Mattel163 is enhancing inclusivity in its popular mobile card games with a groundbreaking update: Beyond Colors. This feature makes UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile more accessible to the estimated 300 million people worldwide affected by color blindness.
What is Beyond Colors?
Beyond Colors replaces traditional color-coded cards with distinct shapes (squares, triangles, etc.), ensuring clear card differentiation for all players. This thoughtful design addresses a significant accessibility challenge.
Activating Beyond Colors:
Enabling Beyond Colors is simple. In each game (UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile), tap your avatar, go to account settings, and select the Beyond Colors deck under card theme options.
Collaboration and Commitment:
Mattel163 collaborated with colorblind gamers to ensure the new symbols are intuitive and effective. This initiative reflects Mattel's broader commitment to accessibility, with a goal of making 80% of its games colorblind-accessible by 2025. The development involved color vision deficiency experts and the global gaming community, exploring solutions beyond color to differentiate cards, including patterns and symbols.
Consistent Design:
The shapes used in Beyond Colors are consistent across all three games, ensuring a seamless experience for players. Master the symbols in one game, and you're ready for the others.
Download and play these accessible games now on the Google Play Store: UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile.
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