Hi Kellie,
Thanks. Hopefully I can begin releasing 3D games sometime early next
year. So far porting my Genesis 3D FPS engine to Java is going quite
well all things considered. I have a lot of the basic player commands
programmed into the engine such as walking, running, sidestepping,
jumping, climbing, etc. I think the next step will be porting the 3D
level editor over to Java so I can build some test levels to test out
the engine and test actually moving around in a full 3D environment. I
am pretty psyched about the whole thing because when Genesis 3D is ready
to create 3D games it will be the first taiste of accessible mainstream
style games most on this list have ever experienced. A true 3D
environment adds a completely new dinamic to playing games as enemies
can be above, below, left, right, ahead, or behind you, and you also
have to look up and if the enemy is above or below your line of sight
you have to look up or down to shoot at it as well as line it up. So It
is going to be a lot trickier to master than a point and shoot game. It
will take some practice for most gamers I think. Especially, since a
player's pov, (point of view,) is often ignored in accessible games, but
it is quite common in the mainstream market in FPS games.
I suppose some concepts like point of view are ignored, because many of
the blind accessible game developers probably don't fully understand it
not having had sight before. While it is pretty much a totally sighted
concept it still can be done in audio quite well by using 3D audio as
well as targeting beeps to indicate if the triangulation is correct and
the enemy is precisely lined up for a shot. I plan to add some look
ahead command which will tell you exactly what is in front of you such
as doors, walls, enemys, special items, etc so that you can get an idea
of what is directly in your character's line of sight.
So all in all I guess we will get to find out together what it is like
to play something similar to mainstream games only made in a totally
audio format. I expect there will be lots of testing involved before it
is all ready to go. Smile.
Kellie and my lovable Lady J. 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
>
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