Peter McPherson and I first met during my review of Tiny Towns (CBG review). He provided a mini design diary, including the impacts of his own color vision deficiency on the game's design and development. Peter and I have stayed in touch since then, including at the SHUX 2022 conference where we teamed up to … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile | Peter McPherson
Colourblind Games Profile | Jonathan Bradley
I continue to connect with colourblind1 folks in the gaming community to understand their experiences playing, designing, and publishing games. Jonathan Bradley is a colourblind photographer, musician, and game designer whom I first met via The Blind Truth: A Virtual Exhibition, the YouTube version of his art installation focused on colour vision deficiency. "The Blind … Continue reading Colourblind Games Profile | Jonathan Bradley
Colorblind Games Profile: Arwen Kathke
I've had the great honor of connecting with colorblind players, designers, developers, artists, and content creators in the board game community. Arwen Kathke is the host of the Cardboard Time Podcast, which features game reviews and regular updates on her progress tackling her Shelf of Shame. She was kind enough to answer several questions related … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Arwen Kathke
Colorblind Games Profile: Jim Bottomley
Jim Bottomley, based in Prince Edward Island, is the Design Director at Other Ocean Interactive. I met Jim online and asked if he would share his experience as a colorblind video game designer and tabletop game player. Project Winter by Other Ocean Interactive How did you get into tabletop games? "I’ve played games for as … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Jim Bottomley
Colorblind Games Profile: Tiru Raghavan
Tiru Raghavan (he/him, Athena's Dad on Twitter) was born and raised in India. He came to the U.S. in 2010 for college and has been here ever since, now working as a Product Designer. As a colorblind gamer and photographer, Tiru brings an interesting perspective to the hobby. Image: Tiru Raghaven When and how did … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Tiru Raghavan
Colorblind Games Profile: Eric Slauson
Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure to learn how colorblind designers, developers, artists, and publishers have both overcome and leveraged their color vision deficiency to make great games. I was excited to connect with Eric Slauson -- designer of Tattoo Stories, Nerd Words: Science, and the upcoming MonsDRAWsity -- about his experience. … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Eric Slauson
Colorblind Games Profile: Will Reed
As I discovered while reviewing Tiny Towns and reaching out to Peter McPherson, players are not the only colorblind members of the board game community. Designers, developers, graphic artists, illustrators, and publishers can have vision deficiencies, too. Sarah Reed recently guest-posted about her experience modifying games for use by her colorblind friends and family. She … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Will Reed