Wrong the BIOS is not graphical enough that a screen reader can not
see it. The problem is there is no screen reader support at that
phase to read it. A graphic interface is one of all pictures and text
within those pictures. Screen readers have a hard time reading them
unless alt tags have there text included. All versions of windows
have graphical interfaces and screen readers have no problem with
them as long as you have screen reader support and sound.
At 08:29 AM 10/22/2014, you wrote:
I guess that depends on what you mean by "graphical". By some logic, a bios
is a graphical interface.
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From: "Josh Kennedy" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 7:20 AM
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] previous topic of interactive fictions which
Istarted.
even recovery and reformat disks have graphical interfaces. even the
most popular linux first boots into a graphical interface unless you get
vinux CLI or grml console only linux.
On 10/21/2014 6:55 PM, shaun everiss wrote:
> you are so right tom, sadly these days most get the graphical world
> and thats all they know.
> its one of my laments on computer stuff.
> In the day my day if something went wrong you actually tried to
> replace it or fix it.
> now, if something goes wrong a recovery disk, a reformat will fix it
> but your average yung person wouldn't know what dos was anymore.
> and if something breaks or even if it doesn't they are ready to
> replace it to quickly.
> An example, my cousin brought a brand new phone last year.
> It was barely a few months old, it still worked fine but he sold it
> because it was not the latest and got another one, at full price.
> When I have a computer and not to many years ago, you only replaced it
> if the gbattery exploded, the drivves failed or the case melted.
> You ran all your boxes into the ground.
> People sadly do not think like that anymore.
>
> At 01:28 a.m. 22/10/2014, you wrote:
>> Hi Shaun,
>>
>> Well, as you said it all depends on the person. You make a lot of
>> generalizations about the younger players verses the older players
>> which may be true in their specific cases, but I wouldn't go as far to
>> say all young people are like that.
>>
>> I think a lot of it comes down to exposure. If someone a bit older
>> than them were to show them a few cool text adventures someone younger
>> may learn to enjoy it as much as they like their graphical console
>> games. It is just a matter of giving them a chance to play the games
>> and introducing them to the genre without prejudice.
>>
>> Many older PC gamers will certainly remember games like Elite. It was
>> by far one of the best science fiction games of the 1980's and a lot
>> of people liked it. Games like that have given older gamers
>> appreciation for games without killer 3d graphics, state-of-the-art
>> sounds, etc because they know what is possible with text and minimal
>> graphics. Someone who has only grew up playing games with virtual 3d
>> graphics probably assumes all text games suck without even having had
>> tried one, or realized how addicting a game like Elite can be
>> regardless of the lack of killer graphics and sounds. It is up to
>> older gamers to pass on the knowledge and experience of how cool some
>> of those older games can be.
>>
>> As far as card and board games I think the people you know are to
>> black and white on that issue. There is no rule saying that it is
>> either video games or board games. My son, for example, is 10 and he
>> loves both. He likes games for Play Station and XBox, but if I ask him
>> too he will sit down and play a board game with me. One is just as
>> good as the other for him. So I think opinions like that are up to the
>> individual and how much positive reinforcement they had with that type
>> of game.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/20/14, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Hmm it will depend on the person, half my friends are happy with
>> > text, and even audio games others are not.
>> > Ofcause some of my friends grew up on older systems like the acorn,
>> > if you grow up with it then you may take it more easily, for my unger
>> > generation of friends, if its not got graphics, needs 2gb of ram to
>> > run, and an i7 then its crap!
>> > And if its for the blind its crap!
>> > and text is crap!
>> > I think that if you were entering it from a graphical prospective not
>> > knowing about it and not having the experiences then its quite hard
>> > for some, not all but some.
>> > For those quite a lot are not willing to leave graphics and shoot
>> > this mash this button and the like, others are happy to do so.
>> > At least for me and some of the family the devide between those who
>> > care or not is quite wide, older generations 1980 and earlier have
>> > experienced a world without the graphics we enjoy now and are ready.
>> > for those in the late 90s or 200s its hard and getting harder.
>> > I used to play board games with my cousin, but its all now consoles,
>> > and flashy graphical systems, text, even audio games wouldn't cross
>> > their minds and if they tried most would get lost.
>>
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