Wow, Thomas, you go! c++? I can barely manage basic (i mean the crap with the line numbers and such). How do ya do it! Lol
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:03:36 -0500, Thomas Ward wrote: >Hi Ari, > >Quote >It would also be great to hear thoughts particularly of people like >Thomas >on this subject, because he was of course sighted but went to college as >a >blind person, Thomas, did you play games for the blind with sighted >students >at college? >End quote > > >At the time I was attending college I wasn't aware of any games >specifically for the blind. I was currently going for my BS in Computer >Science at the time so I generally spent free time creating simple Dos >text games in C++ to play on my own. While sighted gamers didn't care >too much for my games other blind students on campis liked copies of my >games because I could put them on a floppy for them, and they could play > >them anywhere on campis where Jaws was installed. >When I was with sighted gamers they were always interested in playing >Quake, Mech Warrior, Jedi Knight, etc. All games that were hugely >popular at that time, and my simple text games just didn't compare with >those commercial games. So I usually sat in when they were playing or >get to fire off a few shots here and there, but they mainly played and I > >listened. > > > >--- >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]
