Re: new audio game for the macintosh

[James Austin]

Yes I use the settings with the audio description, but there doesn't  
seem to be a way to turn off the music.

Best
James
On 1 May 2007, at 15:47, Dan Keys wrote:

Hello Yes, P to pause the game and arrow down to music volume and  
turn it down. Then arrow to resume and press space and you will be  
back in the game. You will have different options when you use  
different settings.
Dan
On May 1, 2007, at 7:42 AM, James Austin wrote:


Is there any way to turn off the music? It would make the ships  
easier to hear But the game is great
On 1 May 2007, at 15:12, Matthew Elliff wrote:

hey i keep dying too lol. their's no way to center the ships.
On May 1, 2007, at 2:05 AM, william lomas wrote:

hi

just run the .ap file
it is damn hard to play though it is like space invaders but i  
keep dying lol

On 30 Apr 2007, at 22:04, Holly Anderson wrote:

Hi.  When I downloaded the mac osx version I just got an  
application.  I realized afterwords though that I had the open  
safe files box checked in my safari preferences, so I don't  
know if that's why I got a .app file or not.
Holly
On Apr 30, 2007, at 7:22 AM, william lomas wrote:

hi all

this may appeal to us, an audio game for the mac. true there  
are other options like high contrast etcetera, i am about to  
give this a go now excuse the post from another list i am on  
for blind gamers
   it is also available, this game for windows and linux. how  
do i open an hqx file though as this is what htis is
will



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Date: 30 April 2007 11:27:36 GMT+02:00
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Subject: [Audyssey] Fw: UA-Games new release: Terrestrial  
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----- Original Message -----
From: UA-Games
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 5:12 AM
Subject: UA-Games new release: Terrestrial Invaders


Hello,

We have just released "Terrestrial Invaders", a universally  
accessible game
that is actually a byproduct of the development process of  
Game Over!
Terrestrial Invaders, through its various accessibility  
features, is able to
address most of the accessibility guidelines that Game Over!  
violates.

The game includes several accessibility features that can be  
switched on and
off, both off-line and on-the-fly, such as:

1. Adjustable game speed.
2. Adjustable size of all game graphics.
3. Separately adjustable FX, music and speech volume.
4. 2D sound for localizing objects on a 2D plane.
5. Presentation of spatially localised captions using text  
and / or graphics
for visualizing all game sounds.
6. Reading aloud (for the visually impaired) and automatic  
scanning (for the
motor-impaired) of the game menus.
7. Two high contrast modes (bright graphics on dark  
background and the
inverse).
8. Two novel alternative types of audio descriptions that  
verbalise the
relative position of attacking spaceships in relation to the  
player and warn
for incoming fire.
9. The option of using simple shapes (e.g., rectangles,  
ellipses) to render
all graphic elements.
10. Controls can also be redefined, but currently this can  
only be done by
editing the respective XML level description files.

The game can be played using diverse alternative controls and  
interaction
techniques, such as:
1. Multiple keyboard keys (or switches).
2. A single key (i.e., one-switch game).
3. The mouse.
4. By typing keywords consisting of any number of letters or  
symbols (e.g.,
"left" to go left, "right" to go right, etc.).
5. By blowing into a standard microphone.

The game was developed in the context of the Universally  
Accessible Games
research activity of ICS-FORTH (http://ua-games.gr).

You can find more information about the game at:
http://ua-games.gr/ti

The MS-Windows, Linux and Mac OS X versions of the game can  
be downloaded
freely from:
http://ua-games.gr/ti/downloads.html

If you try the game, please take the on-line survey and share  
with us your
opinion and thoughts about it - it will not take more than 5  
minutes. You
will find the survey at:
http://ua-games.gr/ti/feedback.html


Best regards,

Dimitris Grammenos

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory &
Centre for Universal Access and Assistive Technologies

Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)





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