I grew up gaming and I will forever be a gamer some how some way. Mist world is my favorite audio game right now. Started playing manamon 2 again as well. Have been wanting to get back into swamp it's been a while. Nvda just works better with games.
On 1/10/23, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: > jaws is job access with speech so it was never really big into gaming. > That's especially unfortunate for new computer users since the way new > computer users gain confidence on computers that are new to them is to > spend lots of hours playing games. > The first pcxt I had didn't have jaws on it, that was artic. It came with > lots of games including infocom titles which was my first introduction to > those games. The training materials freedomscientific uses aren't even > games which is why and how jaws even with its training materials is a slow > and difficult learning curve. Jaws for windows is certainly no better. > > > > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > . > > On Wed, 11 Jan 2023, Shaun Everiss wrote: > >> Hi linsey. >> >> Yeah there are not many games anymore. >> >> There are the japanese games in general which are good and some of the >> chinese ones like mist. >> >> then there is ksre which is quite old on audiogames forum I forget the >> link. >> >> Its just been redone and its a good story. >> >> However the renpy main games page hasn't had a good load of upgrades in >> ages. >> >> Outside that, bar audiogame.store there isn't much. >> >> And even their latest game I have reached partly through. >> >> Its interest seems to have died down quickly so who knows. >> >> Technically there are supposed to be a few more but not much. >> >> Sadly I suspect that the audiogames industry isn't as rosy as it was ages >> back. >> >> In 1995 through 2010 there was great optomism for the industry as a >> whole. >> >> But with some mainstreaming, the fact gaming doesn't make cash, and >> everything >> else there are less devs. >> >> A few games use sapi internal os voices and tts engines, a few are self >> voicing and a few still exist like sbyw just ticking along but nothing >> new >> really. >> >> If you mean exactly for jaws that may be your problem. >> >> Yes some games have support for jaws but not many. >> >> With nvda about and internal support on the os pluss some self voicing >> themselves, there is probably not going to be actual games for jaws if >> not >> ever at least not right now. >> >> Jaws has its uses but like dolphin reader, freedomscientiffic is 1 of the >> last >> so called access business companies to still be in the market though not >> really for general use anymore. >> >> Put it another way no standard newly blind is going to buy jaws, or any of >> the >> other comercials if he doesn't need to. >> >> I do test for dolphin so obviously I do need to run the reader to check >> things >> out from time to time, but even I have thought about my association for a >> little. >> >> The only reason I don't drop it as such as its another alternitive if I >> ever >> find something that needs the extra power. >> >> But really nvda will do almost everything any user needs. >> >> Listen to music, write email, surf the net with a brouser, even game. >> >> It will even do some limited to semi advanced ocr if given the right >> program, >> maybe not that well but well enough. >> >> The only things against it are. >> >> 1. because there are no intercepts it doesn't have as many cursers and >> virtual modes for advanced work. >> >> Of course most of us using standard software doesn't need those modes so >> its >> largely mute. >> >> 2. being it uses mainstream languages and plugins it needs constant >> security >> and other updates. >> >> Thats fine and all but some users don't like it. >> >> Though if you don't want to you don't need to load any modules bar maybe >> the >> windows 10 and the updater if you want to keep things updated. >> >> They do help at least for programs you use and there are a few extras you >> can >> use to. >> >> And if you don't need anything much more over really basic there is >> narator. >> >> Its not the most advanced system obviously and its only updated once or >> tiwice >> a year with the major os updates, but its rumored to be scriptable, and >> will >> handle chromium in some way, not tested really and will do simple tasks. >> >> Its not really a screen reader but if you only need to muck about with >> microsoft everything its probably not a problem though nvda gives you a >> little >> choice. >> >> >> On 11/01/2023 7:51 am, Lindsay Cowell wrote: >> > >> > Hi all >> > >> > >> > I feel like I am missing something here guys. Are there not any good >> > games >> > for PC and windows in particular any more? I can't seem to find >> > anything, >> > and when I do, it is in another language and doesn't work with Jaws. Am >> > I >> > missing something here? >> > >> > >> > Lindsay Cowell. >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > -- Lenron Brown Skype: ron.brown762 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#125663): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/125663 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/96184035/21656 Group Owner: blind-gamers+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
