Access Granted - A Video Game Accessibility Podcast
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -Welcome to Access Granted. A podcast of conversations about accessibility in Video Games. Hosted by YouTuber and Accessibility Advocate Steve Saylor. Each episode Steve chats with prominent people in the accessibility community. We discuss what can be done to push accessibility forward in the industry from the Xbox Adaptive Controller to Easy Modes = Equality Modes and so much more.
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Episodes
BONUS: Final Fantasy 7 Remake - Too easy, or not too easy, that is the question.
April 13, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this BONUS episode of Access Granted. Cherry Thompson, Grant Stoner, John Phipps and myself sit down to discuss a Kotaku article that was recently posted about Final Fantasy 7's Remake's Easy mode and it was too easy and was a joke. We discuss accessibility, difficulty modes, and so much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Ian Hamilton - What does the future of accessibility look like?
April 06, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this episode of Access Granted, I talk to Ian Hamilton. Ian is the one most well known in the accessibility community as one of the few specialists who has been working in gaming accessibility for over 12 years. We chat about his work, his project gameaccessibilityguidelines.com, the subject of text size in games and the future of accessibility in gaming in 2020 and beyond. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Cherry Thompson - What does it mean to consult with a studio about accessibility?
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBIn this episode of Access Granted, I welcome my friend and mentor Cherry Thompson. Cherry is an accessibility specialist who has worked on making games accessible for studios like Guerilla Games, Bungie, Media Molecule, Ubisoft and many more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Bryce Johnson - Co-Inventor of the Xbox Adaptive Controller
March 09, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode of Access Granted, I welcome my guest Bryce Johnson. Bryce works as the Inclusive Lead at Microsoft. He is also the co-inventor of the Xbox Adaptive Controller and is an ambassador for Accessibility within Microsoft and Xbox. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Steve Spohn - COO of Able Gamers
February 24, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBIn this episode of Access Granted, I welcome my guest Steve Spohn. Steve is the COO of Able Gamers. He's the recipient of the Global Gaming Citizen Award at The Gamer Awards in 2018, has helped collaborate on the Xbox Adaptive Controller and so much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Trailer
February 21, 2020 14:40 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBWelcome to Access Granted. The podcast of conversations about accessibility in Video Games. Brand new episode launches 02/24/20! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Red Dead Redemption 2 SPOILERCAST
January 06, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBHi, I'm Steve Saylor. I am blind and I play video games. In today's podcast episode I do a Spoilercast of the game Red Dead Redemption 2. I talk about my thoughts on the accessibility of the game. Why I came back to this game over a year later. Also, my thoughts on the story and did Arthur Morgan receive the redemption he was seeking. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
As one chapter closes...
December 31, 2019 19:08 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBHi, I'm Steve Saylor. I'm blind and in today's podcast episode it's the last day of the 2010's and I wanted to reflect on the past decade of my life. Where I've started and where I'm going. As one chapter of my life that filled the entire decade is closing another one is just beginning in 2020. Have a Happy New Year and I will see you soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order - Accessibility Review
November 27, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBHi, I'm Steve Saylor. I'm blind and today I'm reviewing STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order from an accessibility standpoint. I focus mostly on the Low Vision accessibility of the game and give my general thoughts on accessibility for the game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019
May 16, 2019 15:42 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBToday's episode is more of a off the cuff type chat about what I've been playing, cool accessibility features I've been experimenting with and also reflecting on Accessibility for Global Accessibility Awareness Day! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Games I played at PAX East 2019
April 05, 2019 19:45 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBI was able to attend PAX East 2019 and I got to play some amazing games on the show floor. In today's episode I talk about all what I played there! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
How Destiny 2 made me better at FPS
February 26, 2019 19:33 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBHi, I'm Steve Saylor. I'm blind and in today's episode of The BLIND GAMER Podcast I'm talking about how I came to enjoy Destiny 2 and how it has made me better at FPS! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Tale Of Two Demos - Anthem vs. The Division 2
February 12, 2019 20:35 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBHi, I'm Steve, I'm blind and in today's episode I talk about two recent demos of Anthem and The Division 2. I talk about the accessibility features of both, what I liked and didn't like about them and which demo I enjoyed more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Games I'm looking forward to in 2019
January 14, 2019 15:30 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn today's episode I talk about games I'm currently playing and give a brief overview of the games I'm looking forward to or interested in 2019. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
MAGFest 2019 (with special guests Tee Morris, Nick & Brandon Kelly)
January 07, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBThis week's episode I head all the way to Washington D.C. to MAGFest hanging out with an old friend, Tee Morris and new friends Nick and Brandon Kelly. This is a tangent heavy episode haha but we do chat about what we saw and did at MAGFest. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
BLIND GAMER Game Of The Year 2018
December 31, 2018 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIt's the end of 2018 so let's discuss my first ever BLIND GAMER Game Of The Year list for 2018! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
God Of War Accessibility Review
May 04, 2018 14:24 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBHi, I'm Steve. I'm blind and this is my accessibility review of God Of War. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Accessibility at GDC 2018 w/ Jason Canam
March 26, 2018 13:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBJason Canam from Household Games calls in to give a report on Accessibility at the Game Developers Conference 2018. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Cassie Chui - Developer/Designer @ Drinkbox Studios - Part 1
March 19, 2018 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this episode, Steve talks about the upcoming GAConf at GDC as well as chat with Cassie Chui, Designer at Drinkbox Studios and formally Level Designer/Artist for the game Electronic Super Joy by Michael Todd Games. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
What is it like being a Playtester?
March 12, 2018 13:36 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this episode, Steve talks about how recently he was involved in a playtest for an upcoming game. He talks about how it happened, what his experience was like and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
Jason Canam on how he made Way Of The Passive Fist accessible - Part 2
February 26, 2018 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBIn this episode, Steve talks about how EA's Karen Stevens made EA's Sports franchises accessible, Monster Hunter: World has made a fan for life with it's accessibility. As well as continue his conversation with Jason Canam from Household Games and how he made Way Of The Passive Fist accessible from the ground up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message
How Jason Canam from Household Games became a Game Developer - Part 1
February 15, 2018 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode, Steve talks about how Intel is creating a new set of Smart Glasses, Fortnite is bigger than PUBG and how Jason Canam from Household Games became a Game Developer. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part interview. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-saylor/message