Hello John,
Welcome. I'm new here and read your message with interest.
I've been teaching music for the past 30 years, nearing retirement and
hoping to see some fun and educational music games out there. Games
which teach musical pitches, intervals, rhythms, basic concepts like
that.
Looking forward to further developments.
Best regards,
John S
On Dec 7, 2008, at 3:01 PM, John Bannick wrote:
Hi,
My name is John Bannick.
Your group was recommended by Tom Ward, who moderates the Audyssey
group.
I build accessible computer games. Most recently, I just ported our
(7-128
Software) entire inventory, including 18 blind accessible games, to
the
Mac.
That being said, I'm a raw noobie when it comes to actual app coding
for
the Mac. And I know nothing at all about VoiceOver (we use FreeTTS to
self-voice.)
I've been working with the Visually Impaired and Blind Users Group
here in
Boston, and with Jim Denham at Perkins School for the Blind, and
with the
Game Accessibility SIG of the I G D A, as well as other good folks who
understand non-visual user interfaces.
But despite their best efforts, I still have a lot to learn about what
makes an audio user interface not just usable, but entertaining.
So that's why I'm here. To ask you what you want in the way of audio-
based
computer games, whether entertainment or educational, to ask
technical Mac
questions that are of more general applicability than appropriate
for your
Developers forum, and to meet interesting Mac people.
I can offer general technical information about software (which I've
been
building professionally for 30 years) and the computer game industry.
BTW. Did you know that the Kurzweil Reading Machine for the Blind
included
a copy of the text-based game, Zork? I was told that Stevie Wonder
called
us when he accidentally triggered it while reading a book.
John Bannick
Chief Technology Officer
7-128 Software
www.7128.com
