Chuckle. Are you certain all the grandma's wouldn't want to play shoot them up games, blow up things, and mow down alien invaders. I can see it now. "Ok, Sunny. Come over here to grandma. I want to shoot you with my laser thingy." Just teasing. Seriously, you are right. I don't see elderly customers getting in to the games the younger gamers would like. Likely the older customers would like card games, board games, and Monopoly etc are already out there.
allan thompson wrote: > Hi, > I would have to agree with you. You have a group of sixty year olds > coming > into retirement age and lets consider the facts. Only a small > percentage of > these will actually lose their sight and only a small percentage of those > will actually be interested in buying games. We also have to consider > their > income potential as well and really in the end, while there might be > some > income coming in, it is not going to change the overall picture we have > here. > i have my own thoughts on how our blind community can grow, but it > will take > more from us than what I think the community will be able or possibly > willing to give. > > allan > The truth will set you free... > Jesus of Nazareth 33 AD > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 12:36 AM > Subject: Re: audyssey: Special standards for accessible game developers? > > > > The thing though is as discrimoatory as it may bee, These games are for > > actually blind people. > > I don't know this fora fact but old people have other issues. > > Eg my nanna for instance. > > She is dead now but she was almost blind. > > she was going def, she had heart trouble and arthritis, so bad she > > couldn't play piano. > > Then there is my grandpa, he is not blind, not as bad as my nanna > but has > > a poor understanding of computers in general in fact he still writes > his > > letters on paper before he emails them. > > And my grandma has dementure. > > All actual blind people that are just blind is ok. > > This could extend to those in wheelchairs that couldn't use their legs. > > But thats that. > > I fail to see how a person who can't walk, see, use his hands, def, > got a > > mental problem, either violent or just plain not aware, or anything > else > > except purely blind or just about could be included. > > At the end of the day you have to be realistic about which group you > are > > going for. > > Blind people in general that can use their hands. > > So you still get some wheelchair users. > > At 04:47 p.m. 21/02/2006, you wrote: > >>At 07:01 PM 2/20/2006, you wrote: > >>>Hi, > >>>So it all boils down to one word... > >>>Money. > >>>Pro devs want it, we don't have it. > >> > >>For clarification, by "we" do you mean the consumers? 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