Ubisoft's Accessibility Commitment

Ubisoft Commits To Include Subtitles In Future Products on GameInformer has word that Ubisoft has announced the launch of Handigo: The Game, a "serious game," described as "a tool to raise understanding of difficulties encountered on a daily basis by disabled individuals worldwide." This was created in conjunction with Handicap International as part of that charity's Ability Together campaign, and in other news related to game accessibility, the article also states that Ubi has committed to including subtitles in all their future in-house games, and will also attempt to add subtitles where possible to titles currently in development, including Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia, and Shaun White Snowboarding. Those interested in Handigo: The Game, which is actually three mini-games "placing the player in a situation of disability: motor impairment, sensory impairment and learning difficulties," can find it on this page.
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I know at least 3 or 4 deaf Quake 3 players where if you played them, you couldn't tell that they were. Yes, I've gotten beat pretty badly by one of them, and I don't consider myself to be worse than average at Q3.

Being deaf would put you at a huge disadvantage in Q3, given how important the character and powerup sounds are.

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I usually turn subs on just so I don't miss anything when I watch cut scenes

Same here. If they want me to follow the story, I want to make sure I don't miss anything...



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As someone who goes to a school with a large population of hard of hearing, I notice a lot more often when games aren't as accessible.

I know at least 3 or 4 deaf Quake 3 players where if you played them, you couldn't tell that they were. Yes, I've gotten beat pretty badly by one of them, and I don't consider myself to be worse than average at Q3.

On another note, I read this article thinking "all of their games will have subtitles" like Prince of Persia: [b]Sands of Time[/b] kind of subtitle.

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Since when were subtitles NOT in thier games like past PoP games? I remember them being there.

I usually turn subs on just so I don't miss anything when I watch cut scenes, sometimes you can't tell what a person is saying unless they enunciate clearly, especially if there's a lot of sound effects going on.

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