I'm working on a very detailed RPG right now. Check out www.blind-games.comor forum.blind-games.com if you're interested in testing. I share Tom's interest in making more mainstream genres for blind gamers. I hope to have a version of my game ready this year.
Jason On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Kellie and my lovable Lady J. < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom, > I can not wait til your games are out. I feel the same way about the > accessible game market. I love a lot of the games that are currently out. > But, I so wish for a game of a different sort. I really would love to see a > rpg but being that they can be so intensive I am not sure if I will ever see > that come to pass. But I appreciate all the work you put in and can't wait > to play the games you create. *smile* > Kellie and my lovable Lady J. > canine welfare Technician. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Oregon campus. > www.guidedogs.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:34 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Mainstream games was sl accessibility contact details > > > Hi, >> Yeah, and the wait between accessible game releases isn't the only reason >> blind gamers are looking at mainstream games. For me personally I tend to >> find the majority of audio games produced for the blind do not hold my >> personal interest. We have plenty of card games, board games, Space Invader >> type clones, but nothing really like the games you can get for the XBox or >> Playstation these days. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with card >> games, board games, etc but it seams to be the main focus of audio game >> developers. >> The main reason I have been working on a full 3D game engine for the >> blind, fairly similar to mainstream FPS engines, is that I would like to see >> more accessible games made like Halo, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Jedi >> Knight, Gear Wars, etc. Those games really hold my interest, and I will sit >> for hours trying to play the mainstream versions, and if there was an >> accessible game made like that I'd certainly be spilling my pockets to get >> it. However, at this point in time I find myself the only blind accessible >> game developer creating a game engine that can make games on the par with >> the mainstream games. >> >> >> Orin wrote: >> >>> Most people are at least trying mainstream games, or attempting to. Wanna >>> know why? Think about this. When in audio games did we have the last "big" >>> rlease? Rail Racer which, as of now was released a year ago. Heck, I don't >>> even know what the last big release was. Been so long. >>> >> >> >> --- >> 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. 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]
