I agree. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dakotah Rickard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ken the Crazy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sighted gamers: was assistance with sound rts
> Hi. > > I've actually had great success with teaching sighted friends how to > play our games. You're right. Most people will buy a new game for > their X-Box rather than go get Shades of Doom or Rail Racer, to name a > couple favorites. I think that we need to find a way to sell our ideas > to bigger companies. > > I'm very, very new to the world of object-oriented programming, and I > have to admit that it scares the living love outa me, but I was > thinking...what if the GMA Games game engine was shown to Microsoft or > Soni and they liked it. Then, there could be games made for blind and > sighted players alike. The problem is this. Very few games for both > blind and sighted individuals are quite fair. We've got more practice > with sound than they do, but visual components can give them a huge > advantage. That's why Sound RTS is so good, because it doesn't rely on > either. It just has a sorta high learning curve for people who aren't > used to the keyboard...namely many sighted individuals. The AQ > JediQuake mods do a great deal to level out the playing field...in > fact I am always amused by the number of times I kick some sighted > friend's butt and they're totally stunned. > > The basis for this topic, though, was whether to host blind games on > mainstream sites, to generate PR. I'm not too good with names, but I > agree with the originator and proponent of this topic. The only thing > that PR can possibly do that is not useful to us is get ignored. Since > that's the status quo anyway, what's the difference? Is it not worth a > try? > > Signed: > Dakotah Rickard > PS: I have a friend who learned how to understand Eloquence, the JFW > synthesizer, and can now listen to JFW almost as rapidly and easily as > I can. Does this mean that he'll go spend over a thousand sollars on > it? Probably not, but it's not the blind community's fault that > assistive tech is so expensive, even for us. > > On 7/25/07, Ken the Crazy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I know three sighties who have downloaded and use jaws demo on a >> simi-regular basis, probably because they are too lazy to read, and play >> at >> least one or two of our games. Remember, though that I have told dozens >> of >> them about our products. >> Ken Downey >> President >> DreamTechInteractive! >> >> And, >> Coming soon, >> Blind Comfort! >> The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert Montowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:37 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sighted gamers: was assistance with sound rts >> >> >> > Jim, >> > I did not take your comments ina negative manner. >> > Here is the analogy I offer: >> > I have something I wish to pass around..either for free or for $$$. >> > I make up a flier..and I either hang one flier on a phone pole near my >> > corner of my block..or maybe I even put it in the doors of all my close >> > neighbors. >> > This offers me a possible audience of maybe 45 folks..maybe higher if >> > there >> > is alot of foot traffic on my corner of folks walking to church or >> > work. >> > Now I take the same flier..and post it on craig's list...EBay...or some >> > similar sites.. >> > what I call mainstream sites! >> > Now I have a possible audience of hundreds of thousands of folks. >> > will this guarantee more folks come to me for my benefit? >> > maybe not..or maybe it will be a huge improvement? >> > At least when I post on those sites...I don't have to worry aobut my >> > site >> > comingup 80th or lowe ron a list of sites when I type in blind and >> > games >> > into a search engine. >> > I can still do my local fliers...but I added possible new contacts by >> > going >> > thru one of those mainstream web sites. >> > It is amazing how many folks just dont' know computers can talk..that >> > blind >> > folks can play games.. >> > all they know is we can do braille. >> > I am not trying to change anyones opinions on how to do their >> > business.. >> > I am just offering the idea that there could be more if these sites >> > were >> > taken advantage of. >> > and by the by...Jim..you have some truly awesome games on your site. >> > Robert >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Gamers mailing list .. 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