{"id":993,"date":"2021-06-29T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timtanhuynh.com\/ux\/?page_id=993"},"modified":"2025-04-07T10:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:20:16","slug":"cuphead-accessibility-audit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timtanhuynh.com\/ux\/research-analysis\/cuphead-accessibility-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility audit: Cuphead<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did an audit about the accessibility of Cuphead<\/em><\/a> for a course in UX research and design for video games. To be specific, I used the Game Accessibility Guidelines<\/a> as a basis. The intent was to identify issues that visually-impaired players might face. For each issue, I described its context, impact, and evidence. I gathered evidence from comments on the web, including blogs, forums, and social media. I already had some evidence from an earlier project.<\/p>\n

I developed recommendations to mitigate the issues that I identified. I imagined options for subdued backgrounds and colors of parryable objects. I also imagined options for enlarged HUD sizes. Independent volume-control for Super Meter effects and contrast settings are my other recommendations. To realize these ideas, I sketched them by hand. Then I used screenshots, Adobe Photoshop, and Figma to produce mockups.<\/p>\n

The mockups showed how these options could be selectable and how they could look in the game. I found the game’s typefaces and used them to make the mockups look more authentic. I posted my work on a message board and got helpful feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Deliverables<\/h2>\n
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  1. Accessibility audit<\/a> (PDF, 194 KB)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Artifacts<\/h2>\n\n\t\t