depth discussion on his first game — an unplayable game?! — and what it's like to be nominated for Excellence in Accessibility Design for the 2025 Games Accessibility...

We sat down with Ben “./yemáko” @badgameszip.itch.io, the creator of an unplayable game?!, to talk about the importance of accessibility, and how he approached designing a 15-minute game where turning on accessibility settings is required to, well… actually play the game. 😉🎮

2 months ago 9 7 0 1
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Hello hello! For Access Granted, I'm looking to speak with disabled couples on how they play games. How do you and your partner(s) play with your disabilities? What games/accessibility tools are best for you and your partner(s)?

2 months ago 25 17 3 0

I love when I see a picture, and I think, “well who the fuck is that?” and then the alt text tells me who the fuck it is

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Accessible Social Accessible Social is a free resource and education hub that helps marketers and content creators learn about accessibility and how it relates to social media.

Alexa Heinrich's Accessible Social is a free resource for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, everyday social media users, and anyone who wants to learn how to make their content accessible for people with disabilities.

www.accessible-social.com

2 months ago 29 22 0 1
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Steam :: Steamworks Development :: Update to Accessibility categories We've updated our Accessibility categories

Steam accessibility tag update - steamcommunity.com/groups/steam...

3 months ago 9 5 1 0

If any disabled worker is impacted by this decision, please feel free to send me a message or email. I can absolutely assure anonymity.

3 months ago 104 50 1 0
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Gaming Like It's 1930 A game jam from 2026-01-01 to 2026-02-01 hosted by Randy Lubin & Copia Gaming. A new year means new material entering the public domain! Starting January 1st 2026, works from 1930 are free to use and ...

I would like to wish everyone a Very Merry "things published in 1930 will enter the public domain in 6 days."
itch.io/jam/gaming-l...

3 months ago 100 40 2 0

IN VALEN'S NAME, USE ALT TEXT FOR YOUR IMAGES.

You want to prove you're down for progressive causes? Do the most basic fucking thing ever and use alt-text. Also, use it to describe the image and provide context so that the people who rely on alt-text can experience your image as intended.

3 months ago 849 252 19 17
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I think Later Alligator or Love, Ghostie for me.

4 months ago 2 0 1 0

Say it with me now- placeholder assets are supposed to be bright and obvious so you DON’T ship with them.

Also it doesn’t matter if no ai-generated assets are in the final executable?? The rising sea levels aren’t gonna be like “oh well no one saw that so the climate change doesn’t count”

4 months ago 4537 1649 31 16

no Swen, they have to be “more or less ok with the way you’re using it” because the CEO is pushing it on the entire studio so hard opposition will put a target on their back in an extremely unstable industry undergoing mass layoffs every other week.

unbelievably disappointing, @larianstudios.com

4 months ago 37 5 4 1

it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value

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EA makes eight new accessibility patents free to all Technologies include grapple assist, speech and audio generation tools, and improvements to its text and size contrast tool Fonttik

Electronic Arts has added eight more patents to its Accessibility First Patent Pledge, including grapple assist technology, speech and audio generation tools, and improvements to its text size and contrast tool Fonttik.

www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-makes-eig...

4 months ago 12 3 2 1
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#gamesUR 2025 - Online Speaker Series - YouTube

Day 2 of the online GUR Speaker Series is today! Also, if you missed yesterday's videos, you can still watch them at any time in the speaker series playlist on YouTube. Today's talks are on game development for those new to GUR & framing better GUR questions. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

4 months ago 6 2 0 0

ICYMI – GDQ is hosting its first disability and neurodivergent special TODAY! I spoke with the hosts and organizers to explore the importance of proper disability representation in the speedrunning scene. Read more here:

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GitHub - MadisonAbilityLab/Inclusive-Avatar-Guidelines-and-Library: A set of 17 design guidelines with implementation examples that support inclusive avatars for people with disabilities in social VR. A set of 17 design guidelines with implementation examples that support inclusive avatars for people with disabilities in social VR. - MadisonAbilityLab/Inclusive-Avatar-Guidelines-and-Library

Inclusive Avatar Design Guidelines:
github.com/MadisonAbili...
#gamedev

5 months ago 30 15 0 0

What I've been noticing lately in convos with students is that they *despise* the AI-slopification of everything as much or even more than I do. And yet our universities & their admin seem to believe that students for some reason want it integrated into everything. THEY DON'T.

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NV Access | NVDA 2025.3.2rc1 available for testing

The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2025.3.2 is now available for download & testing. We encourage all users to download this RC & provide feedback. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will be identical to the final 2025.3.2 release.

Read more & download at www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-20...

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The PS5 and Series X era promised inclusion, but the reality is more complicated After five years covering PlayStation and Xbox, I've never felt more tested as a disabled player

I've been professionally critiquing and reporting on accessibility and disability for over six years. So how do you quantify what's happened in this industry since 2020? Read my latest essay for @polygon.com here:
www.polygon.com/ps5-xbox-ser...

5 months ago 40 15 3 0

Reserving my like of this til I see what you put us all through next.

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“individual employees asked to change behavior in response to catastrophic mistakes made by their high-level leadership over the past 3-7 years” really feels like the overarching story of the current times

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Set of toggles for things like pattern matching, reaction, memory, rapid button presses, flashing lights

Set of toggles for things like pattern matching, reaction, memory, rapid button presses, flashing lights

LEGO Party! from @smgstudio.bsky.social letting you filter which minigames to include in the playlist based on accessibility barriers
#gamedev #accessibility

5 months ago 30 7 2 0
A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with a luggage standing upright on a bed

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with a luggage standing upright on a bed

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with fries lying on the floor

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with fries lying on the floor

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with a shop open with an item available for purchase called "Dead Pickle In A Cage"

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with a shop open with an item available for purchase called "Dead Pickle In A Cage"

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with two characters looking at each other

A screenshot of Love, Ghostie with two characters looking at each other

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! 👻🎃

If you're looking for a chill Halloween game to play, check out Love, Ghostie on Steam/Switch!

These are the only scary moments you'll have to deal with:
- luggage on the bed
- floor fries
- dead pickle in a cage
- a committed relationship

5 months ago 21 8 1 2