Hi Ashley, I only lost my sight about 8 years ago and before that was a very keen gamer. I found when I first lost my sight I wanted to jump straight in and try quite complex audio games, but since I wasn't used to playing games with only my hearing instead of sight I found it quite hard to start with so began by trying more simpler games to get me used to audio games . I started with space invader type games where you have to wear headphones and as the alien ships come in from the sides the sound comes in from that side of the headphones and pans across to the other until you can hear the alien ship centered and then you know to shoot at that point. I think one of my favourite ones of these is called dark destroyer, I don't have the link so maybe someone else from the list can help out with that, if not since it is a small file I could email it to you off list if you want. I then worked my way up to more complex games and my favourite is a free first person zombie shooter called Swamp, in my opinion this is the audio game that to me feels like the closest thing to main stream games that I have come across. Interestingly swamp is played with a mouse to move around which adds to the mainstream game feel. Below is the link to 'Aprones sofware page where Swamp can be downloaded
http://www.kaldobsky.com/audiogames/ >From a main stream game point of view there was a project to make the popular PC game Quake fully accessible to the blind. to try an demonstrate that if main stream developers wanted to they could make standard games fully accessible. The audio quake game is the exact quake game and plays with the full graphics just as the standard game does but with modifications so that it can be played by a totally blind user. The link is below also there are many blind users from this group that although being blind still play many main stream games such as fighting games and others to. Quake link http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/agrip If you want to contact me for anything else please feel free to my email is [email protected] regards Paul lemm -----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ashley Taylor Sent: 26 March 2013 23:42 To: [email protected] Subject: [Audyssey] Inquiry From Popular Mechanics Hello, I am a journalist writing an article about computer games for the blind and would really appreciate your input. Please only reply to this post if you are willing for me to quote you in my article (for the Popular Mechanics website). It would be helpful if you could describe yourself as you'd like me to describe you in the article. What are the qualities of a good computer game for the blind? What does it have to have to work well for someone who can't see? For blind or visually impaired gamers, what are your favorite audio games, and why? Which games designed for sighted people are these most analogous to? What are some examples of games for the blind that I can play online? What do you think is the most interesting factoid about games for the blind? Thank you, Ashley -- Ashley Taylor Writer and journalist ashleyptaylor.com (270) 485-1753 --- 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://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://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].
