Chris Goodyear

Inside Science Museum open foyer, Chris does a selfie with the background of speakers on tables with attendees asking questions.

The Yorkshire Games Festival was a great thing to be a part of! Our @cgoodyear.bsky.social ran an accessibility workshop for the young people attending and was impressed how engaged they all were with the topic!

YouTube video by Guide Dogs Accessible Video Games | The Wobbly Gamer

Our own @thewobblygamer.bsky.social shared his story with the Guide Dogs UK.
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On train. People watching.
I see almost all workers have ChatGPT open in another tab.
This is like search engines getting mainstream of public use.

If you're based in the UK and just starting to dip your toe in the Games Industry, whether you're an indie dev, working in AAA, a freelancer, a performer or doing something industry adjacent:

Here are some communities and organisations I think you should be aware of!

Screenshot of web page with Chris headshot. Workshop description: Understanding Accessibility In Games Get a working understanding of accessibility and how that is applied to making games. Take part in the Inclusive Design workshop activities to start adopting accessibility to real game design options. You will come away with an understanding of applying this knowledge to your own game projects or in your work. Chris is the CEO of Many Cats Studios, an accessibility studio supporting developers like Amazon Game Studios (Tomb Raider), Day Off Interactive and more to make their games as accessible as possible. He is disabled, hard of hearing and has multiple sclerosis (MS), so the importance of accessibility is important to him as a player.

We are heading to the Yorkshire Games Festival on Thu 12th Feb to run an exciting workshop about accessibility!
Hopefully we inspire the future accessibility devs of the industry!

Me too! Doing a workshop 💪

Screenshoot of meeting captions; Mathew Allcock says I'm sorry, I'm too busy. Milking the dog.

Why @thewobblygamer.bsky.social ??
Work is never safe.

I know its a social taboo.
But I love reading texts on other people's phones when on train if they in an arguement 😆

YouTube video by LauraKBuzz Access-Ability Summer Showcase Returning for 2026

Access-Ability Summer Showcase Returning for 2026

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After several holes and a team effort. The nurses found blood!
I have the worst veins.

Finding patient carpark at Coventry was the biggest nightmare

4 words? Wow you spent time on that. QA will be happy. 🤣

Love @gaconf.bsky.social bringing the Awards again for another year.
We have to celebrate the wins loudly as the rest of the industry still needs teaching.

Headshot of Elisabeth wearing colourful makeup and looking happy

The winner of the Advocacy Award at the 2025 GAConf Accessibility Awards is.. @arevya.bsky.social !

Info on all the finalists & winners: www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...

"...arachnophobes can play it -- but you can put a prominent warning on the steam page that your game contains spiders" (3/3) 😑

Written in industry; "my recommendation would be that you pursue your artistic vision, but you make it clear to customers what the game includes. e.g. if you want to make a game about spiders, you don't necessarily have to include accessibility features to turn the spiders off.... (2/3)

Just seen a bad take on accessibility. Comes across as dev saying "BUT THE VISION". Why is this such a strong feeling as an excuse to disregard accessibility?

Illustrated feet walk across sand with a trail of wildflowers and grass behind. The game name "The Regreening - A Soilpunk Fairytale" is written over the top.

Characters sit around a campfire in a sandy world, the lighting is purple and orange.

A character hugs a rabbit in a green field full of wildflowers.

A character speaks to a crow in a desert land next to a base. The Curious Crow says "This fork will make the perfect accessory!"

One for the wishlist!! 💖 The Regreening from Positive Impact Games is a cozy simulation game about upcycling, planting, and befriending gentle spirits in a soilpunk fairytale world. 🌱🌳 Totally our cup of tea!! What do you think?? store.steampowered.com/app/3419080/...

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is first game of 2026 completed.
It was a honour to play. Yes I f'd Capon. Bros before hoes (that game designers are desperate for you to partner with. #KCD2

Does a QTE have an official definition in games?

My brain. She wants all the accessibility knowledge.

"feels like I'm wearing nothing at all" #thetraitors

YouTube video by Paul Longley “The Traitors” Week 2 Recap… #TheTraitors #WhatToWatch #ukcomedy #bbc #sketch

But Ross is. #TheTraitors
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The energy spent on phone calls is criminal.
All I want is info. 😢

Watching an old Apprentice episode of them selling beer.
They acting cheeky, charging £4 a pint.
If only you could see the dark future my friend. #TheApprentice

The most obvious couple was in fact an obvious couple. #TheTraitors

To be a fly on the wall to see/hear all the conversations in the castle. #TheTraitors

I know its 100% most likely psychological but this being out of MS support after almost a year of waiting lists when all I've done is move is effecting me now.
Disabled people really do have it that they are prisoners of where they are least being unsupported again. 🙄

Cold.
Good.