Thanks everybody for your valuable inputs. As for books, my son reads a lot of 1. magic school bus 2. Magic treehouse 3. enid Blyton - mr meddle 4. a to z mysteries 5. my weird school
As for games, we play a few talking games besides the electronics ones mentioned on my list; 1. Atlas 2. Name place animal thing 3. Neither yes, nor no And as for pretend play, he is into 1. doctor 2. car service centre 3. Miner or exporter - playing trucker on Jim Kitchen's website Will post more as things evolve. Thanks and regards. -----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Dakotah Rickard Sent: 02 May 2012 19:17 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sony PSP & Ipad The thing about the Nintendo Wii is that it offers several titles which can be enjoyed, not only Wii Sports and the sequal Wii Sports Resort (which offers many more interesting games), but most of the party games as well. Also, with that console, even if your child is not playing the game at the same level as a sighted friend, they are still able to enjoy them. There are certainly several mainstream games which can be played, given time and patience. And if you are going to help him, the list increases. I sometimes just sist back and direct my wife to play through a game with me which would otherwise be inaccessible, and that experience works fine. It would be very helpful to me, from a recommendation standpoint, to know what sort of games, books, or pretend play your child enjoys. Shaun recommended in his first message an enormous list of games and developers. Certainly every developer and game is worth playing about with, and those developers are for strictly accessible games, but it would shorten the list to know what your child enjoys. I suggest, though, that you do start out with these games, as they are designed for blind persons to enjoy. I think that even the die-hard console gamers will agree with me that there is a certain level of frustration in learning a console that is not present in learning most audio games. I would also like to offer a cautionery word. Learning how to use mainstream devices is both easier and more rewarding than it was. Apple does a fantastic job of making their IPad, IPod, and IPhone accessible to the blind.d Other companies lag behind, but many are moving slowly in that direction. However, there are still many devices, gaming consoles among them, which are not designed for blind individuals to use. We use them, because we try very hard and are prepared for huge setbacks. Still, I urge you to be very careful in providing your child with only these devices and not investigating the audio games which are currently available. I do not mean that you are failing your child in any respect, and I see that you have said your son plays games on a notetaker, so it is clear that you are aware and willing to obtain these devices. I only urge caution and careful consideration when purchasing a new device which is not blind friendly, because it can either be tremendously rewarding and last in his mind as a treasured memory, or it can be frustrating and end up collecting dust in a closet. still, I also urge you to experiment and have fun. That is probably the best path to discovery. Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 5/2/12, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: > I must say on the subject of the psp that each games has an os update. > ie if you don't have the requirements it asks you to install them and > does so. > I have not seen this on any other gaming units. > quite good. > Each time you buy a new game you may get a new os upgrade which just rocks. > > At 11:39 a.m. 1/05/2012 -0700, you wrote: >>I have a PSP and unfortunately the only real accessible games for >>blind folks- without sighted help, are the verses fighting games like >>streetfighter, tekken, etc. >>But there are plentty of those for the PSP, so long as you help your >>kid memorize the layout of the main menu, and how to get to the games, >>etc, there shouldn't be any issue. >> >> >>--- >>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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@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. 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