Terry, Since there are different shapes the shapes will fall and you will be able to tactilley determine the shape when they are in the upper part of the cell, before they fall to the lower part of the cell. There is a list of commands of how to play the tetris game in the help menu. But, the game is mainly played by using the thumb-keys, hence the need of a braille display.
I hope this helps Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Chao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bigd_vi_guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] tetris game > Hi Kevin; > Can you explain how this game is played? If the shapes are different > sizes, how can this consept be identified on a one line display? What > commands do we use or where do we find them? > Thanks for any help. > Terry Powers > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Chao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:14 PM > To: bigd_vi_guy; Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BrailleNote] tetris game > > I believe that Tetris was something that was available in KeySoft 7.0, > but > not sure exactly, but for sure it is available using 7.2. Tetris is a > game > that has been around for quite some time, but has only recently been > made > accessible for braille users. The way tetris lookis is a rectangular box > > with shapes that are falling from the top of this rectangle that are > different shapes, some may be 3 pieces wide, 3 pieces wide with a piece > above a middle piece, a square, and with all of this pieces that are > dropping from the top of this rectangular box, you are able to rotate > these > shapes to cover the gaps from previous pieces that have fallen, the > objective of tetris is to make sure that you don't have your pieces that > are > falling overflow the screen and want to fill as much of the gaps as > possible, there will be levels that are cleared which in turns yield > points, > it is possible to have the blocks drop faster or slower. The requirement > to > play this game using the BrailleNote is a braille display. > > I hope this helps. > > Kevin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bigd_vi_guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:59 PM > Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] tetris game > > >> Hello, >> >> Actually it's 7.2 and up. I'm not really sure about what kind of game > it >> is though, I just heard about it from the list a few days ago. >> >> Hth, Big D! >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:44 AM >> To: "bigd_vi_guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] tetris game >> >> What kind of game is tetris? From the previous question, it sounds > like >> a card game. Can I get access to it with 7.2? You stated access was >> with 7.0. >> I sure would love to play solitare or spelling games. >> >> Terry Powers >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bigd_vi_guy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:50 PM >> To: kathleen spear >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [BrailleNote] tetris game >> >> Hello KC! >> >> Tetris is a hidden feature in ks7. To start it: 1. Go to the main menu >> and press u for utilities. >> 2: Press k for key management and e for enter a new product key. >> 3. At the product key? prompt type "playtime" (without the quotes.) >> Unfortunately, ks 7 doesn't have any help keys. >> Hth, Big D - the other Star Trek guy! >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "kathleen spear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 5:29 PM >> To: "bigd_vi_guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: re: [BrailleNote] tetris game >> >> Hello "BIG D" et al! >> Where did you get this game? I don't see it on my game list in >> the BN. >> >> It would be great to be able to play Blackjack or Poker on the >> BN. I would also love to know how to play solitaire. >> >> KC >> >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> 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 >> >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> 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 >> >> > > ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
