HI Thomas and all; Let me just present once again and ad infinitum actually, ;) the example of Audio Quake.
There is a level design language associated with AQ which allows blind and visually impaired players to design / create their own maps which can then be used in the game. Since the game can be played by sighted players as they are used to playing it as well as blind players in an accessible format, the idea that there is accessible and inaccessible and never the twain shall meet is one which has its days numbered in my admittedly hopeful view. :) Thanks and super happy new year to you all! Smiles, Cara :). --- iOS design and development - LookTel.com --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Dec 30, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all: I find myself in full agreement with Dennis on this issue. Minecraft is an FPS game, but the way it is designed it would take a massive rewrite to make it accessible and by doing so it would largely change the game for everyone involved. This is a case where someone would be better off taking away the relevant concepts and writing their own game rather than trying to make Minecraft itself accessible. Cheers! On 12/30/13, Dennis Towne <[email protected]> wrote: > Charles, > > There is no effective way to make minecraft blind accessible without > changing the game into something entirely different. A good way to > think about it is to compare swamp to the original unreal tournament; > they are both FPS games, but that is where the similarity ends. There > is no way whatsoever for a visually impaired person to be competitive > in UT, and no way to change it to make it so without destroying the > game. > > Don't bug the developer. You'd be better off grabbing the relevant > concepts and trying to make a new game from the ground up. > > Dennis Towne > > Alter Aeon MUD > http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
