Hi, You're absolutely right, we should be being a little more sensitive. I sincerely hope I was not one of the people who gave off the afore mentioned attitude. I do have a habit of doing that when I don't mean to, so I'm really sorry if I caused any offense.
Also... I think statistics show that more cars bump into each other when turning than we'd like to admit haha. Take care, Chris Norman On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 14:32, Jessica Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#122706): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/122706 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/75798500/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
