Re: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics

2013-03-29 Thread Scott Chesworth
Hey Ashley, Just a quick note to say thanks for hooking us up with the final article. I don't check in here all that often so unfortunately missed the window to contribute, but can honestly say it's one of the least patronising reads I've come across. Great job man! Cheers Scott On 3/28/13,

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2013-03-28 Thread Ashley Taylor
Hello everyone, Here is a link to my articlehttp://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/video-games/how-to-mak-a-video-game-for-the-blind-15277536?click=pm_latest. Thank you very much! Best wishes, Ashley On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Ashley Taylor ashley.p.tay...@gmail.comwrote:

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2013-03-28 Thread shaun everiss
thanks for the article ashly. this is quite good. At 11:19 AM 3/29/2013, you wrote: Hello everyone, Here is a link to my articlehttp://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/video-games/how-to-mak-a-video-game-for-the-blind-15277536?click=pm_latest. Thank you very much! Best wishes,

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2013-03-27 Thread shaun everiss
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

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2013-03-27 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Just a minor correction to Mich's post below. Jim Kitchens website is http://www.kitchensinc.net in case Ashley or anyone wants to look it up. :D On 3/27/13, Mich mi...@eastlink.ca wrote: Hello. as a blind gamer my self. I like the games shades of doom a audio version of the old doom game.

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2013-03-27 Thread Ashley Taylor
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

Re: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics

2013-03-27 Thread shaun everiss
I was blind at birth aparently when I first was born I could see though I never remember it. At 07:45 PM 3/27/2013, you wrote: 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

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2013-03-27 Thread Fred Olver
with Vision Loss http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com - Original Message - From: Ashley Taylor ashley.p.tay...@gmail.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 6:42 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing an article about

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2013-03-27 Thread Fred Olver
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 1:21 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics 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

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2013-03-27 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi, just this short notice, since I don't have much time right now. There actually is another site for blind gamers to play online. It's www.blindadrenaline.com and then the link enter the cardroom. Blind gamers can play Texas Holdem, Draw Poker, Hearts and other card games against each

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2013-03-27 Thread Charles Rivard
: Mich mi...@eastlink.ca To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello. as a blind gamer my self. I like the games shades of doom a audio version of the old doom game. I like it since it is a fps

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2013-03-27 Thread Michael Feir
with Vision Loss http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com - Original Message - From: Ashley Taylor ashley.p.tay...@gmail.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 6:42 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing an article about

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2013-03-27 Thread Charles Rivard
.. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Ashley Taylor ashley.p.tay...@gmail.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 6:42 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing

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2013-03-27 Thread Dennis Towne
Ashley, I'm certain that you've received a lot of good feedback from others already, but I may be able to add some unique perspective: I'm not blind, but I run a large multiplayer role-playing game which caters to the blind. I've had to learn a lot in the last few years about how to convert an

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2013-03-27 Thread Michael Feir
Coming up with quick interesting factoids is a tad tough. However, the history of audio game development is full of surprises. As editor of Audyssey, I had to eat my words many times. I thought I had a pretty good handle on what was happening and was likely to happen, what would work and what

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2013-03-27 Thread Paul Lemm
Paul lemm -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Taylor Sent: 26 March 2013 23:42 To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing an article about computer games for the blind

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2013-03-27 Thread Ashley Taylor
is paul.l...@sky.com regards Paul lemm -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Taylor Sent: 26 March 2013 23:42 To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing

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2013-03-27 Thread Mich
smile thx tom for making that corection. it was really late when i wrote that :d. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics

[Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics

2013-03-26 Thread Ashley Taylor
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

Re: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics

2013-03-26 Thread Mich
Message - From: Ashley Taylor ashley.p.tay...@gmail.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:42 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing an article about computer games for the blind and would really appreciate your input. Please