Hi Brian. I don't think accessibility would detract from the quality in the game, or disturb the gameplay for the sighted players. Think about the little beep sound in Rise to honour when you can do an action, or the very simple and accessible gameplay and menus in Urban Reign. If it's done right, it will not disturb the gameplay for the sighted. Many of my sighted friends doesn't really listen to the sounds in the games. So they would not worry about it, if there was some ekstra sounds to help us in the game.
Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Electronic Arts games To be honest I think that's more the idea, not so much to make games specifically for the blind but to make future games more blind friendly while hopefully maintaining the quality sighted gamers have come to expect. That, if you want my opinion, is probably another reason why mainstream devs seem so leery of the idea. How much would accessibility detract from the quality sighted players expect? If done right, not much if at all, but convincing them of this would take some doing. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Søren Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Electronic Arts games Hi Richard. Techno Shock and Tank Commander are one of the most advanced games we have. I recommend you to show them these two games. Personly, I don't need to have EA games make special designed games only for us, but just some small adjustments so the games for sighted also are accessible to us. It's not very difficoult for them to make their games more accessible. It would be awesome, if we just could pick up a normal game for sighted, and know the game also is accessible for us!!! Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Electronic Arts games > Hi Guys, > > Hi, > > Just in case you might not know: we (that is, me and Michelle) do monitor > what is going on here on this list and we already use much of what is > posted > on this list as input for our presentations, like for instance our most > recent presentation at GDC Austin > (https://www.cmpevents.com/GDAU07/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=5857). We > (IGDA- GA-SIG) have been raising this issue to major companies for several > years now already, up to the point to even having conversations with the > Will Wright (The Sims, SimCity, Spore) himself in person. However, we DO > need all the backing we can get!!! The E For All Expo will include a > demonstration of several blind-accessible/audio games. Which games would > you > prefer to show the public? > > Greets, > > Richard > > http://www.audiogames.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Bannick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:39 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Electronic Arts games > > >> All, >> >> This is an immediate opportunity to raise the issue of EA's total >> indifference to accessibility. >> >> Michelle Hinn is the chair of the Accessibility special interest group of >> the Independent Games Developers Association. >> >> Right now as we speak she's preparing to present and have a booth at the >> E >> For All Expo, in San Francisco, Oct 18 - 21. >> >> This would be a wonderful time to forward EA's email to her and ask her >> to >> raise this issue in public. >> >> I mean, they are the biggest developer bear in the industry. >> They have just demonstrated, for the record, a total indifference to the >> blind community. >> This Audyssey group contains the main developers and players in the blind >> community. >> She's the head of the main SIG for game accessibility. >> Is this a perfect storm, or what? >> >> Someone who's been around awhile and can represent this Audyssey >> collective >> should organize an ePetition or somesuch and eMail it to her at: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> EA could be asked in public to change their policy and put some of their >> massive revenue into accessibility. >> They do respond to negative publicity, as demonstrated by the Developer >> Spouse flap last year. >> >> John Bannick >> 7-128 Software >> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> 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] > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > 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] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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. 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