109 From Firewatch to Dark Souls – Challenging Notions of Accessibility in Gaming (with Nyssa Harkness)
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English - December 10, 2017 10:44 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Mia and Scott are joined by special guest Nyssa Harkness to chat about accessiblity in video games. Are "accessible" games necessarily "easy" games? Who is accessiblity for? Who is the "human" in "human-centred design"? Join us to find out!
You can find Nyssa on academia.edu and Twitter.
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