Jacob, Let me correct a misapprehension on your part. :) The initiator of the talk is none other than Michael Feir, who was editor of Audyssey magazine for years. He knows very well that blind people aren’t traditionally included in the gaming discussion. This talk is aimed at changing that.
Best, Zack. > On Jan 8, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Jacob Kruger <[email protected]> wrote: > > Charles, my guess would be that the initiator of this tech talk might not > necessarily be aware of the variety of games either specifically available, > or even just those that are usable without necessarily having had any > specific adaptations/adjustments implemented. > > Something have definitely noticed is that, for example, most sighted guys > just assume, for example that when I talk about using a computer - and they > might even know that I am a software/web developer - that I just work via a > form of intuition/guesswork as to what's happening on the computer - the last > thing they imagine happening is TTS/spoken output, and, the sad fact is that > can also guess that lots of blind/VI computer users don't even consider > gaming, due to just thinking of games as being directly similar to what > mainstream marketing mentions most of the time - graphics, joystick > interaction, blah, blah, blah...<smile> > > In other words, while some of the guys might think of certain relatively > simple game types when it occurs to them to even consider any forms of gaming > going beyond simple braille playing cards, or braille scrabble, or something, > maybe they just do a form of mental self-block in terms of considering what > can actually be managed/enjoyed..? > > OTOH, maybe this tech talk is meant to dispel misinformation/misconceptions > like that..? > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > "Roger Wilco wants to welcome you...to the space janitor's closet..." --- 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].
