Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007.
Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Che" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year > Hi all, > I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, > thought you all would be interested. > It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for > accessible games as well, any thoughts? > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS > > HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS > > Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds > of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever > Blind > Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies > and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible > hardware, > software, and design. > > Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the > Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book > player > was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled > Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first > commercially-available > device to play the new digital book format provided by the National > Library Service. > > Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software > category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the > package > includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of > interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, > Charles La Pierre, > was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. > > "We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users > showed in this contest," commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 > ballots > were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination > and voting rounds. > > Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access > product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline > Simulations' > Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest > race. > > The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and > online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech > Tidbits > Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's > Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both > resources > include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant > and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was > recognized as > the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds > of items from talking watches to playing cards. > > For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit > http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php > > BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, > and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can > find the > lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and > software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user > forums, > an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. > > J.J. > www.BlindBargains.com > Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired > --- > 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]
