Hi Sarah, Graphical games are not designed with the blind in mind. Audio Defense, however is designed not only for sighted players but also for the visually impaired / blind. So this game does boast an awareness of universal access that a more traditional mainstream game does not.
So in short, this game is meant to be more fair to a wider range of players. To address your second point, Let's imagine that a player has no more diamonds. This player also has an auditory issue of some sort which makes certain gameplay options basically just unpleasant rather than simply a challenge. Should this player need to go through the entire process of spawning and dying again and again just so they can finally be presented with a set of options which actually offers them a fair shot at some fun gaming? I think not. Why should one disability be basically at an advantage over another just because there is some arbitrary sense of rule-following just for the sake of rules alone? It's not like anyone is asking for cheat codes or anything here after all, this is simply a case of players being able to have a simple and enjoyable gaming experience. That's all. :) Anyway, thanks very much for your thoughtful note and have an awesome day / evening! 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 Nov 24, 2014, at 7:22 PM, Sarah Haake <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, first, backing out of the screen to get new card is just that, a loophole. And I expect it to get fixed, too. The costs for reshuffling are not there for nothing after all. Second, and that may sound hard, but every graphical game in the world is unfair for us, but they are designed this way anyway. So what? We have to live with that. And with this game here, you do have the option to change the game-play, and it's not like you have to pay real money to get diamonds or anything. Best regards Sarah Am 25.11.2014 01:21, schrieb Cara Quinn: > Hi Dark, > > ON the surface this is good but let's look at it a little deeper. > > In the case of a player like Teresa, who is playing with an auditory > impairment, being unable to reshuffle the tarot cards unless she either pays > the price or plays the game is not really the best or most compassionate > option, yes? > > In her case, Teresa, is wanting to reshuffle the cards so she is not forced > to play the game with a really undesirable option which would make the game > plainly and simply just unfair for her. > > Playing a game is supposed to be fun after all, and different people have > different experiences they may desire from their game-play sessions. I.E. > Some may wish to be challenged with ever-increasing difficulties while others > may wish to simply have a fun and enjoyable time. -And then there are those > in between… > > My point is that a well-designed game should never force a player into a > situation where the game is no longer a pleasant experience simply in order > to adhere to some standard of challenge that many players may not even > desire. Make sense? > > Anyway, just my thoughts… > > Hope you are having a great evening! > > Cheers! > > 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 Nov 22, 2014, at 6:27 AM, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Cara. > > I didn't mean removing the back button, since that would indeed be a real > pest, just rather than reshuffling the cards everytime you hit that screen, > you stick with the same cards until you either play endless mode or spend the > diamonds to reshuffle them just to stop that loop hole. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > Take them to the refirbished chamber that was once bad! > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara Quinn" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 9:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] How Do Dr. Bastard's Tarot Cards Work > InAudioDefenceFor iOS? > > > HI Dark, > > I certainly hope that one can continue to back out of that screen. It would > be terrible UX to be stuck there once you entered it, with no way to back out > of it. More than once, I've accidentally entered Endless mode without meaning > to. > > So yes, it can be used as a loophole so perhaps another design change could > be implemented instead of removing the back button. > > Just my thoughts… > > 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 Nov 21, 2014, at 7:20 AM, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi teresa. > > What Cara said about just going back and restarting is true, though I suspect > that loop hole might be closed in future updates and your choice for a > reshuffle will either be pay or play. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > Take them to the refirbished chamber that was once bad! > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Cochran" > <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 2:22 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] How Do Dr. Bastard's Tarot Cards Work In > AudioDefenceFor iOS? > > >> Thanks, Cara. I do that to some extent. I'm really curious about how to >> shuffle them. They don't make any noises or indications that anything has >> been done. Also, each card has a different value for changing it, so it >> can't just be a one-off shuffle. I'm confused. >> >> Teresa >> >> Winging its way from my iPod >> >>> On Nov 20, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Teresa, >>> >>> Actually you can reshuffle the tarot cards at no cost simply by tapping the >>> back button to exit Endless mode and then going into the Endless mode >>> again. >>> >>> Hope this helps and happy zombie-slaying! >>> >>> 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 Nov 20, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I like them. But sometimes I don't want one. Ok, if they're shuffled, then >>> why does each one say to change for a different number of diamonds? If you >>> shuffle them, wouldn't that be one option that you would get for one >>> transaction of diamonds? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Teresa >>> >>> Winging its way from my iPod >>> >>>> On Nov 20, 2014, at 12:12 AM, dark <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Teresa. >>>> >>>> The tarro cards are what you get if you hit play. You can reshuffle for I >>>> believe three diamonds, but you can't play without tarro cards, so best to >>>> push play and go with it, even if you get some tough options, after all >>>> they keep the game interesting and there are good ones as well as bad. >>>> >>>> All the best, >>>> >>>> Dark. >>>> Take them to the refirbished chamber that was once bad! >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Cochran" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 12:22 AM >>>> Subject: [Audyssey] How Do Dr. Bastard's Tarot Cards Work In Audio >>>> DefenceFor iOS? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, all, >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to figure this out. Do you select the cards if you *want them >>>>> to work, or if you *don't want them to? 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