Comments on: Color blind gamer http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/ Caleb's discussions on games and game development. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: anonymous123abc http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-134 anonymous123abc Sat, 01 May 2010 21:09:48 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-134 just had to leave a comment hoping maybe some dev's will see it.<br><br>I am colorblind and suffered a lot because of it, no point going into detail, but I can assure you it hasnt been pleasant.<br><br>I also love gaming, and I play on a competitive level and I perform very well, but color blindness has usualy held me back from truly reaching my potential. (Sounds a bit lame since I'm talking about a game, but I find games fun, especially when taken a bit seriously)<br><br>I would like to thank the people who add colorblind mode to games.<br>Some games are unplayable because im colorblind and I truly appriciate it when devs make them compatible for us with colorblindness.<br><br>Noticed Bad Company 2 have added this, I am not sure exactly what they changed, but I want to thank them for doing this.<br><br>Over 10% of all guys are colorblind, meaning probably atleast 9% of all gamers are, so it is a big crowd of people affected by something that wont take that much time developing.<br><br>Just hire some colorblind beta-testers and they can tell you what is hard to see, and what isn't. just had to leave a comment hoping maybe some dev's will see it.

I am colorblind and suffered a lot because of it, no point going into detail, but I can assure you it hasnt been pleasant.

I also love gaming, and I play on a competitive level and I perform very well, but color blindness has usualy held me back from truly reaching my potential. (Sounds a bit lame since I'm talking about a game, but I find games fun, especially when taken a bit seriously)

I would like to thank the people who add colorblind mode to games.
Some games are unplayable because im colorblind and I truly appriciate it when devs make them compatible for us with colorblindness.

Noticed Bad Company 2 have added this, I am not sure exactly what they changed, but I want to thank them for doing this.

Over 10% of all guys are colorblind, meaning probably atleast 9% of all gamers are, so it is a big crowd of people affected by something that wont take that much time developing.

Just hire some colorblind beta-testers and they can tell you what is hard to see, and what isn't.

]]> By: egu http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-117 egu Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:56 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-117 Good article. <br>Got a link from Battlefield Bad Company 2 forum where we are discussing problems with color blindness in the game. I am also color blind and have similar problems in real life and games.<br><a href="http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/931656-color-colour-blind-problems-bc2-2.html" rel="nofollow">http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-...</a> Good article.
Got a link from Battlefield Bad Company 2 forum where we are discussing problems with color blindness in the game. I am also color blind and have similar problems in real life and games.
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-...

]]> By: RobotCaleb http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-112 RobotCaleb Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:46:41 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-112 Awesome. I'd love to check it out when you finish. Awesome. I'd love to check it out when you finish.

]]> By: anon http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-111 anon Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:44:41 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-111 Thanks for the good write-up, I'll keep it in mind when I get around to finishing my open source game. Thanks for the good write-up, I'll keep it in mind when I get around to finishing my open source game.

]]> By: RobotCaleb http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-40 RobotCaleb Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:46:41 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-40 Awesome. I'd love to check it out when you finish. Awesome. I'd love to check it out when you finish.

]]> By: anon http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-39 anon Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:44:41 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-39 Thanks for the good write-up, I'll keep it in mind when I get around to finishing my open source game. Thanks for the good write-up, I'll keep it in mind when I get around to finishing my open source game.

]]> By: Caleb http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Caleb Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:29:16 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-24 http://frenzic.com/version-history/ Version 1.2 Released on July 31st, 2007 * Added custom color settings for colorblind players Right you are. It looks like it has a setting for various color blind types. That's pretty cool. http://frenzic.com/version-history/

Version 1.2
Released on July 31st, 2007
* Added custom color settings for colorblind players

Right you are. It looks like it has a setting for various color blind types. That’s pretty cool.

]]> By: mrpommer http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-23 mrpommer Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:53:05 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-23 Frenzic is another game that has introduced a good "colour blind" mode. I wonder if all the games with this mode makes up 8% of the games out there? Frenzic is another game that has introduced a good “colour blind” mode. I wonder if all the games with this mode makes up 8% of the games out there?

]]> By: links for 2009-01-14 « Mike’s Blog http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-22 links for 2009-01-14 « Mike’s Blog Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:02:20 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-22 [...] Color blind gamer — Caleb’s Blahg How games can be made more usable for colorblind people. (tags: games) [...] [...] Color blind gamer — Caleb’s Blahg How games can be made more usable for colorblind people. (tags: games) [...]

]]> By: colorblind gamer http://blahg.res0l.net/2008/12/color-blind-gamer/comment-page-1/#comment-21 colorblind gamer Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:12:08 +0000 http://blahg.res0l.net/?p=33#comment-21 I am sending this link to everyone who has ever asked what is it like to be colorblind. This describes my gaming dilemmas perfectly. I am sending this link to everyone who has ever asked what is it like to be colorblind. This describes my gaming dilemmas perfectly.

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