Accessibility
Dragonflight adds new Soft Target mode which lets you interact with targets at a glance
The latest alpha build for World of Warcraft's forthcoming expansion Dragonflight included a new feature coded as "Soft Targeting." An alternative to the standard tab target or click-to-interact that WoW players have been using for years, the soft target feature will automatically target an NPC or enemy within medium range that your camera is centered on -- you don't have to get right in their face, thankfully, but casters and hunters will find it hard to start combat from maximum range with this feature.
Dragonflight consolidates accessibility options to make playing World of Warcraft easier for a variety of players
I haven't exactly made it a secret that I'm playing WoW with declining vision, which causes photosensitive headaches and motion sickness.
What accessibility improvements would you make to your favorite video games?
World of Warcraft has added quite a few accessibility options over the years, from improved color blind modes to click and mouseover casting -- but that doesn't mean I can't think of a few additional changes that would be very helpful.
God of War Ragnarok adds a host of accessibility options that I hope will become industry standards
Video games and accessibility have been at the front of my mind for the past few years.
Winston’s new emote wouldn’t exist if a deaf Overwatch fan hadn’t invented it
If you noticed that in addition to all the other Winter Wonderland skins and emotes Winston got a neat sign language emote, then you have Danik Soudakoff to thank for it.
How will subtitles change Overwatch?
Subtitles are finally coming to Overwatch, and are currently available to test on the game's PC PTR server.
Know Your Lore: Sanctuary
I don't know how often I'll get to do a Diablo KYL, but in continuation of the first one we did, this week we're talking about the world of Sanctuary.
Patch 6.1 adds new colorblind support UI
Colorblind support was added to World of Warcraft all the way back in Cataclysm, but it's getting a big revamp in the way of a facelift and new, better controls in patch 6.1. A new Accessibility section has been added to the Interface menu, and players can access three different accessibility options from the new menu -- the Movepad, UI Colorblind Mode, and Colorblind Filters.
