Hi Charles, Not only that we need to take into account other disabilities besides blindness here. I, for example, have difficulty speaking. I have a medical condition that attacks the muscles in my body, in particular the face, that makes it difficult for me to talk clearly. While it has no effect on me writing up a one or two page article I would find it difficult to record a verbal podcast where I could speak clearly enough to make it worth everyone's time.
I also know of a number of people who are deaf-blind who play text adventures and such. Obviously downloading a text based copy of Audyssey and reading it using a braille display or sending it to a braille printer is no big deal. However, if someone is deaf-blind there is no way they could listen to an audio podcast so while it may be convenient for some it would be absolutely inaccessible to others. So as far as I am concerned a podcast,if we ever have one, would be more for game reviews, walkthroughs, and would be in addition to the magazine rather than a replacement for it. Cheers! On 3/7/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > While switching to a podcast format sounds like a good idea, what would be > the advantages? In the current format, submissions are easily created by > anyone. You edit as needed, then publish. Links to sites of interest are > included. Articles can be found or skipped as desired very simply. > > In a podcast, submissions would have to either be created with a sound > editing program, which a lot of people either don't have or don't know how > to use. Good equipment must be obtained to get decent sound quality. Then > > you have to edit them anyway, and paste the result into your production. > Or, if this isn't how articles get into the mag, someone will have to read > submitted articles into a mike. I don't see the advantages of this. I > think of this last approach as to either reading braille or listening to a > Talking Book, in which case, I would prefer the braille and read it myself. > > I do not see the advantage of listening to someone read the written text to > > me if I can read it myself in the form of an Email. Then again, I'm > listening to a computer read it to me, anyway, unless a braille display is > used, which is not an option for a lot of list subscribers. > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. --- 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.
