I was only joking. Yeah it's wonderful what can be done with technology, but I'm getting OT ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Poll Results.
> \No, that would be disturbing and scary! Hopefully if such a Sat nav was > developed, it would use a voice less likely to cause you to break out in > fits of absolute terror! > > also, on a technical point, i don't think Sat nav can work inside > buildings, > I was only thinking of the outdoors the way car and walking sat navs work > now. > > beware the grue! > # > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 7:35 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Poll Results. > > >> Lol imagine walking into a building some day and you use a sat navigater >> and >> it says "There is a passage to the left" in the SOD voice. Or "The area >> is >> open ahead." >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:29 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Poll Results. >> >> >>> Well I agree tom, but technology wise, i don't see navigation >>> difficulties >>> as an absolute fact of being visually impared, ----- not with things >>> like >>> the Ultra cane being developed, and all the possible applications of sat >>> nav >>> technology. >>> >>> In fact eventually, it wouldsn't surprise me if a combination of sat nav >>> and >>> echo or infra red location could be used to create something in real >>> life >>> which performed much the same functions as the navigater in shades as >>> far >>> as >>> routes and obstacle information was concerned (though obviously it >>> couldn't >>> tell you about objects). >>> >>> In fact on this score, it wouldn't surprise me if playing shades etc was >>> quite good practice for future tech developements, ---- ;D. >>> >>> Beware the Grue! >>> >>> Dark. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Poll Results. >>> >>> >>>> Hi Thomas and all. >>>> >>>> I personally really like both styles of games and think that there is >>>> plenty of room for both in our gaming community. If MOTA continues on >>>> what seems to be its present course I am confident it is going to turn >>>> out a really good game in the classic sidescroller style. While it is >>>> true that these games are somewhat easier to deal with if one does not >>>> feel like expending a huge amount of energy in concentrating on where >>>> one is and where things are and I enjoy them for that reason, I do >>>> enjoy >>>> the chalenge of first person shooter type games such as SOD and am very >>>> excited to see where you go with TombHunter II when that time comes. >>>> My >>>> spatial skills are very good so no problem there, although I must say I >>>> have gotten absolutely nowhere with Audio Quake. There is no doubt >>>> that >>>> it takes more energy and concentration for us to navigate in a new >>>> environment be it a real one or in a game and some will be up to it and >>>> some won't. This is a fact of our existence and I don't see that >>>> changing any time soon. At least when you are out on the streets you >>>> are hopefully not too likely to run across any mutant humans or cyborgs >>>> and all the rest. >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On Behalf Of Thomas Ward >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:36 AM >>>> To: Gamers Discussion list >>>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Poll Results. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Mike and all, >>>> Keep in mind here that the Tomb Hunter series is suppose to be a >>>> knock-off clone of Tomb Raider. The majority of Tomb Raider games fall >>>> in the third-person or first person action genre. Though, there was a >>>> side-scroller version made for a cell phone or something a while back. >>>> All I can ask is that the community try Tomb Raider II when it comes >>>> out, and if they don't like it tough. My Genesis 3D engine is suppose >>>> to >>>> >>>> be the next generation of audio games for the blind community which is >>>> lacking currently. >>>> As I was saying on the USA Games list a few minutes ago I am really at >>>> a >>>> >>>> cross roads in development. I often get requests to make games just >>>> like >>>> >>>> or as good as the games out their for the sighted market. However, when >>>> I ran my poll over the weekend a good many of those who voted for a >>>> side-scroller expressed feelings like FPS games are too hard to play, I >>>> can't figure them out, don't have a compatible sound card, etc. So >>>> that >>>> >>>> left me pretty confused where to go in the future. i don't know if it >>>> is >>>> >>>> just fright at trying something totally new, or most blind gamers don't >>>> have very good spacial and orientation skills. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mike wrote: >>>>> ehh, honestly I think the second should be sidescrolleing as well, but >>>>> that's just me. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> 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] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.8/1288 - Release Date: >>>> 19/02/2008 20:47 >>>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> 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] >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1290 - Release Date: >> 20/02/2008 20:45 >> > > > --- > 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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