Hi Shaun, Thank you so much! Are you blind, and have you ever been able to see? I wonder because you seem to see the sighted perspective.
Ashley On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:21 AM, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi ashly well we were discussing this stuf on list just well today. > I'll answer your questions. > a lot of this is probably changing and a lot know more than I do but I > will try to help. > exposure is what we need if we are ever going to make progress with > mainstream stuff. > Our games lack a lot of concepts that the sighted will take for granted > mostly because we havn't figured out a way to handle those or convert them > yet. > we have multiplayer and such but there are still gaps though the gap is > closing all the time. > > > At 12:42 PM 3/27/2013, you wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am a journalist writing an article about computer games for the blind >> and >> would really appreciate your input. Please only reply to this post if you >> are willing for me to quote you in my article (for the Popular Mechanics >> website). It would be helpful if you could describe yourself as you'd like >> me to describe you in the article. >> >> What are the qualities of a good computer game for the blind? What does it >> have to have to work well for someone who can't see? >> Hmmm thats a hard question. >> > > Right now it needs to be simple to play, can be controled by the keyboard > etc. > No graphics what so ever, and needs to work with a screen reader or sapi > synth voices though we would prefur full dialog to be honest synths really > are not the best convayers of things during a game depending on that game. > We do need things to help us target as well as locate things right now > anyway maybe in the future we won't be as simple. > > > For blind or visually impaired gamers, what are your favorite audio games, >> and why? Which games designed for sighted people are these most analogous >> to? >> Hmmm. >> > > Thats a hard one. > shades of doom is mine. > this is like the doom series 1 and 2 not sure about 3 though. > Audioquake though sadly that project died. > It was a shell for the quake engine and was good. > lone wolf. > Thats like I guess silent hunter but with less features. > gtc, or gma tank commander. > That has its roots in panza98 but I don't know what game it came from or > is going to and I may have it all wrong. > there are a couple of trek games to > final conflict is based on several games that are trek. > there is soundrts which is based on warcraft. > entombed which is a rpg and is quite good. > Most games though are all based on space invader clones, card and board > games. > The landscape between the sighted and blind is vast. > > > What are some examples of games for the blind that I can play online? >> Hmmm. >> > > There arn't any I know of off my head unless you mean the experimentals at > audiogames.net. > most in fact almost games need to be downloaded and installed or at least > unzipped. > > > What do you think is the most interesting factoid about games for the >> blind? >> Hmmm to be honest that we can play games at all. >> > > To the sighted blind games have no interest what so ever because of their > lack of graphics. > And if there is an interesting fact then its only really usefull to the > blind not sighted users. > I can't think of one but then I am not one of the up to date geeks here. > you should try to register this topic on forum.audiogames.net. > you will get better coverage. > Also I'd like to check your sight and the article online I am sure > everyone else will I havn't heard of the site you are putting things on > there are so many. > > > > Thank you, >> Ashley >> -- >> Ashley Taylor >> Writer and journalist >> ashleyptaylor.com >> (270) 485-1753 >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> Gamers-unsubscribe@audyssey.**org <gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org>. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/**listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org<http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org> >> . >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/**gamers@audyssey.org<http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org> >> . >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to Gamers-unsubscribe@audyssey. > **org <gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org>. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/**listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org<http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org> > . > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/**gamers@audyssey.org<http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org> > . > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > -- Ashley Taylor Writer and journalist ashleyptaylor.com (270) 485-1753 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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