Hi Dark, It is an interesting concept, but I wonder how many members of said organizations already know about audio games. I have seen the rants about NFB etc on the Blind Zone and over on the Audio Games Forum so obviously there are people within those organizations who know about the audio games community. It just is unknown to what extent they already know about audio games and need such an introductory pamphlet as you describe.
However, before a person can get to that point I can see some prohibitive costs getting in the way of handing out such a simple leaflet. Unlike print material which only costs the person a bit of paper and ink the process of braille is a much more expensive endeavor. For one thing if someone does not already own one or know someone with a braille embosser we are looking at %$5,000 to $10,000 easy just for the braille embosser alone. Then, factor in the outrageous prices for a grade 2 translation software package like Duxberry, and the person has already sunk thousands into the process without even buying the paper. Add to the costs however much paper one needs and I'm not convinced handing out a leaflet will be worthwhile because it will cost more to print up the free material than anyone is likely to earn back from new markets. Another issue is that although organizations do exist and they may be a way of introducing audio games to blind customers there are quite a number of blind people who are somewhat isolated from the rest of us. They don't attend conventions, don't belong to any blindness organizations, and if they have a computer don't use the web for anything more than exchanging e-mails with a few close friends or family. Although, it sounds outrageous that anyone can or would be that cut off from the blindness community I have actually met a few people like that over the years who were uninformed about their options because they exist in a bubble outside the blindness community. There does not seem to be a good way to reach those people because they aren't in the loop so to speak. Cheers! On 6/16/15, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi jeremy. > > A sort of general physical publication for various blind organizations might > > be a good idea in the future, sort of like a physical version of audeasy, > but that wasn't the sort of scale I was thinking just as far as getting > people on board went. > > What I was imagining was somethingmore like a general introduction, perhaps > > twop thousand words at most which just explains what audio games are, what > the bennifits of playing them might be, the differences betwene audiogames > and text games etc. > > It might have some examples mentioned but these wouldn't be adverts for any > > specific developers as much as just "shades of doom is a great example of an > > fps" type of thing. > > i would also not suggest selling it, but having it as a freely available > informational leaflet who's production is financed by a number of people in > > the community, though whether enough funds could be generated to produce > sufficient copies would be another question. However if I were a person who > > didn't know about audiogames I am more likely to pick up a free braille or > print leaflet from a table at the next function of blind organization x than > > pay for something about a subject I've never heard of before. > > Of course, if it was successful and people liked it, more specific things > could be done later, but I don't think we're at that point sinse for most > people in places like The Rnib it's just a matter of knowing that > accessible computer games exist! let alone advertising anything specific. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > learn. The world is vast and wondrous strange and there are more things > benieth the stars than even the archmaesters of the citadel can dream. --- 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].
