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'''Key points'''
 
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{{++}} Makes games easier to play for players with [[Wikipedia:Color blindness|color blindness]].
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{{++}} Makes games easier to play for players with [[Wikipedia:Color blindness|color blindness]].<ref name="GMTK">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrqdU4cZaLw|title=Game Maker's Toolkit: Designing for Disability: Making Games Better for Gamers with Colourblindness & Low Vision|date=2018-01-17}}</ref>
{{--}} Most games don't have a color blind mode.
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{{--}} Many games implement color blind modes incorrectly, simulating color blindness rather than correcting for it.
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{{--}} Most games do not have a color blind mode.
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{{--}} Many games implement color blind modes incorrectly, simulating color blindness rather than correcting for it.<ref name="GMTK/>
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{{ii}} There are many different forms of color blindness, and testing every form is nearly impossible. For the purpose of this wiki, the bare minimum that should be tested for are deuteranopia, protanopia,  tritanopia, and achromatopsia. Of course, feel free to mention other forms if they are affected.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [[Wikipedia:Color blindness|Color blindness]] article at Wikipedia
 
{{mm}} [[Wikipedia:Color blindness|Color blindness]] article at Wikipedia
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ablegamers.com AbleGamers]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.ablegamers.com AbleGamers]
{{mm}} [http://www.unstoppablegamer.com AbleGamers Community (Unstoppable Gamer)]
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For a list of games, see games with color blind mode support.

Key points

Makes games easier to play for players with color blindness.[1]
Most games do not have a color blind mode.
Many games implement color blind modes incorrectly, simulating color blindness rather than correcting for it.[1]
There are many different forms of color blindness, and testing every form is nearly impossible. For the purpose of this wiki, the bare minimum that should be tested for are deuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia, and achromatopsia. Of course, feel free to mention other forms if they are affected.

General information

Color blindness article at Wikipedia
AbleGamers


References