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Title: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: abstauber on Wed 01/08/2012 16:06:37
(http://shatten.sonores.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/btn1.png)  (http://shatten.sonores.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/btn2.png)  (http://shatten.sonores.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/btn3.png)  (http://shatten.sonores.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/btn4.png)  (http://shatten.sonores.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/btn5.png)  (http://shatten.sonores.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/btn6.png)

Can you read the numbers and/or tell, if those buttons are different?

I know, I've asked this a few years before, but now I'd like to know if I can get rid of the shapes and still have a playable game.

Thanks for your help!
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: arj0n on Wed 01/08/2012 16:41:12
A colorblind friend of mine said that the 1 and the 2 uses colors that are too much the same. So he has a little bit of trouble telling me the difference between these two colorwise.
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: abstauber on Wed 01/08/2012 16:46:14
Thanks for the quick feedback!
Can your friend read the numbers or do they blend in too much? Are 4 and 6 okay? Which color would be more suitable instead of purple?

Questions, questions questions :)
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: Mouth for war on Wed 01/08/2012 17:50:21
To me everything looked fine and clear...except that the number 2 kind of looks like a questionmark hehe
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: Eric on Wed 01/08/2012 18:16:18
Try this link (http://colorfilter.wickline.org/?a=1;r=;l=9;j=1;u=www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php%3Ftopic%3D46520.0%3Btopicseen;t=p). Should be a pop-over on the right side for you to select different colorblindness options.
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: abstauber on Wed 01/08/2012 18:35:58
Eric, this link is terrific. Thanks a million! Also thanks MforW - no matter how I turn it, button 2 needs to change :)
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: arj0n on Fri 03/08/2012 10:22:42
Quote from: abstauber on Wed 01/08/2012 16:46:14
Thanks for the quick feedback!
Can your friend read the numbers or do they blend in too much? Are 4 and 6 okay? Which color would be more suitable instead of purple?
He can read the numbers although the '2' is a bit off...
Also:
The colors blue (1) and purple (2) are a bit the same
The colors blue (3) and purple (5) are a bit the same (he said '5' was green but a slighly different green then the '3')

Note: the 'Color Blindness: Protan' filter of the site (http://colorfilter.wickline.org) Eric mentioned comes close to the version of my friend's colorblindness.

Quote from: abstauber on Wed 01/08/2012 16:46:14
Questions, questions questions :)
And some answers ;)



Question: why using numbers in stead of dots like domino?
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: abstauber on Fri 03/08/2012 11:59:45
QuoteQuestion: why using numbers instead of dots like domino?

Numbers are way more convenient and easier to spot. I once had a version with spots, but in a 8x8 sprite a spot would have the size of 1px which is a bit tricky to recognize and count.

Thanks once again for your input! I've already changed the color of the second sprite and as long as those numbers a readable I'm sure everyone will be fine.
Title: Re: If Colorblind / Monochromatic: Can you distinguish these buttons?
Post by: arj0n on Fri 03/08/2012 12:23:48
Quote from: abstauber on Fri 03/08/2012 11:59:45
QuoteQuestion: why using numbers instead of dots like domino?

Numbers are way more convenient and easier to spot. I once had a version with spots, but in a 8x8 sprite a spot would have the size of 1px which is a bit tricky to recognize and count.

Thanks once again for your input! I've already changed the color of the second sprite and as long as those numbers a readable I'm sure everyone will be fine.
True, the dots would become unrecognizable at such a sprite dimension.
Can you upload the new sprites when they are ready?