[Audyssey] Anacreon play-by-Email game forming, seeking players.
As posted last week, I'm looking for players of Anacreon to join us in a play-by-email game. If you want to try the game out, go to http://www.neurohack.com/ and find the Anacreon link. Shane Davidson has also posted a copy of a tutorial I wrote for using Anacreon with a screen reader. We have since discovered that with a little tweaking of the custom highlight colors, one can have greatly improved access to the info presented on screen. I am looking for up to six other players as I already have one who has declared his interest. Once I know how many players we have, we'll select a scenario that seems appropriate and the fun will begin. As a teaser, here is a narrative of the last few years of a game I'm playing solo in a scenario I created, in which the massive but fragile Galactic Empire faces three upstart empires (player empires). His Imperial Majesty, Claudius VII awoke from his year long sleep and stretched in the hybernaculum. His devoted assistants helped him from the coffin-shaped cryo-pod and gave him water and nutritional supplements. Gradually his head cleared and he saw the somber expression on the faces of his military commanders. All right, normally we'd wait until I was a bit stronger, but there's something wrong and I'd best know it. Your Majesty, began Admiral Okata in a stern tone. The Corelian Empire has been suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and ground forces from the Empire of the Chosen. They struck in a well-coordinated assault that destroyed nearly all our merchant shipping in the Delta Aquarii V and Zeta Omicron 6 systems, as well as successfully invading those worlds. Our naval forces in system were insufficient to save the situation, and, while ship production on Zeta Omicron 6 was gearing up, we had little in reserve, once the fleets we dispatched to counter the thrust were in turn defeated. We lost both worlds, sire. I take full responsibility. No Admiral, the sovereign replied wearily. You warned me that the religious fanatics were arming for war, but I had hoped the idea of the Galactic Empire striking out of the center would keep them quiescent while we built up our defenses. I am responsible. I take it our new star ships were less successful than anticipated? They performed brilliantly, nearly destroying the entire penetrator force from Eden, but there weren't enough of them. Damn!, Claudius sighed. There goes a third of our military naval production and 80% of our raw materials production. We can take the worlds back, interjected General Martelle, the commandant of Royal Marines. My sources on planet say that we bled them white and they can't hold the worlds. Is there any news from Atlantis or any word of the Galactic Empire. The Foreign Minister spoke up. We have received condolences from Lady Katrina of Atlantis, but she has stated that she has Imperial problems, having had to muster a major naval force to beat back an incursion from the center to destroy her trillum production. Our intelligence service suggests that the Galactic Empire is busy with suppressing rebellions. Cleon II has his hands full. We did clear the Imperial mine field that stands between us and Eden, so we have an open avenue for our jump-capable craft to mount a counterattack against the Chosen,: the admiral went on. However, the last scout mission dispatched to Eden showed that the Grand Hierarch has enough planetary defenses to hold off anything I could assemble quickly. Our raw materials situation is already critical; Corelia, Scheat 6, Eta Rigil, all are short of either metals or chemicals. All right, assemble a task force to retake the two lost worlds quickly, before they can reinforce. We need Delta Aquarii badly. And arm our merchant convoys in future. My liege, it will be done. . . . The Grand Hierarch awoke to the news of the stunning double victory. Immediately he prayed in thanksgiving and prepared for his own staff meeting. The biggest problem we have, your Holiness, said Admiral Lianades, is that we are overextended. In choosing to attack both worlds simultaneously, we had to dangerously divide our fleet. I'm not sure we can hold either world against a concerted counterattack. Also, our commander on the scene at Zeta Omicron 6 reported encountering a large new class of vessel that he'd never fought before. They played havoc among our medium forces until the Faithful rallied and martyred themselves in suicide attacks against them. If the Corelian dogs have developed this craft in quantity, they could represent a major advantage for them. My son, you know full well that God orders all things in his own time. He has given us this victory, even after the disastrous invasion attempt ten years ago. He will provide. But Your Holiness,. . . Hush. Now, how goes the relief mission? Your Holiness. . . Both w8064 and HB216 have been
Re: [Audyssey] Anacreon play-by-Email game forming, seeking players.
How would a play by email Anacreon game work, though? I think I missed the original discussion of that one. James At 03:36 AM 8/31/2006, you wrote: As posted last week, I'm looking for players of Anacreon to join us in a play-by-email game. If you want to try the game out, go to http://www.neurohack.com/ and find the Anacreon link. Shane Davidson has also posted a copy of a tutorial I wrote for using Anacreon with a screen reader. We have since discovered that with a little tweaking of the custom highlight colors, one can have greatly improved access to the info presented on screen. I am looking for up to six other players as I already have one who has declared his interest. Once I know how many players we have, we'll select a scenario that seems appropriate and the fun will begin. As a teaser, here is a narrative of the last few years of a game I'm playing solo in a scenario I created, in which the massive but fragile Galactic Empire faces three upstart empires (player empires). His Imperial Majesty, Claudius VII awoke from his year long sleep and stretched in the hybernaculum. His devoted assistants helped him from the coffin-shaped cryo-pod and gave him water and nutritional supplements. Gradually his head cleared and he saw the somber expression on the faces of his military commanders. All right, normally we'd wait until I was a bit stronger, but there's something wrong and I'd best know it. Your Majesty, began Admiral Okata in a stern tone. The Corelian Empire has been suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and ground forces from the Empire of the Chosen. They struck in a well-coordinated assault that destroyed nearly all our merchant shipping in the Delta Aquarii V and Zeta Omicron 6 systems, as well as successfully invading those worlds. Our naval forces in system were insufficient to save the situation, and, while ship production on Zeta Omicron 6 was gearing up, we had little in reserve, once the fleets we dispatched to counter the thrust were in turn defeated. We lost both worlds, sire. I take full responsibility. No Admiral, the sovereign replied wearily. You warned me that the religious fanatics were arming for war, but I had hoped the idea of the Galactic Empire striking out of the center would keep them quiescent while we built up our defenses. I am responsible. I take it our new star ships were less successful than anticipated? They performed brilliantly, nearly destroying the entire penetrator force from Eden, but there weren't enough of them. Damn!, Claudius sighed. There goes a third of our military naval production and 80% of our raw materials production. We can take the worlds back, interjected General Martelle, the commandant of Royal Marines. My sources on planet say that we bled them white and they can't hold the worlds. Is there any news from Atlantis or any word of the Galactic Empire. The Foreign Minister spoke up. We have received condolences from Lady Katrina of Atlantis, but she has stated that she has Imperial problems, having had to muster a major naval force to beat back an incursion from the center to destroy her trillum production. Our intelligence service suggests that the Galactic Empire is busy with suppressing rebellions. Cleon II has his hands full. We did clear the Imperial mine field that stands between us and Eden, so we have an open avenue for our jump-capable craft to mount a counterattack against the Chosen,: the admiral went on. However, the last scout mission dispatched to Eden showed that the Grand Hierarch has enough planetary defenses to hold off anything I could assemble quickly. Our raw materials situation is already critical; Corelia, Scheat 6, Eta Rigil, all are short of either metals or chemicals. All right, assemble a task force to retake the two lost worlds quickly, before they can reinforce. We need Delta Aquarii badly. And arm our merchant convoys in future. My liege, it will be done. . . . The Grand Hierarch awoke to the news of the stunning double victory. Immediately he prayed in thanksgiving and prepared for his own staff meeting. The biggest problem we have, your Holiness, said Admiral Lianades, is that we are overextended. In choosing to attack both worlds simultaneously, we had to dangerously divide our fleet. I'm not sure we can hold either world against a concerted counterattack. Also, our commander on the scene at Zeta Omicron 6 reported encountering a large new class of vessel that he'd never fought before. They played havoc among our medium forces until the Faithful rallied and martyred themselves in suicide attacks against them. If the Corelian dogs have developed this craft in quantity, they could represent a major advantage for them. My son, you know full well that God orders all things in his own time. He has given us this victory, even after the disastrous invasion attempt ten years ago. He will provide. But Your Holiness,. . . Hush.
[Audyssey] 2 Accessible Hangman Games (Flash)
(from http://www.AudioGames.net) Net Systems Solutions have created two Hangman-games in Flash, which were made accessible for screen reader and keyboard users using different methods. Adobe (who recently took over Macromedia, the company that developed Flash) encourages screen reader users to try these games to see what people's reactions are to each of these versions. Please give these a try, with a screen reader of your choice or with just the keyboard, and let us know what you think. Response content will be shared for all to see on: http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility/2006/08/two_accessible_flash_games_whi.html. Here are the links to the two versions of the game: Example 1.1: http://www.n-syst.com/hangman1.htm Example 1.2: http://www.n-syst.com/Hangman2.html Greets, Richard http://www.audiogames.net ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
[Audyssey] Review of SoundVoyager on GameFAQs
Hi, A member of the AudioGames.net has submitted a nice review of SoundVoyager on GameFAQs.com. You can read it here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/review/R104724.html Greets, Richard http://www.audiogames.net ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
[Audyssey] An Ftp Note
I'd like to let the community know that earlier this week I installed a new ftp server. This new server will allow you to log in to the PlayingInTheDark account with Internet Explorer as well as the standard Ftp. This new server is quite a bit faster so you should get great speed when you download or upload. You will connect to the PlayingInTheDark account the same way you did before but now you have the advantage of using Internet Explorer. Thanks. djc's Jukebox: http://paulmerrell.net:9212 Saturday Evenings 9 to midnight Eastern. My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 email Or Msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I C Q Number Is: 4781694 ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] Moosic Update
Hi, Try jumping on the enemies. Smile. Cary wrote: well I installed the game and I like it so far. I'd really, really like a walking sound though, I didn't realize I was moving because there is no sound telling me if I'm even going anywhere. I'm just pushing arrow keys hoping for the best. I guess I'm going somewhere though because I'm jumping onto platforms I think and jumping over pits, but I've encountered an enemy, sounds like an insect of some kind, I'm in the training game on the first level. lol So my question is what do I do with the enemies? If I jump over them, I die. I've looked in the documentation and I can't find a keystroke that you can shoot them or kill them in some way, I just kept pressing buttons and nothing worked. Do I just wait for them to go away? or what? -Cary ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] Moosic Update
Hi Tom and others, Super Moosic release candidate 3. A Mario type 2D field arcade game that is written in open source Python 2.4. You still need to install Python using a Windows Installer file from www.python.org to play the game. The file is named python-2.4.3.msi, 9.2 MB Then you need to copy the 'fmod.dll' file to your system32 folder from the Documentation folder in the zip file. Phil - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moosic Update Hi, Ahem... Python actually is a nice programming language for scripts, and other quick and dirty applications. It is hardly crap. However, it does require a runtime system, and other dependancies to run apps written in Python. In Linux they are all installed more-or-less by default. In Windows you need to go find the ports that allow python based apps to run in Windows. All that said I can fault the developer of this game not to at least put up some links for the Windows ports of Python. Probably the guy is a Linux guy, and wrote if for Linux operating systems mainly. ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] Review of SoundVoyager on GameFAQs
Hi Gamers, I have just read the review and it is great to hear of a major producer making something compatible for us. At the end he urges us to contact Nintendo to let them know what we think. Does anyone know who and at what address to contact anyone? Thanks for all the help. Rich AudioGames.net wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:46 AM Hi, A member of the AudioGames.net has submitted a nice review of SoundVoyager on GameFAQs.com. You can read it here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/review/R104724.html Greets, Richard http://www.audiogames.net ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web. ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] An Ftp Note
Hi DJC, What are the necessary steps to connect thru IE? Thanks for the help. Rich djc wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:52 PM I'd like to let the community know that earlier this week I installed a new ftp server. This new server will allow you to log in to the PlayingInTheDark account with Internet Explorer as well as the standard Ftp. This new server is quite a bit faster so you should get great speed when you download or upload. You will connect to the PlayingInTheDark account the same way you did before but now you have the advantage of using Internet Explorer. Thanks. djc's Jukebox: http://paulmerrell.net:9212 Saturday Evenings 9 to midnight Eastern. My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 email Or Msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I C Q Number Is: 4781694 ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web. ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] An Ftp Note
Hi DJC, I used the information provided and also the link you provided and noticed something: I believe that playing in the dark is supposed to be in all caps correct? Also When I tried making them all caps I got the message to make sure I have access to the folders and it timed out. could you please help. Rich djc wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:59 PM To login using Internet explorer open Explorer and type control-l and then type: ftp://PlayingInTheDark:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] Moosic Update
Hi Shaun and all, First, thing you need to under stand the 2.4 in Python refers to the language version. At current Python is at 2.4. If someone writes an application or game using Python 2.4 that application, in this case a game, will not run on earlier versions of the language. Python based applications require an Interpreter to operate. There are several interpreted languages such as perl, tcl, etc that are not necessarily compiled in to a *.exe file and instead are lonched and run in the runtime interpreter. As such you need the Python base interpreter to run those kind of programs. If that Python program is written using say 2.4 conventions then the 2.2 or 2.3 interpreter won't know what to do with the new code and bomb out. Grin. Shaun everiss wrote: Well a good site for some of this is. www.kulgan.net/nvda This site has good music to, but the nvda page has links to some of the stuff you need, as well as others. all you then need is the ftp.pygame.org site. One thing you need to watch for is the python build port you get. if a program file name says, for example pygame-1.0-py2.4.exe Well the py2.4 is the port of python it will run on. And only the port it would run on. I at first mis took it as a actual program version, and discovered that a py2.2 port can not run on a py2.4 port. ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] Moosic Update
Hi, Thanks for the heads up. Phil Vlasak wrote: Hi Tom and others, Super Moosic release candidate 3. A Mario type 2D field arcade game that is written in open source Python 2.4. You still need to install Python using a Windows Installer file from www.python.org to play the game. The file is named python-2.4.3.msi, 9.2 MB Then you need to copy the 'fmod.dll' file to your system32 folder from the Documentation folder in the zip file. Phil ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] An Ftp Note
Yes PlayingInTheDark each word is capitalized. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 8/31/2006 at 6:51 PM Richard Sherman wrote: Hi DJC, I used the information provided and also the link you provided and noticed something: I believe that playing in the dark is supposed to be in all caps correct? Also When I tried making them all caps I got the message to make sure I have access to the folders and it timed out. could you please help. Rich djc wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:59 PM To login using Internet explorer open Explorer and type control-l and then type: ftp://PlayingInTheDark:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web. djc's Jukebox: http://paulmerrell.net:9212 Saturday Evenings 9 to midnight Eastern. My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 email Or Msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I C Q Number Is: 4781694 ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
[Audyssey] How to Contact Nintendo about SoundVoyager
How to Contact Nintendo about SoundVoyager Nintendo of America PO Box 957 Redmond, WA 98073 Phone: 425-882-2040 Fax: 425-882-3585 Key People Chairman and CEO: Tatsumi Kimishima President and COO: Reginald (Reggie) Fils-Aime EVP, Business Affairs: Jacqualee Story General Comments or Questions: email us http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/webform.jsp Corporate Contacts Nintendo Power Magazine Staff: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Please note that this is for letters to the Editor and feedback only. No replies are sent) Web site Staff: . Editor in chief: Yoshio Tsuboike . Business Director: Casey Pelkey . Sr Manager, Web Marketing: Dan Owsen . Design Manager: David Wharton . Asst Manager, Web Marketing: Elizabeth Ward . Supervisor, Web Content: Andy Hartpence . Online Producer: Kent Miller . Online Producer: Matthew Burke . Online Designer: Tin Chan . Online Designer: Nathan Kile . Webmaster: Scott Melton . Online Coordinator: Naomi Milici . Network Architect: Dan Lambert Corporate Communications / PR Department: . 425.882.2040 . More information Sponsorship Requests: . More information Piracy Reports: . To report infringing items on internet auction sites, please call us at 1-800-255-3700 or e-mail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . To report ROM sites, emulators, Game Copiers, Counterfeit manufacturing, or other illegal activities, please call us at 1-800-255-3700 or e-mail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . For any other legal inquiry or concern, please call us at 1-800-255-3700 or e-mail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: AudioGames.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Review of SoundVoyager on GameFAQs Hi, We (Game-Accessibility.com and IGDA Game Accessibility Special Interest Group) are busy with it. We're setting up a format not only for this game, but a regular signal to the game industry telling them what they are doing RIGHT and what could be improved. We will let you know when it is launched. In the meanwhile, why not get together and collect your opinions (30+) and put them in an email to every nintendo email address you can find? Not to forget the letters-sections of magazines such as Edge (current issue does a review of Bit Generations Part 1) - I'm pretty sure they will be interested in a blind gamer's letter... Greets Richard ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] An Ftp Note
Hi DJC, I just tried it again and I still got the error message: check to see if I had permission for the folder and it timed out. Thanks for the help. Rich djc wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:26 PM Yes PlayingInTheDark each word is capitalized. ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
Re: [Audyssey] An Ftp Note
It's working just fine here Rich. Perhaps your internet explorer permissions are set wrong. ftp://PlayingInTheDark:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Copy that url or click on it and see if that fixes it for you. If you can't resolve it with Explorer then I suggest that you try a regular ftp client. I'll be away all weekend so I won't be able to answer further posts but the server will be up and running. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 8/31/2006 at 7:47 PM Richard Sherman wrote: Hi DJC, I just tried it again and I still got the error message: check to see if I had permission for the folder and it timed out. Thanks for the help. Rich djc wrote: Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:26 PM Yes PlayingInTheDark each word is capitalized. ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web. djc's Jukebox: http://paulmerrell.net:9212 Saturday Evenings 9 to midnight Eastern. My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 email Or Msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I C Q Number Is: 4781694 ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
