Hello susan. I've tried a few, but the problem is that Hal is determined to read lines of text rather than simply the letter symbols, making examining the screen very slow.
The one I got on best with (it being mored windows, and therefore more Hal friendly), was Adom http://adom.de/ I've recently got hold of a moderately old (but stil hopefully workable), Braille display though, and one thing I'm very much looking forward to with that is trying out Roguelikes, sinse obviously then I can get the physical layout of each line rather than hal saying plussplussplusspluss etc. I'll lete everyone know how this goes when I've tried it. Beware the Grue! Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susanne Pedersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Replayability, accessibility, and such > Hi, > Since you mentioned rogue likes, I'd like to ask how it's possible to play > them at all with a screen reader these days. I know, it could be done in > DOS, but haven't found any that I can play in Windows. > > Best regards, > Susanne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zachary Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:29 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Replayability, accessibility, and such > > > > Hiya, > This is just my two cents on replayability of games and the like, a topic > which has been brought up recently on here. > Dark, I agree with your assessment > about interactive fiction. Unfortunately, there's little > replay value in most of it, though to be fair I am not quite sure > what could be done to add any, short of some randomness, which always > creates problems when a programmer of IF tries it I've found. > > An alternative to interactive fiction are the roguelike games I play a > lot. > There is even a Zcode > version of Rogue, the original > and simplest > game of this genre. These games sacrifice > plot and > such for > totally randomized > areas, challenges, etc. > If you can play them at all, they're worth the trouble. > > I am actually surprised not more blind people get into these, but then > again > I guess > that accessing them isn't so easy as it used to be. > > Strategy games, like SoundRTS, especially with multiple players, have > replay value as well. > I've been waiting forever > for an audio version of Civilization or the like. I wish > wholeheartedly that a developer might try this concept someday. > > Anyway, I hope this might be some food for thought. If you're interested > in > roguelikes, there's a good article in early Audyssey somewhere, around > Issue > 3 or 4. Thanks, Michael, for that one. > > All the best, > Zack. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! > http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews > --- > 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] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.10/1091 - Release Date: > 24-10-2007 > 14:31 > > > > --- > 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] --- 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]
