Hi.
For those that ask how to make your own game, it reqwires a PC, and
whatever screen-reader you have, JAWS NVDA or System access. You also
can get it on a Mac, and Linux if you want. It works grate with JAWS.
In the Inform7 app, F6 and Shift F6 bounces you between the pain and sub
pains of information. You will use those a lot when writing and viewing
what you need to when it comes together. That's also how you access the
manual.
Here's my sorce Code on making a game for the BrailleNote.
Feel free to change anything you like.
Send it to me and I'll compile it for you if you want, or if you have
any ideas. I'm still trying to get the hang of it myself and hell, even
still am trying to end it. I don't know how! lol.
You can write one in the BN, but will need the app to compile and see
if you wrote something correct or not. It'll let you know.
Enjoy!
*Pasted from source code file*
* I made
The source is below.*
*I'm having a problem ending the game, and also want to get the people
to talk when you say "Talk to whoever".*
*Any ideas?*
*Post your version with source if you like, please?*
*Http://www.muztechcommunity.com <http://www.muztechcommunity.com/>*
*if you wish to join.*
*I finished it, but a friend of mine started it.*
*See below:*
*Note:*
*If you want to play around with this, it's ecommended that you copy all
after*
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*Start of source"*
*and right before "End*
*of source"*
*before pasting in to a blank game.*
*Start of source*
*"The Wide World" by Kade Murdoc, finished by Dominique Stansberry*
The release number is 1.
The story creation year is 2010.
The story headline is "The world as I want it to be.".
The story genre is "Fiction".
The story description is "This is a short game that will help me learn
how to code in inform, and is pretty cool all the same! You need to give
Aubrey the money you owe him, and maybe might get something in return!".
The maximum score is 250.
The description of the player is "You are tall, skinny, and light
skinned with light brown hair and freckles."The player wears a white
shirt. The player wears some black pants.
When play begins: say "'Hey you there Aubrey?' 'Yeah, what's up?' 'You
still comeing over tomorrow or what?' 'Yeah, I'll be there.' 'What
time?' you ask him as you are getting ready for bed. 'I'll be there
around nine or so.' 'You promise?' you ask. 'yes, I promise.' 'Okay!' As
you tell him good-buy and hang up, you can't help but hope tomorrow you
can make him see that you really want to be with him. Enough of the
hoping for now, that'll have to wait. You must get some sleep. You have
a big day ahead of you tomorrow!
You are fast asleep in your bed, when suddenly a dream takes hold of
you. You are then transported to a world where anything is possible.
Hold on tight, because you are in for the ride of your life! Welcome to
the wide world!"
Asking someone about something is speech. Telling someone about
something is speech. Answering someone that something is speech. Asking
someone for something is speech.
Before speech in the presence of an ungreeted person: try waving hands.
Before asking someone to try doing something in the presence of an
ungreeted person: try waving hands.
Check waving hands:
unless the player can see someone who is not the player, say "You are
alone."instead.
Carry out waving hands:
say "You nod hello to [the list of ungreeted people who can be seen by
the player].";
now every ungreeted person who can be seen by the player is greeted.
A person can be greeted or ungreeted. A person is usually ungreeted. The
player is greeted.
Your bedroom is a room. "This room is nothing to complain about, really.
You have everything here.
A large stereo system looms in one corner near a bin of the latest
electronics. A few other odds and ins are scattered about as well. A
small bathroom lies east, and a hallway to the west."
A Stereo is here.
The stereo is a thing.
The stereo is fixed in place.
Instead of taking the stereo, say "That's too heavy.".
The description of the stereo is "This is the AMD4000: that you listen
to music on. You just got it two weeks ago, and love the sound that it
brings to this part of the house! The beat is bumppin, your windows
shake all the time when you play something, and you drive your friends
crazy!"
Aubrey is a man in your bedroom. "Aubrey is here."The description of
Aubrey is "You see a man who is a bit older than yourself. He looks to
be a twenty two or twenty-three year old man. He is tall, skinny, with
perfectly cut short hair, slightly dark skin, and the faint hint of a
mustache. He is wearing air Jordan shoes, some slightly baggy pants, and
a white T-shirt. He is also wearing a chane around his neck that says
'Aubrey G'."
Aubrey is wearing a chane.
The chane is a thing.
The chane is portable.
The chane contains letters.
The description of the chane is
"This is Aubrey's chane. He wears it all most everywhere!
It reads 'Aubrey G'."
The description of the letters is "As you look closer at his chane, you
see that the letters not only read the words 'Aubrey G,' but also are in
blue letters."
Instead of taking the letters, say "And how do you plan on doing that?
You can't."
Instead of taking the chane, say "I don't think Aubrey would like it if
you take his things."
Aubrey carries a piece of paper. The description of a piece of paper is
"On the paper is scrawled 7 digits and the words 'Call me.' in faded
script at the bottom."Instead of kissing Aubrey, say "Aubrey backs away
and says, 'sorry, but I just don't like you like that. You have to give
me a good reason to kiss you, you know.' He glances nervously at the
piece of paper in his hand before averting his eyes to the ground."
A ben is here. In the Bin is a coin.
A ben is a container.
Instead of examining the bin, say "You don't have time for that, you've
got better things to do.".
A bed is an enterable supporter in your bedroom.
The description of the bed is "This is the bed you lay in every night,
thinking of Aubrey. You wonder why he doesn't like you as much as you
like him. Some times, you lie here and think to yourself that he'll like
you some day, but today is not that day.".
The bathroom is east of Your bedroom. The description is "This bathroom
is rather small, but it makes up for it in cleanness. A jetted tub sits
at the front end, a vanity with a sink sits at the other. A window looks
out at the world beyond."
A Jetted tub is here.
The description of the tub is "This is the tub part of your bathroom.
it's a nice size, probably fit for eight people in it! You think of
Aubrey G when you take baths in this lovely tub, and some times wish he
was here more often then he is now.".
The tub is fixed in place.
The window is scenery in the bathroom. The description is "You can see
all the familiar landmarks of the town you grew up in. So why does it
seem so different these days?"
Instead of climbing, say "Nope. You can't!".
A gold coin is a thing inside the bathroom.
before taking the coin for the first time, say "Your first coin of the
day! Now you pay Aubrey back. You just now, need to find the others.
'Where are they?' you think to yourself. Good thing you came in here.".
The description of the gold coin is "It's what you need to pay Aubrey
back.".
After taking the gold coin for the first time: award 10 points.
Instead of dropping the coin in the bathroom, say "That doesn't belong
here, go put that where it belongs!".
The shower is here. It is fixed in place. "Opposite the window is the
shower, which is closed."The description of the shower is "When it's
open, you get in it to take a shower of course. Right now it's closed,
keeping you from using it."Instead of opening or entering the shower,
say "You really don't need to take a shower right now, do you? Even if
you do, Aubrey is here, you really want him to see things he shouldn't?
That's not lady like, you know."
The main hallway is west of your bedroom. The description of the main
hallway is "This hallway links the rooms in the house together. Shabby
carpet line the floorboards. To the west is the family room, and to the
north is the living room."
Tiny is a female animal in the main hallway. The description of Tiny is
"This is Tiny, she's your house cat. Their's not much to really see
about her, though. She is lazy, and like all cat's do, just lays around.
Sleeps most of the time, but as of now, she seems to be awake.".
Instead of taking Tiny for the first time: say "Tiny wriggles away from
you."Instead of taking Tiny for the second time: say "Tiny scratches you
across the face."Instead of taking Tiny for the third time: say "Tiny
claws your eyes out."After taking Tiny for the third time: decrease
score by 1; say "As a result of being blinded, you lose 1 point. Good
thing it was only temporary blindness.".
Instead of taking Tiny for the fourth time: say "You just don't get it
don't you? She doesn't want you touching her.".
North of the main hallway is the living room. The description of the
living room is "This room is rather empty. Your friend Kelly appears to
be watching the TV that you never use, and your other friend Kevin, who
seems to always be recovering from a hangover, is sprawled on the couch,
asleep."
The TV is a thing.
The description of the TV is
"Your TV, a fifty-thousand dollar built in sound system is mounted on
the wall. You don't know why it's in the hallway, but it's so big, from
the hallway to the living room? That's pretty big!".
The TV is fixed in place.
Instead of taking the TV, say
"You'll have to call the movers to move it if you want to move it
around, or out of here away from Kelly. She watches TV to much.".
Understand "tv"and "telli"as the TV.
Kelly is on the chair.
The description of Kelly is "Kelly is blond headed and blue eyed. She
has a picture of Aubrey in her wright hand. It looks like she Must have
stolen it from your room. Her gaze is fixed upon the TV, watching some
strange show. From the looks of it, she seams to love it.".
Kelly carries a picture of Aubrey.
Instead of examining the picture of Aubrey, say "You can't see the
picture because Kelly seems to be holding it close to her. She probably
do not know that you see it. She has a tight grip on it as well, from
here. If you take it back, she'd probably be mad at you. Do you think
you can be nice enough and let her have this one? You have like tun's
more, but where she can't find them."
Instead of taking the picture of Aubrey for the first time, say "Kelly
turns away briefly from the TV and glares at you. 'You can't have it
back, It's mine now! Hand's off!' 'What are you talking about, you stole
it from me!' you shouted 'Oh well! You need to watch where you keep your
stuff, don't you think?' 'You make me sick you know? I hate when you
come over here, sit in front of the TV like you pay bills here, and just
think you can just take whatever you like, like you own the place! Kevin
too! He's always getting drunk, and what happens? Simply this! You two
need to stay home at yore own houses for ...' Smack! Kelly's now facing
you, for the first time, and seems like she has bags under her eyes for
not getting enough sleep. from the looks of it, after she slapped you,
she seems like she's going to fall out! 'Nice shot, Kelly. Go back to
the TV, now. I'm sorry to disturb you.' 'Wait!' She said, 'Where are you
going? Don't you need help?' 'You? help me? Yeah, right. You already
stole my picture, and my TV, what's next?' 'I'm not ...' She stopped.
'Go ahead, You what?' 'I'm sorry. I'm sorry for stilling from you, it
was wrong; here, take it back.' Handing you the picture, you say: 'No,
you keep it. You can have it. I don't want it anymore. I have more where
that came from.' Aubrey groans at the two of you fighting and says, 'Now
now now, lady's, calm down.' Kelly turns to you again and says 'Wait,
don't go yet. If you need a coin, you can ...' How you know I need money
to ...' 'to pay Aubrey back? I know all about it, and I want to help
you.' 'Really?' you ask, 'yes, I want to help.' showing her the coin you
found in the bath room, you say 'I found this in the bathroom when I
went in there. I don't know how it got there, but I ...' 'I know, I left
it there by mistake. I was looking all over for it. Keep it. Put it in
the billfold with his other money.' 'Where is it?' 'It's in his car!
Where else would he keep it?' she said. Aubrey looks at you and says:
'Go find other coins around the house, and property, and put them there.
When you get all of them in there, I'll give you the chane, like I
promised.' 'Okay.' 'Wait!' Kelly says, 'Take that coin!' 'O, thanks! you
saved my life!'".
Instead of taking the picture of Aubrey for the second time, say "You
don't want it remember? Or did you forget!".
Kevin is scenery in the living room. The description is "He is dark
skinned and sleeping. He is holding a cup in his right hand. It looks
like he's gonna be sleeping for a while."
A yellow coin is a thing in the living room.
After taking the yellow coin: award 10 points; say "Good job!".
The love-seat is in the living room.
The love-seat is a enterable supporter in the living room.
The description of the love-seat is "It's an old thing that you've had
for a while. It's old, but makes up for it's fluffiness. Why do they
call it a love-seat, who knows".
Kevin is in the love-seat in the living room.
A chair is in the living room.
Instead of taking the chair, say "You'll flip Kelly over if you take the
chair. That wouldn't be nice, you know.".
Instead of taking the love-seat, say "Kevin is on the seat sleeping. You
don't want to wake him do you?".
Outside of the living room is the back yard. The description of the back
yard is "the sun beats down hard upon your back as you stand in the tall
blades of grass. A smiling daisy peeks up at you from the ground. To the
north is more expanse of the yard and to the south is a pool."A smiling
daisy is a thing in the back yard. Before taking a smiling daisy: say
"('Aubrey, I want you to have this.(. You hope this shows him you care
about him.".
A small field mouse is a animal in the back yard. After taking a small
field mouse: say "A small field mouse bites you. You lose 10
points."After taking a small field mouse: decrease score by 10.
In the back yard is a vehicle called Aubrey's car. The description of
Aubrey's car is "It looks nice. Care for a joy ride?"A billfold is a
container in Aubrey's car. 800 dollars is a thing in a billfold. Instead
of taking a billfold: say "You owe him money. You don't think stealing
is going to help your case, do you?"After taking a billfold: decrease
score by 5; say "this is not going to help your case. You need to give
him money, not take it."
South of the back yard is the deck. The description of the deck is "You
are standing on an expanse of hard wood above a large pool. The
California baked wood is warm beneath your feet. You can enter the pool
from here."A silver coin is a thing in the deck. After taking a silver
coin for the first time: award 15 points; say "You're on your way."A
small box turtle is a thing in the deck. After taking a small box turtle
for the first time: award 50 points; say "You shiver uncontrollably.
Good job. Deposit this little guy back in the grass quickly and you'll
receive more points."After dropping a small box turtle in the lawn:
award 35 points; say "good job!"
the pool is an enterable supporter in the deck. One of Aubrey's empty
sushi plates is a thing in the deck. Instead of taking one of Aubrey's
empty sushi plates for the first time, say "That's disgusting. Do you
really want to touch that?"
Instead of taking one of Aubrey's empty sushi plates for the second
time, say "'You really like me do you? Go head and clean up behind me
then. I still don't like you like that. Keep trying though...'.".
Instead of taking one of Aubrey's sushi plates for the third time, say
"Okay, fine, take the plate, but your not going to get any points. Awe,
don't get upset. Fine, just for being helpful, one point for you: and
that's it! Sorry! Now, quit acting crazy and get to work! Remember? You
owe Aubrey!".
North of the back yard is the lawn. The description of the lawn is "You
stand at a neatly cut expanse of grassy land. A weeping willow stands at
attention near the back where the peak of the house can barely be seen.
You can't help but remember back when you weren't famous and this place
was a lonely one. Now, Teddy the bodyguard lounges in a chair by the
willow, and Ashlen Hearst, your manager, juggles a copy of the New York
times and a double sided coffee mug in her hands beside him."Teddy the
bodyguard is a man in the lawn. "Teddy the bodyguard is sitting in a
lounge chair."Ashlen Hearst is a woman in the lawn. "Ashlen Hearst is
standing near the chair."Ashlen Hearst carries a copy of the New York
times. Ashlen Hearst carries a double sided coffee mug. Teddy the
bodyguard carries a can of beer.
A gray coin is in the lawn.
After taking the gray coin: award 6 points; say "Good job! You found
another coin! Let's put this with the others, shall we?".
Instead of dropping the coin, say "That doesn't belong on the ground. It
belongs in Aubrey's billfold. You promised him! Remember?".
The family room is west of the main hallway. The description of the
family room is "This room looks just like the living room. The only
reason you even bother ever coming in here is because nobody else dose.
You can be alone here, free to do whatever you like."A piano is a thing
in the family room. Instead of taking a piano: say "That's way too
heavy. Maybe Aubrey will help you? Try asking him!"A couch is an
enterable supporter in the family room. A microphone is a thing in the
family room. Before taking a microphone: say "You remove the ties on the
chord of a microphone and tap it sharply with your index finger to test
the sound. The amp responds with a low rumble."
After taking a microphone: award 45 points; say "You hum a little tune
into a microphone and a passer by tosses you some points.".
After dropping a microphone: say "The amp lets out a small sputtering
wine as you deposit the microphone back on the ground.".
Above the living room is the attic.
A gold key is a thing in the attic. Instead of taking a gold key, say
"The gold key shocks you when you touch it, causing you to back away
really quickly."
After touching a gold key for the first time, say "'Ow!'"
After touching a gold key for the second time: say "'ow!"; Decrease
score by 5.
After touching a gold key for the third time: say "Suddenly you begin to
black out.".
A poison apple is an edible thing in the attic. Instead of eating the
poison apple for the first time, say "'Ooh, a Apple!' You begin to take
the Apple and Aubrey taps you and says, 'What the hell you think you're
doing? That thing's gonna kill you!'".
End of source.
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