Movies “can be” made accessible to everyone but that would mean shaving off any theme or imagery that might trigger a trauma or phobia, cutting all content that may be inappropriate to children, avoiding any topic that could offend someone’s beliefs. Why are these unreasonable expectations but all video games have to pander to someone with poor reflexes or insufficient free time to learn the nuances of a mechanical system?
Because you’re trying to bring this back to people not being able to play video games? I can see why you’d think that’s a clever comeback, but I hate to break it to you, games can be developed to have accessibility options. I can’t magic you the understanding of what I’m trying to get across to you.
Nobody is obligated to make everything they make to be intended for literally everyone. That’s just a basic fact of life. Some things are the way they are because that is just the way they are. Not everybody gets to ride rollercoasters and if we were to reengineer them to be accessible to literally everyone then what you would have would simply not be a rollercoaster. Some things intended to be what they were made to be would be fundamentally different if they met your demands, you’re insisting there be mandatory limits and demands to art and intentionality.
They are literally saying that games are allowed to be difficult. Do you think horror movies should have a scary slider?
Are… movies an interactive entertainment medium…?
Oh, right. No they’re not. So, that doesn’t really track.
If they’re fucking “allowed” to be difficult, then they’re “allowed” to be easier if the player WANTS that.
Why is interactivity a special trait for this discussion?
Because that’s the part that makes video games, video games.
Sure, it’s what makes them powerfully immersive. I’m asking why being interactive means they have to be the most accessible form of art.
Because they can be. It’s really as simple as that.
Movies “can be” made accessible to everyone but that would mean shaving off any theme or imagery that might trigger a trauma or phobia, cutting all content that may be inappropriate to children, avoiding any topic that could offend someone’s beliefs. Why are these unreasonable expectations but all video games have to pander to someone with poor reflexes or insufficient free time to learn the nuances of a mechanical system?
We are talking about video games. Please try to stay on topic.
If they want to be, sure. Not everybody wants the same thing, though.
So, when we invented braille to allow blind people to be able to read, that was just some weird coincidence, yeah?
I can’t read braille, why are you gatekeeping?
“Allowed” and “required” are not the same thing, you’re arguing for them to be required, which is crybaby bullshit.
lol. Okay buddy.
That’s literally what you’re doing. How is that not what you are doing?
I can’t grant you the power of understanding context. You must find that yourself.
You’ll never see the humor of you specifically saying that, but that is really damn funny.
Because you’re trying to bring this back to people not being able to play video games? I can see why you’d think that’s a clever comeback, but I hate to break it to you, games can be developed to have accessibility options. I can’t magic you the understanding of what I’m trying to get across to you.
You do see that, right?
Nobody is obligated to make everything they make to be intended for literally everyone. That’s just a basic fact of life. Some things are the way they are because that is just the way they are. Not everybody gets to ride rollercoasters and if we were to reengineer them to be accessible to literally everyone then what you would have would simply not be a rollercoaster. Some things intended to be what they were made to be would be fundamentally different if they met your demands, you’re insisting there be mandatory limits and demands to art and intentionality.