Just Shapes & Beats
A rhythm bullet-dodging game where players avoid shapes synced to music.
Where Just Shapes & Beats comes up1 episode or test
- 1Identify the triggersQuick flashes and regular moving patterns
- 2Add an off switchJust Shapes & Beats has a no-flash mode
- 3Players opt outHelps autism, migraine, photosensitive epilepsy players
From Game Maker's Toolkit
What was said about Just Shapes & Beats
Just Shapes & Beats lets players turn off flashes to reduce sensory overload. The game has a mode that turns off flashes. It helps players who are sensitive to them, including people with autism, migraines and photosensitive epilepsy.
Game Maker's Toolkit says sensory overload in games is generally based on two things: quick flashes and regular moving patterns. The advice is to identify the features that cause it and let players switch them off. Stardew Valley is cited alongside it for letting players change the falling snow effect.
Improving Games for Those with Cognitive Disabilities | Designing for Disability
It has a mode to turn off flashes, reducing sensory overload for players who are sensitive to them.
Just Shapes & Beats lets players turn off flashes to reduce sensory overload. The game has a mode that turns off flashes. It helps players who are sensitive to them, including people with autism, migraines and photosensitive epilepsy.
Game Maker's Toolkit says sensory overload in games is generally based on two things: quick flashes and regular moving patterns. The advice is to identify the features that cause it and let players switch them off. Stardew Valley is cited alongside it for letting players change the falling snow effect.
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