Tara Voelker (Senior Accessibility Lead)

Xbox Studios

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Gaming for Everyone: Insights from Xbox's Tara Voelker

In this episode of She Plays Games, we talk to Tara Voelker, the Senior Xbox Game Studios Accessibility Lead, about her journey into the field of game accessibility, her experience working in the gaming industry, and her thoughts on the future of accessibility in gaming. Tara discusses the importance of staying up to date with the latest accessibility trends and how Xbox Game Studios approaches implementing new concepts. She also shares her thoughts on how the mindset around accessibility has shifted over the years and how it has become a more prominent topic in the gaming industry. Finally, she gives us a sneak peek of what to expect from her upcoming presentation at GDC 2023 with Brannon Zahand.

This is Episode 106 of She Plays Games.

This episode is sponsored by Splash Damage.

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