Games can be educational, too, if they are trivia games, word games, or math games.
I think the games on the BN should be accessible to the deaf-blind. I have only tried the tutorial game, so I could be wrong. The thing that bothers me is some of the braille in the games should have been written in computer braille. I couldn't route the cursor to the computereze, so I couldn't add them. I understand from reading the manual some games use a lot of greater-than less-than signs and it would take up less space on the display if they had been surrounded by the proper codes. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rusty Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:30 AM Subject: [Braillenote] Re: Trivia Games : Hi, : I simply understood the lumping of games with the radio and mp3 player : as thiggs which were percieved as entertainment or fun, thus seemingly : categorizing them as less important than things related to work or : productivity. : If there's something I'm not getting here, please let me know. : Rusty : : On 3/23/06, Sarah Cranston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > I'll add my vote for trivia games. I do have a question, while we're on the : > subject. There have been a few posts recently that seem to say that the : > games are, like the media center and the FM radio, something a deaf person, : > or one who uses only Braille, can't work with. I would like anyone's : > opinion as to why this may be. The games seem absolutely accessible in : > Braille as far as I have been able to tell, but I am very interested in : > anyone's thoughts on the subject. No, the games are not a communication : > tool, and therefore aren't useful or desirable by all, but are they : > inaccessible for someone who doesn't use speech? : > : > Thanks for any thoughts, and I hope no one thinks me insensitive for asking : > this. The only reason I haven't chimed in about the need for a : > communication application for the deaf-blind on the BN is that there is a : > vast amount of traffic already devoted to that topic, but I'll cast my : > official vote now for a TTY as well. BTW, it's T T Y, which speech insists : > on pronouncing TIE. <Smiles> : > : > Sarah C : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Ring : > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:51 AM : > To: Braillenote List : > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Trivia Games : > : > : > Couldn't agree more. Love trivia games! : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michele : > Thredgold : > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:43 AM : > To: [email protected] : > Subject: [Braillenote] Trivia Games : > : > : > Hi Listers. Now I'm really opening myself for some slack here, : > considering what I just said about the games on the BN, but I was : > wondering if it would be possible for HumanWare to adapt or develop some : > trivia games for the BN. I would much prefer them to the adventure : > games and would be happy for them to be an extra in the way that the GPS : > or multi-lingual software is. Or, I could imagine there being a choice : > at download time about what kind of games one would like on the new : > upgrade. Anyway, Trivial pursuit is my most favourite game in the world : > and I love watching trivia shows so any trivia games would be great and : > I'd much prefer to play them using my BN than sitting at my desktop. : > : > Cheers! : > : > Michele : > : > : > ___ : > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : > : > : > ___ : > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : > : > : > ___ : > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : > : > : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
