Re: [Audyssey] About games rolling out in a matter of a couple of months, or weeks?

[Michael Feir]

I certainly hope he eventually attempts a more complex game. Actually,
there's a lot he could do with Pinball now that he has the basics
pretty well down. One thing to note here is that he always seems to
look for ways to reuse what he's already created. The ball physics so
vital to good Pinball have been honed in previous games like bowling
and his version of Skiball. It would take a whole lot longer to crank
out games if he did each of even these more simple ones from scratch.

Basically, developers are put in a vicious catch22 setup economically.
You need to initially crank out as many games as you can in order to
generate income you can invest in better assets. It's next to
impossible to really make a living as a developer of games primarily
for the blind. Creating games which truly engage the sighted player
but still let blind people play on equal terms is no easy task. Back
when I edited audyssey, we had a real problem of impatience since a
lot of blind people really didn't understand the disadvantages of
scale our developers operated under. Most modern apps and games
enjoyed by sighted players have actual companies behind them. A good
rpg would have writers, programmers, all sorts of artists, game
designers and actors working on it. There might be hundreds of people.
It's all too easy to face our one or two-person developers with the
impossible task of creating something normally done by dozens of
people.

Once the audio engine from Something Else software is made available,
it wouldn't surprise me if we saw some spectacular uses of it
presuming changes in how iOS handles audio don't render it obsolete.
These are very exciting times for blind gamers. I would never have
guessed we were in for such a golden age.

On 4/13/16, Devin Prater  wrote:
> Well, to be honest, they are simple games. Not that simple is always bad,
> but I'd love to see how he'd do a long-term game project, like an RPG or
> something like that. Of course, he'd have to spend a little more time
> writing, as the games have at least a few spelling or grammar errors, but
> besides that I think he'd do well.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 12, 2016, at 11:08 PM, Sharon Hooley  wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I must say that, although I haven't played all the Blindfold games, I've
>> become a fan of Kidfriendly Software!  And I'm curious, how do developers,
>> including from this company, roll out the games so quickly? [smile)
>>
>>
>>
>> Sharon H.
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Re: [Audyssey] About games rolling out in a matter of a couple of months, or weeks?

[Devin Prater]

Well, to be honest, they are simple games. Not that simple is always bad, but 
I'd love to see how he'd do a long-term game project, like an RPG or something 
like that. Of course, he'd have to spend a little more time writing, as the 
games have at least a few spelling or grammar errors, but besides that I think 
he'd do well. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 12, 2016, at 11:08 PM, Sharon Hooley  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I must say that, although I haven't played all the Blindfold games, I've 
> become a fan of Kidfriendly Software!  And I'm curious, how do developers, 
> including from this company, roll out the games so quickly? [smile)
> 
> 
> 
> Sharon H.
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[Audyssey] About games rolling out in a matter of a couple of months, or weeks?

[Sharon Hooley]

Hi,

I must say that, although I haven't played all the Blindfold games, I've become 
a fan of Kidfriendly Software!  And I'm curious, how do developers, including 
from this company, roll out the games so quickly? [smile)



Sharon H.
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