EA has made 23 accessibility patents available to other developers, by making them open-source. These patents include technologies for photosensitivity and speech recognition.

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EA just made a whole bunch of accessibility patents open-source

The patented ideas are geared toward helping disabled players access games.

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EA Just Made Two Accessibility Patents Open-Source

EA is also releasing a UE5 plugin for it’s Iris photosensitivity tech, which features on games like Madden NFL 24 (Pictured). | Image: Electronic Arts  Electronic Arts is expanding its accessibility program with 23 additional tech patents that other companies and developers can freely use without being slapped with an infringement lawsuit. The expansion more than doubles the total number of patents that EA has opened up since launching the pledg…

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EA has made 23 more of its accessibility patents free for any studio to use

Electronic Arts is expanding its accessibility program with 23 additional tech patents that other companies and developers can freely use without being slapped with an infringement lawsuit. The expansion more than doubles the total number of patents that EA has opened up since launching the pledge in 2021, and includes generation and recognition tools for speech and audio.  
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Electronic Arts has added 23 new patents to its public library of free accessibility tools, including patents for photosensitivity analysis plugins, intelligent personalised speech recognition, and generating expressive speech audio from text data.

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EA expands free library of accessibility patents to make more games inclusive

EA has announced it is doubling its catalog of patents on accessibility technologies, which it says will be available to developers royalty and license-free.

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EA announces it will patent 23 accessibility technologies that will be available to developers royalty-free "to reduce or eliminate as many barriers to access as possible and empower our gamers"

EA’s ongoing commitment to accessibility and open source tech continues, adding 23 patents to their accessibility patent pledge.

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EA pledges 23 more accessibility patents and open sources more tech

Non-EA developers can now use the publisher's technology that detects photosensitivity issues and creates personalized speech for their own games at no cost.

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EA makes photosensitivity and speech recognition tech patents open-source

The RNIB have launched a new initiative to help video game developers make their games accessible for people with sight loss.

EA just made a whole bunch of accessibility patents open-source

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