Overview

• EA has open-sourced its IRIS tool, designed to analyze and identify video frames that could potentially impact people who experience photosensitivity, such as those with epilepsy.
• Four more patents have been added to EA's Accessibility Patent Pledge, providing free access to accessibility-oriented gaming technologies to competing companies and developers.
• The new patents include Automated Player Control Takeover, Adaptive Gaming Tutorial System, Route Navigation System, and Animated and Personalized Coach for Video Games.
• IRIS has already been used in EA Sports titles such as Madden NFL 24 and the FIFA Soccer successor FC 24.
• EA's Patent Pledge was created on the principle that everyone, regardless of their background, should be able to enjoy video games.