Mattel163 is taking a significant step towards inclusivity with an exciting update aimed at making their popular card games more accessible to 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 update is a thoughtful enhancement for the approximately 300 million people worldwide who experience color blindness. Mattel163 has revamped the traditional card colors by replacing them with distinct shapes such as squares and triangles. This allows all players to clearly distinguish between different cards.
To activate the Beyond Colors feature in Phase 10: World Tour, Skip-Bo Mobile, and UNO! Mobile, the process is straightforward. Simply tap on your avatar within the game, navigate to your account settings, and enable the Beyond Colors deck under the card theme options.
For the development of Beyond Colors, Mattel163 collaborated with gamers who have color blindness to ensure the new symbols are effective and user-friendly. This initiative aligns with Mattel's broader commitment to accessibility, with a goal to make 80% of their games colorblind accessible by 2025.
In creating this update, Mattel163 worked alongside experts in color vision deficiency and the global gaming community to develop solutions like patterns, tactile clues, and symbols. This approach ensures that color is not the sole method of differentiating cards.
The shapes used in Beyond Colors are consistent across Phase 10: World Tour, Skip-Bo Mobile, and UNO! Mobile. Once you become familiar with them in one game, you'll be able to use them effectively in the others. Be sure to check out these games on the Google Play Store: UNO! Mobile, Phase 10: World Tour, and Skip-Bo Mobile.
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