Mattel163 is taking a significant step towards inclusivity with an exciting update that aims to enhance the accessibility of popular card games for everyone. They are introducing colorblind-friendly decks for UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile through a new feature called Beyond Colors.
What Is Beyond Colors?
This thoughtful update is designed to assist the approximately 300 million people worldwide who experience color blindness. Mattel163 has innovatively transformed traditional card colors into distinct shapes, such as squares and triangles, ensuring all players can easily differentiate between the cards.
Activating the Beyond Colors feature in Phase 10: World Tour, Skip-Bo Mobile, and UNO! Mobile is simple. Just tap on your avatar within the game, head to your account settings, and select the Beyond Colors deck under the card theme options.
To ensure the effectiveness and user-friendliness of these new symbols, Mattel163 collaborated with gamers who have color blindness. This initiative aligns with Mattel's broader commitment to accessibility, with a goal to make 80% of their games colorblind accessible by 2025.
For this update, Mattel163 worked alongside experts in color vision deficiency and the global gaming community to develop solutions such as patterns, tactile clues, and symbols. These efforts ensure that color is not the sole method for distinguishing cards.
The shapes used in Beyond Colors are consistent across Phase 10: World Tour, Skip-Bo Mobile, and UNO! Mobile, making it easy for players to adapt to the new system across different games. You can explore these updated games on the Google Play Store: UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile.
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