I was definitely disappointed, as though I have never watched the show, the game was recommended to me by a friend. I thought the ads were funny though, so I didn't delete it right away.
It's really sad how many games are not accessible, despite the fact that Voiceover is such an accessible product and the app development kit highly supports it. The only thing I cdan say is that it is disrespectful and lazy. I also find that it is often the bigger companies and more well-known concepts and apps that are as inaccessible as they are. Not that there aren't independent apps which lack accessibility, but consider the majority of big name apps. Many of them are inaccessible, and it's frankly disgusting to me that, despite the many features and encouragements to make an app useable by the blind community, there are still those who, either through laziness, ignorance, or those who are lacking in insight or foresightstill don't develop accessibly. I know that this is a rant, but frankly I'm not entirely certain that it shouldn't be. Why, I ask myself, is this game inaccessible? It doesn't, in my opinion, or under what meager knowledge I possess, need to be inaccessible. The same experience could be had under a more accessible regime. If only I could, and if someone else wants to do this they have my blessing, full support, and voluntary time, I would start an organization whose purpose, at least in the beginning, to provide reasonable information on accessibility. Too long has the blind community been divided, without organized leadership in the field of gaming. Why, this list might be a haven, a breeding ground for such an organization, but it is not. For far too long have we responded greedily or with jaded cynnicism to those very few stodgy organizations who feel they are giving their blind members justice and fair representation while failing to hear them out in matters like gaming. You Don't Know Jack is one game, one app which, though fun, is relatively unimportant in the scheme of things. However, why, in its relative unimportance, is it fully inaccessible on one of the most accessible platforms to date? The answer is simple, almost staggeringly so. The answer is because we have allowed inaccessibility to continue. We say "This app is inaccessible." The developer may or may not care, but how do they fix it? We are uninformed as to the methods of development, the facets which make such apps inaccessible. If only I could, I would set us on the path to knowledge. Perhaps rather than saying, "This doesn't work," we should consider asking "Why does this app not work for us?" I hope this message gets through, as it's rather long, and I do appologize for its being more than a little off-topic at times, but it's important, and I hope it passes inspection, as I feel it may hold the key, or perhaps the tap, to a greater understanding and therefore a better future. Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 2/4/13, Amanda Cape <[email protected]> wrote: > Are there any other games like this that are more accessible with voice > over? > > On 2/4/13, Orin <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> The version that Brandon reviewed was the one from last year without >> Facebook integration. Here's the lowdown on this version. >> After the Facebook login, hold your phone in landscape by putting the >> home >> button on the right, as VoiceOver says with hints turned on. Now, press >> the >> bottom right corner to press the play or start, I don't know what it is. >> Then press the top right to start the episode. Episodes played this way >> seem >> to go from newest to oldest. Also, here are the answer layouts. >> Answer one is on the top left, but not at the very top, it's about >> halfway >> down. >> Answer two is the same way, except it's on the right. >> Answers three and four are on the top left and bottom right respectively. >> The Diss or Dat questions: The first answer category is at the top left >> but >> again not the very top, and the second one is on the bottom right. >> The other questions that we have issues with aren't accessible, the >> jibborish questions, which I don't think uses the iOS keyboard. Also the >> Jack attack, which has always been inaccessible though Jellyvision are >> now >> aware of this. >> These apps use something called scale form, something that I know little >> about, but I asked about their next game, Lie Swatter, and they said that >> while it doesn't have a host, it uses scaleform and doesn't work with >> VoiceOver and they'll try their best. I guess they are also trying to >> make >> this workaround for YDKJ as well. >> I hope this helps everyone who tried to play before. >> Orin >> [email protected] >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks >> Skype: orin1112 >> >> >> >> On Feb 3, 2013, at 11:07 PM, Kelly Sapergia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> While looking around Brandon Cole's game samples page, I came across a >>> file featuring the iOS version of You Don't Know Jack. According to the >>> site, it's doable once you figure out where to tap on the screen, so I >>> thought I'd get it for my iPod and give it a try. (From what I've heard, >>> it's now available for free with various episodes being released every >>> week, though there are token packs you can purchase from within the app. >>> What they're for, I don't know.) I was able to play a game, but got a >>> lot >>> of the questions wrong because I don't know where you're supposed to tap >>> for certain answers. Has anyone else tried this version? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Yours Sincerely, >>> Kelly John Sapergia >>> Show Host and Production Director >>> The Global Voice Internet Radio >>> www.theglobalvoice.info >>> >>> Personal Website: www.ksapergia.net >>> Business Website (KJS Productions): www.kjsproductions.com >>> >>> >>> --- >>> 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]. >> > > --- > 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]. 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