Marijn - ActiveB1t
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Web stuff + news @caniplaythat.com • Accessibility is pretty cool • He/They • English/Dutch • Fix your hearts or die
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As promised we’ll highlight each of our Community Soapbox guests separately this week, starting with @mellymaeh.de.
She’s an activist, speaker, and author focused on accessibility, inclusion, and of course gaming where mobility is her biggest barrier.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/m...
She’s an activist, speaker, and author focused on accessibility, inclusion, and of course gaming where mobility is her biggest barrier.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/m...
Melanie Eilert - Community Soapbox - Can I Play That?
In this edition of our Community Soapbox we turn the spotlight on Melanie Eilert.
caniplaythat.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
As promised we’ll highlight each of our Community Soapbox guests separately this week, starting with @mellymaeh.de.
She’s an activist, speaker, and author focused on accessibility, inclusion, and of course gaming where mobility is her biggest barrier.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/m...
She’s an activist, speaker, and author focused on accessibility, inclusion, and of course gaming where mobility is her biggest barrier.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/m...
I won a small travel suitcase, which will come in handy with all the travelling I don't.
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I won a small travel suitcase, which will come in handy with all the travelling I don't.
In Germany yesterday I saw a mobile provider was including CheatGPT plus for free in mobile plans. Yet another example of desperate market manipulation by forcing it on users to artificially inflate user numbers.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In Germany yesterday I saw a mobile provider was including CheatGPT plus for free in mobile plans. Yet another example of desperate market manipulation by forcing it on users to artificially inflate user numbers.
I found Lego's little bag of Braille Bricks in Germany today.
For just €4 I obviously couldn't not buy one.
For just €4 I obviously couldn't not buy one.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I found Lego's little bag of Braille Bricks in Germany today.
For just €4 I obviously couldn't not buy one.
For just €4 I obviously couldn't not buy one.
Over 4 and a half years after it got kickstarted, almost 2 years after choosing a die, and still nothing to show from Pixels.
Sitting on stock because the US is messing with tariffs, as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. And now my choice *might* be swapped to another type at their discretion.
Sitting on stock because the US is messing with tariffs, as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. And now my choice *might* be swapped to another type at their discretion.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Over 4 and a half years after it got kickstarted, almost 2 years after choosing a die, and still nothing to show from Pixels.
Sitting on stock because the US is messing with tariffs, as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. And now my choice *might* be swapped to another type at their discretion.
Sitting on stock because the US is messing with tariffs, as if the rest of the world doesn't exist. And now my choice *might* be swapped to another type at their discretion.
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Really excited for this and the first four interviews are all incredibly informative and approachable.
I can see this series being a great way to introduce someone to accessibility in games through the stories and experiences of players with lived experience. Thank you to all the contributors ☺️
I can see this series being a great way to introduce someone to accessibility in games through the stories and experiences of players with lived experience. Thank you to all the contributors ☺️
What better day than Thanksgiving to introduce a new Community Soapbox series to Can I Play That?
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
Introducing the new Community Soapbox - Can I Play That?
We proudly introduce a new Community Soapbox series, using our platform to give a voice to the wider accessibility community.
caniplaythat.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Really excited for this and the first four interviews are all incredibly informative and approachable.
I can see this series being a great way to introduce someone to accessibility in games through the stories and experiences of players with lived experience. Thank you to all the contributors ☺️
I can see this series being a great way to introduce someone to accessibility in games through the stories and experiences of players with lived experience. Thank you to all the contributors ☺️
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This is the start of a series that I feel very strongly about. As a platform with reach where it counts, I feel we have a responsibility to use that to share different perspectives.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
What better day than Thanksgiving to introduce a new Community Soapbox series to Can I Play That?
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
Introducing the new Community Soapbox - Can I Play That?
We proudly introduce a new Community Soapbox series, using our platform to give a voice to the wider accessibility community.
caniplaythat.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is the start of a series that I feel very strongly about. As a platform with reach where it counts, I feel we have a responsibility to use that to share different perspectives.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
That's not what accessible means. He's talking about approachability, which may have overlap with accessibility but is a very different thing.
Phil Spencer says Xbox's Game Pass cloud hours are up 45% YoY, making gaming "more accessible than ever"
www.gamesindustry.biz/phil-spencer...
www.gamesindustry.biz/phil-spencer...
Phil Spencer says Xbox's Game Pass cloud hours are up 45% YoY, making gaming "more accessible than ever"
Xbox Game Pass cloud hours "are up," according to Microsoft's Phil Spencer.
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
That's not what accessible means. He's talking about approachability, which may have overlap with accessibility but is a very different thing.
This is the start of a series that I feel very strongly about. As a platform with reach where it counts, I feel we have a responsibility to use that to share different perspectives.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
What better day than Thanksgiving to introduce a new Community Soapbox series to Can I Play That?
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
Introducing the new Community Soapbox - Can I Play That?
We proudly introduce a new Community Soapbox series, using our platform to give a voice to the wider accessibility community.
caniplaythat.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is the start of a series that I feel very strongly about. As a platform with reach where it counts, I feel we have a responsibility to use that to share different perspectives.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
Not just from different accessiblity needs (although important), but also from different countries and backgrounds.
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We can’t thank our first guests enough for participating, their interviews are linked in the announcement article and we’ll highlight each separately after this busy holiday weekend.
Thank you @mellymaeh.de, @shellelittle.bsky.social, @sightlesskombat.com, and @radderss.bsky.social! (2/2)
Thank you @mellymaeh.de, @shellelittle.bsky.social, @sightlesskombat.com, and @radderss.bsky.social! (2/2)
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We can’t thank our first guests enough for participating, their interviews are linked in the announcement article and we’ll highlight each separately after this busy holiday weekend.
Thank you @mellymaeh.de, @shellelittle.bsky.social, @sightlesskombat.com, and @radderss.bsky.social! (2/2)
Thank you @mellymaeh.de, @shellelittle.bsky.social, @sightlesskombat.com, and @radderss.bsky.social! (2/2)
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What better day than Thanksgiving to introduce a new Community Soapbox series to Can I Play That?
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
Introducing the new Community Soapbox - Can I Play That?
We proudly introduce a new Community Soapbox series, using our platform to give a voice to the wider accessibility community.
caniplaythat.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
What better day than Thanksgiving to introduce a new Community Soapbox series to Can I Play That?
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
With this interview series we aim to use our platform to better represent the wider and diverse disabled and accessibility community. (1/2)
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/i...
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I finished this game and enjoyed it, but sadly lacking in some areas of accessibility for me.
This review mentions the lack of quest markers and map - both things that greatly support my memory and cognition. It also flared up my pain in my hands from a lot of movement and taps/holds…
This review mentions the lack of quest markers and map - both things that greatly support my memory and cognition. It also flared up my pain in my hands from a lot of movement and taps/holds…
Adorable survival game Winter Burrow warms the heart
Winter's coziest game hit Game Pass just in time for the holidays
Adorable survival game Winter Burrow warms the heart
www.polygon.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I finished this game and enjoyed it, but sadly lacking in some areas of accessibility for me.
This review mentions the lack of quest markers and map - both things that greatly support my memory and cognition. It also flared up my pain in my hands from a lot of movement and taps/holds…
This review mentions the lack of quest markers and map - both things that greatly support my memory and cognition. It also flared up my pain in my hands from a lot of movement and taps/holds…
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Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The boi, he is clean once more.
Also took a knife to the deposits on the glass which makes a huge difference in how clean the tank looks.
Also took a knife to the deposits on the glass which makes a huge difference in how clean the tank looks.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The boi, he is clean once more.
Also took a knife to the deposits on the glass which makes a huge difference in how clean the tank looks.
Also took a knife to the deposits on the glass which makes a huge difference in how clean the tank looks.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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The Plants vs Zombies: RePlanted team has been working hard on making this version stand out from the original, and one of those aspects is adding new accessibility features! Kudos to The Lost Pixels team, thrilled to see their advocacy and efforts pay off!
Update 1.4.0 for Plants vs. Zombies Replanted adds a high contrast mode to the game, as well as game speed options which can lower or increase the game's speed.
Other accessibility improvements include a screenshake toggle and a Sun Vacuum feature.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Other accessibility improvements include a screenshake toggle and a Sun Vacuum feature.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Plants vs. Zombies Replanted update adds accessibility features - Can I Play That?
Update 1.4.0 for Plants vs. Zombies Replanted adds high contrast and game speed options, among some other accessibility improvements.
caniplaythat.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Plants vs Zombies: RePlanted team has been working hard on making this version stand out from the original, and one of those aspects is adding new accessibility features! Kudos to The Lost Pixels team, thrilled to see their advocacy and efforts pay off!
I love the detail of the cat-shaped speech bubble for the cat.
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I love the detail of the cat-shaped speech bubble for the cat.
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The @pixellesmtl.bsky.social Make Games program showcase is coming up Dec 4th! If you're in Montreal and you're interested in playing cool folks' first solo games please register for free for the showcase!
Play my game about a Teddy bear hugging doomscrollers!
events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
Play my game about a Teddy bear hugging doomscrollers!
events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
Pixelles Make Games 2025: Vernissage | Showcase
Get tickets on Humanitix - Pixelles Make Games 2025: Vernissage | Showcase hosted by Pixelles. Unity Technologies. Thursday 4th December 2025. Find event information.
events.humanitix.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The @pixellesmtl.bsky.social Make Games program showcase is coming up Dec 4th! If you're in Montreal and you're interested in playing cool folks' first solo games please register for free for the showcase!
Play my game about a Teddy bear hugging doomscrollers!
events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
Play my game about a Teddy bear hugging doomscrollers!
events.humanitix.com/pixelles-mak...
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Today's Indie Spotlight by Carlos details his experience with Bye Sweet Carole.
This beautifully crafted 2D platform / puzzle game features some relief for players with limited mobility and requires few inputs, but some segments remain troublesome.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/25/i...
This beautifully crafted 2D platform / puzzle game features some relief for players with limited mobility and requires few inputs, but some segments remain troublesome.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/25/i...
Indie Spotlight: Bye Sweet Carole - Can I Play That?
Bye Sweet Carole needs few inputs and has some forgiving puzzle features, but still has some dexterity driven accessibility barriers.
caniplaythat.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today's Indie Spotlight by Carlos details his experience with Bye Sweet Carole.
This beautifully crafted 2D platform / puzzle game features some relief for players with limited mobility and requires few inputs, but some segments remain troublesome.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/25/i...
This beautifully crafted 2D platform / puzzle game features some relief for players with limited mobility and requires few inputs, but some segments remain troublesome.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/25/i...
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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We need your help to raise $200,000 to make play accessible. With over a month to go, you’ve already helped us raise over $78,000. $5 covers cost of parts, while a donation of $60 can cover the cost of a toy and switch for a child with a disability. #HackingForTheHolidays
Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj
Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We need your help to raise $200,000 to make play accessible. With over a month to go, you’ve already helped us raise over $78,000. $5 covers cost of parts, while a donation of $60 can cover the cost of a toy and switch for a child with a disability. #HackingForTheHolidays
Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj
Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj
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Update 1.4.0 for Plants vs. Zombies Replanted adds a high contrast mode to the game, as well as game speed options which can lower or increase the game's speed.
Other accessibility improvements include a screenshake toggle and a Sun Vacuum feature.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Other accessibility improvements include a screenshake toggle and a Sun Vacuum feature.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Plants vs. Zombies Replanted update adds accessibility features - Can I Play That?
Update 1.4.0 for Plants vs. Zombies Replanted adds high contrast and game speed options, among some other accessibility improvements.
caniplaythat.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Update 1.4.0 for Plants vs. Zombies Replanted adds a high contrast mode to the game, as well as game speed options which can lower or increase the game's speed.
Other accessibility improvements include a screenshake toggle and a Sun Vacuum feature.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Other accessibility improvements include a screenshake toggle and a Sun Vacuum feature.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
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The GAconf Awards (@gaconf.bsky.social) return for its fourth edition, recognizing and celebrating the efforts made in game accessibility across 20 categories in 2025.
Voting is now open to the public, and closes November 30th. Winners will be announced in January.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Voting is now open to the public, and closes November 30th. Winners will be announced in January.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Public voting opens for the GAconf Awards 2025 - Can I Play That?
The public can vote for the GAconf Awards 2025, with nominees across numerous categories covering development, communication, and advocacy.
caniplaythat.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The GAconf Awards (@gaconf.bsky.social) return for its fourth edition, recognizing and celebrating the efforts made in game accessibility across 20 categories in 2025.
Voting is now open to the public, and closes November 30th. Winners will be announced in January.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
Voting is now open to the public, and closes November 30th. Winners will be announced in January.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/24/p...
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Search in settings screens is an often overlooked quality of life feature in games
If your setting screen requires scrolling and/or is across several tabs consider adding search to it!
If your setting screen requires scrolling and/or is across several tabs consider adding search to it!
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Search in settings screens is an often overlooked quality of life feature in games
If your setting screen requires scrolling and/or is across several tabs consider adding search to it!
If your setting screen requires scrolling and/or is across several tabs consider adding search to it!
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Day 1 of #PAXunplugged has been a joy 💜 It’s always wonderful seeing friends and meeting attendees new and old. Between our booth in the PTI and all the games we’re running in the AFGL we’ve got #AccessibilityInTabletop covered. Come check us out!
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Day 1 of #PAXunplugged has been a joy 💜 It’s always wonderful seeing friends and meeting attendees new and old. Between our booth in the PTI and all the games we’re running in the AFGL we’ve got #AccessibilityInTabletop covered. Come check us out!