: ARIA attributes for a website about a video game? I'm creating an interactive community website for a video game - a first person shooter. People can share ideas with others - these ideas basically

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WAI-ARIA are attributes that can make your Web site/app (more) accessible.

This has nothing to do with SEO¹.

If you use HTML5, you are already using WAI-ARIA, as many elements come with default implicit ARIA semantics (example).
You should add WAI-ARIA attributes if you are re-purposing an element, or if you can’t use an appropriate semantic element, or if you have to change the native semantics, or if you create your own interactive widget, etc.

If you wonder if you should care about accessibility for a video game: Yes, you should (hint: people with disabilities like to play games, too). To what extent depends on the kind of game, your budget, your audience, etc.

¹ That doesn’t necessarily mean that all search engines would ignore WAI-ARIA; it’s not inconceivable that they could be used as signals by search engines.

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