Hi Thomas, Just try to imagine pacman talks as a web game. That would be a nightmare.
Best Regards, Hayden -----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:29 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Advice on implamenting accessibility into a visual/graphical game? Hi, As you say a lot depends on exactly the type of game that is going to be created. However, making a game web based actually would make matters worse not better as it is harder to incorperate accessibility features into the program. Here is a simple example of what I mean. With a language like Java you can create web applets, an applet type game, and incorperate it into a web page. That's fine as far as it goes but the problem here is that the Java applet package only offers extremely simple audio output like load, play, and stop sounds. Hardly what we would want if we need to create an audio environment where we needs sounds panned left or right, change the volume based on distance, etc. In that case creating the program as a web applet becomes an accessibility hazard instead of a help. The only solution is to create it as a stand alone game and use a more advanced audio API like the javax sound package which has the ability to pan sounds, change volume, and a bunch of other more advanced sound goodies. Make sense? On 6/27/10, Hayden Presley <hdpres...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Steve, > The only one I could put forward an answer for is screen readers. It would, > depending on what you make, probably be more difficult. However, if this is > web based, then that's probably the easier avenue of voicing. > > Best Regards, > Hayden > --- 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.