We gonna present a short summary about day 1 and show you what to expect from day 2 of our Spawnpoint Event.

The accessibility consultant, gamer without sight and content creator named “sightlesskombat” from the UK will talk a little bit about how it is to play games with his visual impairment. “I’ve always been passionate about technology (including videogames of course) and accessibility. I work with both the software and hardware sectors providing feedback on how they can improve their current and future projects. Additionally, I write product reviews, record YouTube videos and stream on Twitch to show the world that gaming is possible even when you have absolutely no sight whatsoever.”
https://www.sightlesskombat.com/

We proudly present Georg Regal from the Austrian Institute of Technology, who will bring us a little closer to his research projects Blind Bits and Points! Both deal with gaming, learning and visual impairment and how to relate this topics.
http://blindbits.tech-experience.at/
https://points.tech-experience.at/

In this exciting discussion, the participants exhange their ideas related to the topic gaming and visual impairment. Our guests are researchers and teachers and talk about research projects regarding visual impairment and practical experience as an educator for blind.

We have a very special performance for you! E-sports teams will play Rocket League against each other, but with special glasses from Dialog im Dunkeln (Austrian company), which simulate different levels of visual impairment and thus increase the level of difficulty, but also raise awareness to gaming with visual impairment.
https://www.facebook.com/ticklingtentacles/
https://sissistatepunks.com/

Mick will give an overview of the work of the UK-based charity, SpecialEffect whose primary focus is accessible gaming. He will give case study examples of the kinds of solutions they have found to enable people with most severe physical disabilities to access the mainstream games they would like to play. He will also share examples of the ways in which they are collaborating with gaming hardware and software companies all over the world to make their games more accessible to all.
https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/

Carsten van Husen, CEO and founder of CAPLAB GmbH (short for Capability Laboratory) introduces the Bcon: a game controller that is worn on the head or foot – also used by the athletes from PENTA.BCON, the first e-sports team made up of players with handicaps worldwide.

https://bcon.zone/

In this discussion about the future of accessibility in gaming we have top-class guests who exchange ideas. Among other things, Brannon Zahand speaks with Austrian game developers about developments in this regard at Microsoft and at the respective Austrian game development companies.

Julian Le Play, an amazing Austrian band, will be playing a show for us!
https://julianleplay.com/

Philipp Hansa will talk with the singer of Julian Le Play about the topic of accessibility and gaming and what experiences they’ve had so far regarding those areas.
https://julianleplay.com/

Dave and Mat from Stack Up will chat with Erik from Warfighter Engaged and the researcher Anna Felnhofer about mental health and gaming and why it is important and crucial to include games in research, especially in the area of PTSD.

Erik S. Johnson, video gamer, Occupational Therapist Registered/Licensed and CMO of Warfighter Engaged, will tell us more about his non-profit and their mission to improve the lives of severely wounded and disabled warfighters through custom adapted devices.
https://warfighterengaged.org/

We will get to know Morgan Baker, an award-winning Accessibility Specialist who has a strong commitment to increasing the accessibility and broadening the inclusivity of video games. Her impact is woven into the games industry, ranging from her consultation work, all the way to her guides on Gamasutra and publications on Games Accessibility Nexus. During this session, we will learn more about Morgan, where she will discuss her experiences as a Deaf gamer with disabilities, her journey into game development, and her works in the field of gaming accessibility.
https://leahybaker.com/

Our great event Spawnpoint is coming to an end! We’ll review both days, dare to look into the future of accessibility in gaming and thank all participants for their exciting content.