well the video game jafar is working on may be that as its a hybrid of audio and video. its going to take a while and it may actually be usefull. However standard hybrids are not comman. the only ones we have are teraformas, aq and blind eye. But themselves they are not fully hybrids or at least they don't seem to stay round no updates to any of these at all. THis may be good but who knows. At 05:57 a.m. 8/11/2009, you wrote: >Let's face it people, mainstream accessibility is probably never going to >happen even though the technology is and probably has been there for a lot of >years. Or if it does it's going to take a small time developer developing an >accessible game so groundbreaking that the mainstream devs can't help but take >notice. And even should that happen, let's face it. The dev or devs might >still not be convinced. Or they'd try and find some way to get the dev >responsible for this groundbreaking title to cease any future development, be >it hush money or something else just so they didn't have any competition. Not >necessarily very realistic I'll admit but who really knows what a big >corporation will do these days if they feel threatened? Even if the developer >was not in violation of any copyrights they might still take issue. And anyway >they'd have to develop said title for one of the major gaming platforms. >Homer: Hey, uh, could you go across the street and get me a slice of pizza? >Vender: No pizza. Only Khlav Kalash. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 9:50 AM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Visually impaired gamer sues Sony Online. > > >>Hi Chrissy, >>Weather it works or not I think the main point of this lawsuit should be to >>make Sony and some of these major companies aware that accessible mainstream >>video games are possible, and that we would like them to take us seriously as >>a group interested in purchasing their video games. It is important to >>remember these companies, Sony in this case, repeatedly ignores requests for >>accessibility features, and won't even give a person a reasonable response >>when asked about accessibility. Here is a case in point. >>Back when the Play Station III was coming out I wrote them asking about >>possible accessibility features. I gave various suggestions in which they >>could improve the platform, improve accessibility, etc. However, the only >>response I got back was something to the effect "thank you for your >>suggestions, but Sony can not endorse or accept new ideas for game titles, or >>improvements for existing game titles." >>I can't remember the reply word for word, but it was pretty clear they hadn't >>even read my e-mail.Even if they had it looked like something drafted by a >>team of lawyers to serve as a one size fits all type of canned answer they >>send everybody. Indeed I sent a few more e-mails and got basically the same >>message multiple times sent out by a different customer service rep. So what >>are we suppose to do to get these peoples attention? >>The bottom line is Sony, and probably various other companies, have customer >>service reps --- low level peons --- to basically tell the average Joe Smith >>to take a hike. So It is very doubtful anyone with any real authority saw my >>message, and I am assuming this person who is suing Sony got the exact same >>treatment. The first thing the Sony movers and shakers probably knew of this >>is when they got hit with the lawsuit, and that is because they hired peons >>to stone wall anyone who has a serious suggestion or complaint about their >>products. >> >> >> >>ChB wrote: >>>While I find the comments about getting a job instead of playing videogames >>>is more than stupid, I do not see how suing sony or any other mainstream >>>game company will be of any use. I mean what's next, suing car companies >>>because we cannot drive? chrissy >> >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>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/gam...@audyssey.org. >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >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/gam...@audyssey.org. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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