Hi, Oh, it might be possible to make a game like that accessible, but sometimes it is tricky making something accessible. I know in my own games like Mysteries of the Ancients I've simplified traps etc intentionally to make it easier to play. I've made dozens of other things that a mainstream developer wouldn't necessarily do in order to make the game fully accessible, and that's where the major difference comes in. For example, with the Nintendo Wiithey have the Wii-Motes which i really find tricky to handle. I've tried playing games with my family on the Wii and they constantly tell me too far left, too far right, too fast, whatever. i can't seam to coordinate my movements properly with the action on screen because I can't see/hear what I'm doing. In other words what I'm getting at is with the Wii there is a lot of hand-eye coordination involved, and it would most likely have to be adjusted for hhand-ear coordination. Unfortunately, a televisions speakers aren't exactly setup for detailed audio output like that. What you really need is a stereo entertainment system with 5.1 sound to play the game properly. I don't know if the Nintendo Wii has a 5.1 stereo mixer since it is intended for a standard television set. However, what we really need is a more detailed soundscape than just adding sounds. We need real time posissional audio feedback too.
HTH On 5/23/10, Lori Duncan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom, I know what you mean, I'm not sure if you know the game I'm on > about, I think it's called "Marrio Car" The sounds are to an extent > childish, it's a racing/cartoon game but even with my sister calling out > instructions it's too tricky and there's loads of sounds playing at once. > She ashures me it takes her all her time to play it with full sight, but I > thought all Nontendo would really have to do is what Phillip and you do, > give the objects audio voices or sounds, so if it says "Electricity" you > could just avoid it. To me it doesn't seem all that hard, but maybe because > it isn't a game for the PC it might be. :( --- 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].
