I think that the game, and it's environment, would determine the method. For example, in Raceway, why use speech to signify a turn when Jim Kitchen's echo off the wall approach would work and fit very well into the game without ruining the ambiance? The sounds in Monty work very well. No need for speech if a sound will do just fine while enhancing, rather than detracting from, the game and it's atmosphere. -- God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 2:54 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Accessible methods for locating special items in games. > Hi all, > All of us know there are several ways to make an inanimate object > accessible in a game for a blind gamer, but I am wondering which way is > best. For example, in Shades of doom when you wish to find a door, > datacard, security chip, etc you can locate the object by listening for > a continuous beep. That's fine for Sci-fi games. However, assume for a > moment we are in a castle like in Sarah. In Sarah you will hear words > spoken like sweet spoken over and over until you pick it up. There is > also a third way as in Montezuma's Revenge were you are presented with > sounds for gems, gold coins, etc and you listen for the specific sounds > to collect the items. > As many of you know I am working on other titles besides Montezuma's > Revenge. > In Star Wars for example when a enemy drops a hand blaster how would > you like me to identify where that object is. Would you like to hear > the sound of a voice saying hand blaster, hand blaster, hand blaster, > over and over again, or would you like an object locator sound similar > to Shades of Doom to find that object. > Recently Trenton has braught up the idea for an accessible Tomb Raider > which happened to be one of my favorite game series when I was sighted. > If I do eventually do one of those I'll have to be creative in > identifying objects as most of them are inanimate objects like > hyrogliphs, chains and levers to open secret passages, swinging ropes, > weapon ammo, med kits, and so on. Basically, some things such as ropes > and chains I can put sounds in which would fit with no problem. Some of > the other things are questionable. Say you are seaking a golden mask or > golden snake. I can't really represent them with sound, but I can use a > object locator with a beep to pick them up, or I can use words to > announce golden snake, golden mask, etc.... > What are your thoughts on this? > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
