Hello again. Yes, it’s been an embarrassingly long time since my last blog post, or website update for that matter. I am back though for another entry. To say the past year and a half has been weird would be an understatement, COVID of course being one of the biggest contributor to this. It is hard to say how things will go in the near future, with winter just starting, but hopefully things won’t get as bad as they did in 2020.
Even through the pandemic, I have been keeping super busy. The YouTube channel is going strong, and won’t be slowing down any time soon. Unfortunately Mixer officially shut down last summer, but since then, I have started stream on Twitch. It has been going pretty well, and I’ve had several great sessions interacting with viewers. Thank you to everyone who has stopped by the stream, and supported both the stream and YouTube channel.
In addition to writing this blog post, I have also updated the other pages of IllegallySighted, including the Twitch stream, and several other podcasts and projects I have been working on. Over the past couple of years, I have been invited to be a guest on several podcasts, so shoutouts to Theory of a Blind Man, Break Down Walls, Blind Vets Podcast, Blind Abilities, and more. For the past few months, I have also become a regular co-host on the Blind Abilities Tech Abilities podcast, which is a lot of fun. I have had a blast being on these shows, and look forward to future opportunities.
I have also had the opportunity to join and present at our local Independent Game Developer Association meeting, a Tech Talk Live through Vision Forward. In both cases, I got to chat game and VR accessibility. It was especially cool to present to more game developers, in the hopes that more titles will be more accessible in the future.
I’ve even gotten to do some game accessibility consulting and play testing, which has been a new, and fun experience. I can’t say too much here due to NDA’s, but I love working with developers and seeing these accessibility improvements happen in the final product.
Work ahs also been different, but in a great way. We are still allowed to telework much of the time, and I absolutely love being able to work from home. I can sleep in a little longer, don’t have to worry about a commute, and so much more. I still like meeting people in person for some things, but I am much happier, and dare I say, even more productive working from home. I hope this gets to continue for the long term future. Now that winter is upon us, I’m especially glad I don’t have to trudge through the snow and ice, and wait in freezing winds every day.
There is probably a lot more to talk about, but as far as this website is concerned, I just wanted to get another blog update posted, and let people know what I’ve been up to, and what has been updated on the site. Hopefully I will be motivated to post more often in the future. I also hope to find some way of adding a few pictures or something to the site, to spice things up a bit.