Harri
@hfrayling.com
Senior Accessibility Specialist - Many Cats Studios | Accessibility Lead - Limit Break | 🌈👂🧠 #WeAreImpact2024 🍅
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Harri
@hfrayling.com
· Jun 4
And for what it's worth, I am always open to questions from other consultants from would-be and newbie consultants, to helping those who had the same feeling I did all those years ago when I first started, watching others do the job I wanted and not knowing how I could get there.
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📣 ATTENTION GAME DEVS! WE NEED YOUR VOICE! 📣
We're conducting a confidential survey on mental health & workplace stressors for people working within game dev. Your insights can help inform best practices and improve resources & support across the industry.
Survey ➡️ bit.ly/TakeThisResearch
We're conducting a confidential survey on mental health & workplace stressors for people working within game dev. Your insights can help inform best practices and improve resources & support across the industry.
Survey ➡️ bit.ly/TakeThisResearch
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
📣 ATTENTION GAME DEVS! WE NEED YOUR VOICE! 📣
We're conducting a confidential survey on mental health & workplace stressors for people working within game dev. Your insights can help inform best practices and improve resources & support across the industry.
Survey ➡️ bit.ly/TakeThisResearch
We're conducting a confidential survey on mental health & workplace stressors for people working within game dev. Your insights can help inform best practices and improve resources & support across the industry.
Survey ➡️ bit.ly/TakeThisResearch
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We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 (@gaconf.bsky.social), with captions and separate streams with BSL, ASL, or audio description.
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
When and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 - Can I Play That?
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025, with captions, BSL, ASL, or audio descriptions.
caniplaythat.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 (@gaconf.bsky.social), with captions and separate streams with BSL, ASL, or audio description.
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
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We, as an industry, need to teach people that crunch-induced burnout can be permanent. It's like Long-Covid or ME/CFS, you might spend years managing it and fighting off flare-ups, and for some it can be permanent and completely debilitating.
Crunch kills.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
January 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
We, as an industry, need to teach people that crunch-induced burnout can be permanent. It's like Long-Covid or ME/CFS, you might spend years managing it and fighting off flare-ups, and for some it can be permanent and completely debilitating.
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Crunch kills.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Crunch kills.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
Dreams.
Relationships.
Lives.
People.
Work. Dream. Live. Succeed. Never crunch.
Signed 'a crunch survivor'.
I'm tired of lactose free things actually having enough lactose to trigger an attack. I'm looking at you Alpro Protein Shakes 🫠🤬
Make it make sense that there's less lactose in extra mature cheddar than there is in a lactose free milkshake 🙃
Make it make sense that there's less lactose in extra mature cheddar than there is in a lactose free milkshake 🙃
January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I'm tired of lactose free things actually having enough lactose to trigger an attack. I'm looking at you Alpro Protein Shakes 🫠🤬
Make it make sense that there's less lactose in extra mature cheddar than there is in a lactose free milkshake 🙃
Make it make sense that there's less lactose in extra mature cheddar than there is in a lactose free milkshake 🙃
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Hey loves! The Shaz Shanghari VODs channel is back online!
✨ 30+ videos from early 2025 are now live
✨ All VODs from this year should be uploaded by this evening
✨ Aiming to have VODs from the previous week of streaming uploaded on Mondays!
⚡ www.youtube.com/@ShazShangha...
✨ 30+ videos from early 2025 are now live
✨ All VODs from this year should be uploaded by this evening
✨ Aiming to have VODs from the previous week of streaming uploaded on Mondays!
⚡ www.youtube.com/@ShazShangha...
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Hey loves! The Shaz Shanghari VODs channel is back online!
✨ 30+ videos from early 2025 are now live
✨ All VODs from this year should be uploaded by this evening
✨ Aiming to have VODs from the previous week of streaming uploaded on Mondays!
⚡ www.youtube.com/@ShazShangha...
✨ 30+ videos from early 2025 are now live
✨ All VODs from this year should be uploaded by this evening
✨ Aiming to have VODs from the previous week of streaming uploaded on Mondays!
⚡ www.youtube.com/@ShazShangha...
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✨I'm launching my newsletter TOMORROW! Sign up to get tips on freelancing in the games industry!✨
It's uh, very scary writing stuff to the public like this but I think it's super important that we talk openly about money, rates, and anything to help us survive financially
tinyurl.com/djudvmmz
It's uh, very scary writing stuff to the public like this but I think it's super important that we talk openly about money, rates, and anything to help us survive financially
tinyurl.com/djudvmmz
Newsletter — Hi! I'm Neha
www.nehapatelaudio.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
✨I'm launching my newsletter TOMORROW! Sign up to get tips on freelancing in the games industry!✨
It's uh, very scary writing stuff to the public like this but I think it's super important that we talk openly about money, rates, and anything to help us survive financially
tinyurl.com/djudvmmz
It's uh, very scary writing stuff to the public like this but I think it's super important that we talk openly about money, rates, and anything to help us survive financially
tinyurl.com/djudvmmz
A relevant reminder that stress over long intense periods causes cortisol over production which can cause damage to your digestive system as there is no where for that cortisol to go if you're not actually in a life or death situation.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A relevant reminder that stress over long intense periods causes cortisol over production which can cause damage to your digestive system as there is no where for that cortisol to go if you're not actually in a life or death situation.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
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It's been 20 years. 🫠 Can we finally bin off the idea of "𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳" and focus on 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀? 💡
We're rebranding "Blue Monday", and bringing you a colourful challenge to benefit your mental health. 🌈💚
🔗 safeinourworld.org/news/its-tim...
We're rebranding "Blue Monday", and bringing you a colourful challenge to benefit your mental health. 🌈💚
🔗 safeinourworld.org/news/its-tim...
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
It's been 20 years. 🫠 Can we finally bin off the idea of "𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳" and focus on 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀? 💡
We're rebranding "Blue Monday", and bringing you a colourful challenge to benefit your mental health. 🌈💚
🔗 safeinourworld.org/news/its-tim...
We're rebranding "Blue Monday", and bringing you a colourful challenge to benefit your mental health. 🌈💚
🔗 safeinourworld.org/news/its-tim...
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Sony Access Controller is $34.56 on eBay (VIP Outlet) w/ code VIPOUTLET26NEWY buff.ly/vWoTd75 #ad
January 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Sony Access Controller is $34.56 on eBay (VIP Outlet) w/ code VIPOUTLET26NEWY buff.ly/vWoTd75 #ad
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You don’t understand, we gotta burn out senior experienced devs, so we can keep having the same 5 discourses on a loop. There is a very real risk that if we treat people with respect and manage them well that we might have to stop re-debating basic terminology and practices.
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
You don’t understand, we gotta burn out senior experienced devs, so we can keep having the same 5 discourses on a loop. There is a very real risk that if we treat people with respect and manage them well that we might have to stop re-debating basic terminology and practices.
Had some kohlrabi in my salad today and *the cronch* is a delight. Also made a red wine vinegar and EVOO dressing that was just wonderful.
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Had some kohlrabi in my salad today and *the cronch* is a delight. Also made a red wine vinegar and EVOO dressing that was just wonderful.
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And if that wasn't enough, filters already exist at OS level on all major gaming platforms, replicating that functionality into a game is a waste of time and money.
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
And if that wasn't enough, filters already exist at OS level on all major gaming platforms, replicating that functionality into a game is a waste of time and money.
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...filters cause as many problems as they solve, are EXTREMELY easy to mess up ending up useless or harmful, and are not what colourblind players want.
They even block your game from being tagged as colourblind accessible in stores.
Don't do it.
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/ensure-no-es...
They even block your game from being tagged as colourblind accessible in stores.
Don't do it.
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/ensure-no-es...
Ensure no essential information is conveyed by a fixed colour alone – Game Accessibility Guidelines
Time and time again I’ve seen games make unnecessary decisions in color usage that outright prevented me from playing the game due to my colorblindness Aerothorn, via Rock Paper Shotgun We estimate th...
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM
...filters cause as many problems as they solve, are EXTREMELY easy to mess up ending up useless or harmful, and are not what colourblind players want.
They even block your game from being tagged as colourblind accessible in stores.
Don't do it.
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/ensure-no-es...
They even block your game from being tagged as colourblind accessible in stores.
Don't do it.
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/ensure-no-es...
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Yet another game that made a colourblindness simulator.
#gamedev, STOP *£#*ING THIS UP, PLEASE
Don't use full screen filters, EVER. Don't use hue alone to communicate/differentiate. Use decent contrast. If you do need options, they should be for specific elements, not the whole screen....
#gamedev, STOP *£#*ING THIS UP, PLEASE
Don't use full screen filters, EVER. Don't use hue alone to communicate/differentiate. Use decent contrast. If you do need options, they should be for specific elements, not the whole screen....
I downloaded the #dragonquest7 demo and I think the like photo real doll like style is growing on me. It’s also a welcome surprise to see accessibility options for game play and various color blindness.
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Yet another game that made a colourblindness simulator.
#gamedev, STOP *£#*ING THIS UP, PLEASE
Don't use full screen filters, EVER. Don't use hue alone to communicate/differentiate. Use decent contrast. If you do need options, they should be for specific elements, not the whole screen....
#gamedev, STOP *£#*ING THIS UP, PLEASE
Don't use full screen filters, EVER. Don't use hue alone to communicate/differentiate. Use decent contrast. If you do need options, they should be for specific elements, not the whole screen....
Got some snazzy blue light blocking glasses cause eyes aren't supposed to hurt when at the computer, and it's not normal to get migraines during a work day from eye strain... just as an FYI.
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Got some snazzy blue light blocking glasses cause eyes aren't supposed to hurt when at the computer, and it's not normal to get migraines during a work day from eye strain... just as an FYI.
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Absolutely baffling experience pitching a big, sweeping accessibility feature.
Gaming outlets: Apathy, hostility, ableism.
Culture verticals: Overwhelmingly positive despite it not being the kind of reporting they do, encouraging, an important story, sincere hope it lands.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gaming outlets: Apathy, hostility, ableism.
Culture verticals: Overwhelmingly positive despite it not being the kind of reporting they do, encouraging, an important story, sincere hope it lands.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Absolutely baffling experience pitching a big, sweeping accessibility feature.
Gaming outlets: Apathy, hostility, ableism.
Culture verticals: Overwhelmingly positive despite it not being the kind of reporting they do, encouraging, an important story, sincere hope it lands.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gaming outlets: Apathy, hostility, ableism.
Culture verticals: Overwhelmingly positive despite it not being the kind of reporting they do, encouraging, an important story, sincere hope it lands.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Pumpkin is here to cleanse your timeline. He opens his mouth like this for the extra oxygen he needs for heavy purring. He does it a lot 😭😻
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Pumpkin is here to cleanse your timeline. He opens his mouth like this for the extra oxygen he needs for heavy purring. He does it a lot 😭😻
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📢📣 PROUD DAD MOMENT 📣📢
Taz has come home with a coding game on his school iPad
Where he has text on screen he’s managed to voice record the text and it auto plays when it appears on screen, as he wants to “make it accessible” (his words, not mine)
IF MY 9 YEAR OLD CAN DO IT, YOU CAN
Taz has come home with a coding game on his school iPad
Where he has text on screen he’s managed to voice record the text and it auto plays when it appears on screen, as he wants to “make it accessible” (his words, not mine)
IF MY 9 YEAR OLD CAN DO IT, YOU CAN
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
📢📣 PROUD DAD MOMENT 📣📢
Taz has come home with a coding game on his school iPad
Where he has text on screen he’s managed to voice record the text and it auto plays when it appears on screen, as he wants to “make it accessible” (his words, not mine)
IF MY 9 YEAR OLD CAN DO IT, YOU CAN
Taz has come home with a coding game on his school iPad
Where he has text on screen he’s managed to voice record the text and it auto plays when it appears on screen, as he wants to “make it accessible” (his words, not mine)
IF MY 9 YEAR OLD CAN DO IT, YOU CAN
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When you "make it" as an indie, it's so important to give back and support others to help keep the indie market thriving.
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
Kinetic Games, the developer behind Phasmophobia, has announced the launch of Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space". The publisher will fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of £1 million.
www.gamesindustry.biz/phasmophobia...
www.gamesindustry.biz/phasmophobia...
Phasmophobia developer launches Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space"
Daniel Knight and Asim Tanvir explain their plan to fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of £1 million
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
When you "make it" as an indie, it's so important to give back and support others to help keep the indie market thriving.
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
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💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
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Hi! Are you an animal crossing (or animal crossing adjacent) streamer/content creator? Do you have Thoughts about the new update and would like to share them in a story with a lot of people? Please get in touch!
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Hi! Are you an animal crossing (or animal crossing adjacent) streamer/content creator? Do you have Thoughts about the new update and would like to share them in a story with a lot of people? Please get in touch!
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Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.
January 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.
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If this doesn't work, genuinely seriously ask yourself if you have ADHD and are just completely time-blind.
I know I am. It's horrible to deal with but it's helped me a lot to recognise it and figure out coping mechanisms
(even they mostly amount to "do everything as soon as humanly possible")
I know I am. It's horrible to deal with but it's helped me a lot to recognise it and figure out coping mechanisms
(even they mostly amount to "do everything as soon as humanly possible")
Game devs who say they're bad at estimating how long things take:
- Give a rough estimate
- Track how long it actually takes
- If wrong: is that the time it actually takes, or did something happen? (Life, distraction, etc)
- Revise old estimate
- Keep tabs going forward to revise as necessary
- Give a rough estimate
- Track how long it actually takes
- If wrong: is that the time it actually takes, or did something happen? (Life, distraction, etc)
- Revise old estimate
- Keep tabs going forward to revise as necessary
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If this doesn't work, genuinely seriously ask yourself if you have ADHD and are just completely time-blind.
I know I am. It's horrible to deal with but it's helped me a lot to recognise it and figure out coping mechanisms
(even they mostly amount to "do everything as soon as humanly possible")
I know I am. It's horrible to deal with but it's helped me a lot to recognise it and figure out coping mechanisms
(even they mostly amount to "do everything as soon as humanly possible")