Hello:
I have admittedly been watching this thread a little carefully, and have
been impressed at the ingenuity of some of the helpful ideas. However, I
have also seen, I think, a rather unfortunate amount of, "Duh, this
should be obvious." While I recognize that cardinal directions,
compasses, and on a broader level, spatial understanding, are concepts
that are second nature in simplicity to many, I'd caution that this is
not the case for all, perhaps as proved by the fact that this is a topic
to begin with.
There are many reasons, neurological and otherwise, why someone
might have trouble with ideas and understandings related to things in
space. I speak to you as one of those people. No matter how much
training I have received, I still have very limited comprehension of the
way cardinal directions change and interact as you move in relation to
you, why crossing walks form squares when two intersecting lines make an
X, and why, when cars are on the road, they don't run into each other
when turning. Though you have only my word on this, I can safely say
that I have been blind since birth and have had many lessons throughout
my life that have improved this very little, and I have been told this
is quite common with my eye condition. On the gaming side, I gave up on
a hero's call when I got lost for two hours in someone's back yard, and
generally actively avoid games in which radar mapping, heavy cardinal
directions, and complex spatial awareness become necessary. So I beg
people, in this day and age of inclusion, to temper dismissive responses
to a very real, and I can imagine very frustrating, question from
someone who wishes to help someone else enjoy a game. To the original
poster, I hope that you find success with answering this question, and
that both of you end up having a blast.
May everyone have lots of fun playing, and forgive me for not speaking
on this list more often.
Jessica.
On 7/27/2020 7:21 AM, Luke Hewitt wrote:
Simple test, ask him about physical space.
EG if your standing in your living room, with the sofa behind you and
the door to your left, and you turn to face the door, the sofa is now
on your left.
Better still if he has an Iphone or other smart phone device get him
to activate the compass and turn around physically.
for me at least, once I understood the physical difference between
absolute directions and where I was facing relative to them, getting
the compass in shades of doom and other first person titles was no
problem.
Hth.
All the best,
Dark.
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