Hi Hunter, Yes and no. Unfortunately, accessible games for Linux is a bit of a sore point, and as a Linux user myself there aren't that many games to choose from. Still I'll give you a basic rundown of what is available and you can take it from there.
The most common type of games you will find available for Linux are interactive fiction games. Because they are compiled to bite code and run using an interpreter they are cross-platform and you can run them in gnome-terminal with Orca or via the console using speakup,. For ZCode games you can use the Frotz interpreter. For Adrift you can use the Scare interpreter. I believe there is an AGT and Tads interpretor as well. The second type of game that works well on Linux are muds. All you need is the text based Telnet client, telnet, which works fairly well with Orca and Speakup. You just open a terminal type telnet followed by an IP Address and port and your off.Because muds are largely text based Orca and Speakup don't have much of an issue of keeping up with them. That said, the text based telnet client doesn't have all the bells and wistles of a Windows based client so you don't have the ability to script things, ability to create sound packs, etc. So mudding under Linux is certainly doable, but I think something like VIP Mud for Windows by GMA Games is by far a superior client in comparison. Third there are html Gamebooks. These are basically games you unzip into your home directory, open in Firefox, and play by rolling the dice and keeping track of your progress by taking down notes in Gedit. Like other text based games these are quite accessible, but unlike the interactive fiction games mentioned above you have to keep track of your own stats, dice rolling, etc. However, they are extremely accessible. Finally, there are browser based games like Sryth. With Orca 3.4.2 and Firefox 13 you should be able to play most browser based games with comfort. Since they are largely text based you just need to review the web page and follow the links. Sometimes you might have to use the f6 key to jump between frames such as the main frame that contains the main game and the frame containing buttons to interact with your character etc. In short, the majority of what is available for a blind Linux user is text or web based. There aren't really any audio games per say. If you are looking for games like Shades of Doom, Tank Commander, Lone Wolf,Alien Outback, etc they just don't exist yet. I've actually began writing some Linux audio games, but because I've been tied up with other projects haven't completed any yet. So there is where we stand. Cheers! On 7/28/12, Hunter Hoke <[email protected]> wrote: > -- > Beware the media! > Hello, > I'm going to run Ubuntu from a VM and was wondering if there were any > Linux games for the blind? > > --- > 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://mail.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]. > --- 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://mail.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].
