Advancing game accessibility with audio description

Since 2020, game accessibility has gained significant attention from both industry and academia. For players with visual disabilities, features such as screen readers, sound cues, contrast settings and, more recently, audio description (AD) have been a game changer. In fact, research on game AD is s...

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Autores: Larreina-Morales, María Eugenia|||0000-0002-4783-4331, Mangiron i Hevia, Carme|||0000-0002-6421-8581
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.47476/jat.v8i8.2025.355
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Audio description
Blind and low vision players
Game accessibility
Interviews
Visual disability
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Advancing game accessibility with audio description
User perspectives and recommendations
title Advancing game accessibility with audio description
spellingShingle Advancing game accessibility with audio description
Larreina-Morales, María Eugenia|||0000-0002-4783-4331
Audio description
Blind and low vision players
Game accessibility
Interviews
Visual disability
title_short Advancing game accessibility with audio description
title_full Advancing game accessibility with audio description
title_fullStr Advancing game accessibility with audio description
title_full_unstemmed Advancing game accessibility with audio description
title_sort Advancing game accessibility with audio description
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Mangiron i Hevia, Carme|||0000-0002-6421-8581
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Mangiron i Hevia, Carme|||0000-0002-6421-8581
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Blind and low vision players
Game accessibility
Interviews
Visual disability
topic Audio description
Blind and low vision players
Game accessibility
Interviews
Visual disability
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