Re: [Audyssey] text version of second life
gees I'd be interested to test ibm, ms or any big company. At 03:37 p.m. 23/01/2008, you wrote: Hey Mike, I have to admit I've never played second life. When I went to movable life I had no idea what to do. I know there's a box to type in the location I want to go to, but since I've never played the game I have no idea what the various locations are. it's probably on the map, but obviously the ma's a graphic and of no use to me. do you have a list of place I can go to? Also about IBM. do they have anything for testing at this point? I just read some stuff about that project on a blog but not sure if they have an official site I can check this out. - Original Message - From: Mike Reiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] text version of second life It's a little bit easier to teleport using the first site. I'd like to get involved with testing any accessibility put into the client it self, the ideas that IBM are working on are good. Mike -- From: Yohandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:23 AM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] text version of second life Ok replying to my own message here, which I normally never do. There's another web-based second life client called AjaxLife. It was developed by Katharine, a teenager in the UK. You may wanna check both out and compare. Here's the link to her blog. http://blog.katharineberry.co.uk/2007/07/02/ajaxlife/ - Original Message - From: Yohandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:54 AM Subject: text version of second life I can't believe this message was posted like 3 weeks ago and I just saw it cause it was hiding in the spam folder. remind me to check spam folder guys! grin. Anyhow just changed the subject line to spark a bit more interest. If you guys don't know what second life is, it's basically a virtual world. don't know how to explain it better than that. I suggest you check out wikipedia.org and type in second life. Well gonna try signing in to this thing and see if it's any good. if anyone else gets a username post it here so we can all chat! - Original Message - From: Orin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 1:08 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Movable Life, A web based,Text Based version of Second Life,and SL accessibility related blogs Hi all, Just wanted to tell you about this interesting project. It's a project that basically gives you a limited version of SL. You can teleport and chat, search for users and look at your inventory I believe. But at least we can talk and let these accessibility groups that are forming in SL that we do, indeed, exist. To look at this, head on over to http://www.movablelife.net. Also, there are sevral accessibility related blogs on SL, but the most active one is at http://blindsecondlife.blogspot.com. Well, I think some people want to really make this thing accessible. A health island about disibilities formed where people can go and learn about disibilities, so at least people in the SL world do care. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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
Re: [Audyssey] Views On Games was Out of the games dimension
I didn't know much about it all until I stumbled on to it in about 1996. I was on the old now dead henrichson site and found all these files called audxx.zip where the xx was the number of the issue. I was borred enough to download it all and read all 21 or so issues, actually I think at that time there were something like 16-17 issues. I got on the mail lists and I was with the crowd upto electronic distrobutions on email. Ok I have had my ups and downs, I've seen entire hacker and comunity battles, I've even taken the wrong side and things, my track record hasn't been the best shell we say but it seems ok I think for the last year at least maybe 2. I'm interested for the audacity mag though to now we are in 2008 that we should have a history of the mag, where it came from and where it was going to go to. I also think we are ready to go to the next step of the mag, that being audio recordings of it, each dev etc says their bit, interviews over skype or whatever are recorded if possible etc. I don't have much hardware and I probably will have to use quickmix loads, and speech will come in to the mag but we are not exactly a pro mag. I'd be happy to produce this as long as all audio bits came to me in the right time, I am thinking to do some tech thing, I can use mediafire for uploading, I mean I doubt we will use loads and loads of files, however. I do understand that you may have to have a text version and for articles that can not be recorded in audio I can read the things out with speech synths in notepad. I don't want people to put themselves out though. Oh Before I forget I am probably going to not put the emails and letters in as its probably going to be a real pain ofcause if some of you that send letters can record voice wise great. If not I can probably read those to. I am probably going to get a job soon but except for the x-sight testing and maybe other tests I have nothing else to do. I am also thinking about doing a podcast of this thing maybe. I don't know if I should set up something on net radio or what, or what is best. My origional idea was to send via mediafire or usendit the link to the completed mp3 then if someone wanted to broadcast/ podcast they could. I accept that I probably will not replace the text version of the mag at least not in the short term. What does everyone think of this. Hi, Quote It was like back in like 1990 that I first got on line and got into the FidoNet Email lists such as Blink Talk and Blind Talk. That and searching the BBSs was how I found that there was a need to share the games that I was producing for my own playability. End quote Wow! I wasn't even aware you had been writing games that long. Though, back in 1990 I still had some useful vision, and was still playing Super NES and other games of that era. I didn't write my first text game until 1998, and at that time I didn't even know there was an Audyssey comunity. Like allot of others in the general blind comunity I didn't even know there was an Audyssey mag, list, and games out there for us. So I wrote some black jack, hangman, and other games thinking I was the first to come up with the idea. It was only after I discovered Audyssey that I learned there were others out here with the same thoughts and ideas I had. Quote Ok, it just sounded to me like you were saying that games like that were useless and people shouldn't even waste time making them because no one would even want to play them. End quote No, actually card games, board games, and word puzzles are still in high demand. I recently ran a poll on the Mac Visionaries mailing list and the majority of requests were for games similar to your Casino and Monopoly games. Mac users seamed less interested in First Person, Side-Scrollers, and other action style games I generally like to play. As it so happens the card, board, and word puzzle games are about the easiest types of games for me to create so I am not at all unhappy they requested something easier to design. The First Person games like Tomb Rader and the Racing simulations like Raceway requires allot of jeometry and real time physics which is allot more work than just a puzzle or board game. As it happens there are a few board games that are really cool that have never been created in accessible format such as Dark World, Battle Masters, and Futile. probably not your style of game, but they are basically games dealing with Knights, Footman, Dwarfs, Goblins, Skeleton Warriors, etc played out on battle fields. I have always been a fan of the strategy style board games. Large and small skale military campaigns and things like that. Quote We sure have come along way since the days of the dos games where we didn't have a sound file playing engine like DirectX. I thought that it was very exciting when David openly here asked for input and worked on creating the first accessible live action first person shooter game. End quote Yes, DirectX
Re: [Audyssey] jaws and self voicing games
Hi Nicol, I always un load Jaws for playing games. To me it is not that hard to reload it. But that is one reason that I like the whole Kitchen's Inc game menu program. I can go from one game to another to another etc and it is all self voicing. BFN Jim If it doesn't say Kitchen's Inc on it. Someone else made it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Views On Games was Out of the games dimension
Hi Thomas, Yeah, I started writing computer video games like in 1981 on a Texas Instruments 99 4A home computer. The first games were draw poker, Star Mule and Homer on a Harley (Eval Kneval) I then got my first talking computer in December of 1989. It was a NEC 286 with an Accent S A running Jaws for dos version 1. The first program that I wrote was a braille reference guide. I wrote it in January 1990 while at the Cleveland Sight Center. Anna Karr my braille instructor helped me to make sure that it was all correct. Then I wrote black jack and draw poker. Those games were on the Jaws web site slash BBS. No, I did not like the bookshelf game Futile. I very much liked the bookshelf game Twixt though. I think that my Brother and Sister cheated at Futile because they couldn't beat me at chess or Twixt. grin BFN Jim check my web site for my new personal information page [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Views On Games was Out of the games dimension
Hi Thomas, Yeah, I started writing computer video games like in 1981 on a Texas Instruments 99 4A home computer. The first games were draw poker, Star Mule and Homer on a Harley (Eval Kneval) I then got my first talking computer in December of 1989. It was a NEC 286 with an Accent S A running Jaws for dos version 1. The first program that I wrote was a braille reference guide. I wrote it in January 1990 while at the Cleveland Sight Center. Anna Karr my braille instructor helped me to make sure that it was all correct. Then I wrote black jack and draw poker. Those games were on the Jaws web site slash BBS. No, I did not like the bookshelf game Futile. I very much liked the bookshelf game Twixt though. I think that my Brother and Sister cheated at Futile because they couldn't beat me at chess or Twixt. grin BFN Jim check my web site for my new personal information page [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Sound RTS and Python version?
Hi Thomas, I will include the additional python 2.5 compiled files in the next release, but build a Linux package only if you really want or need to, because for future releases I would have problems (or lack of time) to automate the Linux build from my computer. Jean-Luc 2008/1/23, Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, Ah, I do see why you were using Python 2.4. Debian is notorious for supporting older stuff long after Fedora, Ubuntu, and other distributions have upgraded to a version or two ahead to the latest packages. Though, if you would do it I would really really appreciate it if you could make a 2.5 build for me. In return I could take your sounds and pic files and create a nice dpkg package for Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems for easy installation with a shell script to run python and launch it out of the box for Linux gamers interested in your game. If not what I could do is build Python 2.4, install it to a non-standard location like /opt, and run it by setting some export flags to it. -- SoundRTS web site: http://jlpo.free.fr/soundrts SoundRTS development log: http://soundrts.blogspot.com/ SoundRTSChat mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/soundrtschat --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
[Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest.
Hi. I am at last finesh with Proving Grounds V- The Silver Crest, but i got a boks From Rynduil, who tolt me to open it in the rume in the headquarters of the Silver Crest, i am also going into the rume, but still i cant find the way to open this things. How do i do that? Thanks. Jimmy --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest.
Hi Jimmy, you need the skill of Lore to open these books. When you have it, just try to use the skill when you are in the room. If you don't have it, you can get in the adventurers collective in Thritik. Hth Regards Sarah -- Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. (Einen sicheren Freund erkennt man in unsicherer Sache.) Cicero --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
[Audyssey] SoundRTS
Hi. Is it only me who have problems? When i save a game in the newest beta and trying to play my saved game cant i bilt, and this is in all maps. Why cant i bilt after i restore a saved game? Thanks. Jimmy --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest.
Just use one of them as an item. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Jimmy Odin Kristoffersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:15 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest. Hi. I am at last finesh with Proving Grounds V- The Silver Crest, but i got a boks From Rynduil, who tolt me to open it in the rume in the headquarters of the Silver Crest, i am also going into the rume, but still i cant find the way to open this things. How do i do that? Thanks. Jimmy --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest.
Actually, you need the Tome of FOrgotten Lore, which is the massive leather tome you got from Stoneback Hill. Then you have to go to Marl's Wood and fight the nine battles with Taro-Zar-Huul. You need Lore and Arcana both at sixty to invoke the magic. Show the sorceress the tome and she'll replace the missing gems. Now with regard to the scroll cases from Rynduil, just use one of them as you would any item. You'll open all three and the pages will appear in the Tome. Incidentally, after unlocking the TOme of Forgotten Lore, you can visit Tallys for another page. Right now there are only four, but they're handy to have. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Sarah Haake [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:20 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest. Hi Jimmy, you need the skill of Lore to open these books. When you have it, just try to use the skill when you are in the room. If you don't have it, you can get in the adventurers collective in Thritik. Hth Regards Sarah -- Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur. (Einen sicheren Freund erkennt man in unsicherer Sache.) Cicero --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest.
Hi Bryan. I have tryed, but it did not wurk. - Original Message - From: Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest. Just use one of them as an item. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Jimmy Odin Kristoffersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:15 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest. Hi. I am at last finesh with Proving Grounds V- The Silver Crest, but i got a boks From Rynduil, who tolt me to open it in the rume in the headquarters of the Silver Crest, i am also going into the rume, but still i cant find the way to open this things. How do i do that? Thanks. Jimmy --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
[Audyssey] RTS Games was Risk
Hi Jean'Luc, Yeah, Galcon sounds pretty cool. I've always had an interest in strategy and real time strategy type games of that type. One game I am becoming a huge fan of, but it isn't very accessible, is Galaxy Civilization. I just love the concept of starting out with one planet, one shuttle type ship, and you build factories, research centers, farms, etc to build up your space fleet and concore the galaxy if you can. SoundMUD wrote: This reminds me of an RTS game demo I have played recently. It's probably totally inaccessible because it is heavily mouse based, but its principles may be interesting. It's called Galcon. It's a very simplified RTS, with no tech tree, no buildings, no workers, and yet a very interesting game. There are only planets, with different production rate. If you own one of them, it creates new battle ships. The only thing you have to decide is in which planet you send them. In a multiplayer game I have played, the players started expanding, without going too far, avoiding premature conflicts with their neighbors; then, when all the available planets were conquered, the players did nothing for a long time, just moving their ships randomly; they used a chat system too (a voice chat would have been even better), for example to stop a conflict that would have left the 2 opponents behind the others; and then suddenly one player attacked another one, sometimes triggering the attack of another player, trying to take the opportunity, etc. A game lasted about 5 to 15 minutes. Very interesting game because relatively simple, so you can focus on the diplomatic aspect. Probably like in Risk. Jean-Luc --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] jaws and self voicing games
Hi Charles, Hmmm... Raul is sane. So I guess I have to kick him off since we are all insane. Lol! Charles Rivard wrote: This was very interesting, but you made one big blunder, I think? You said I could get into various technical details on this, but I won't for your sanity's sake. Do you know one list member who is sane? If so, kick'em off! They don't fit in! (ornery grin) --- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Views On Games was Out of the games dimension
Hi Shaun, I don't think creating an audio based Audyssey magazine is all that good an idea. For one thing I enjoy reading the articles, and you can fit allot more content into a magazine rather than an audio style podcast. For another have you ever considdered the size of an audio based Audyssey magazine? I know some of the blind tech podcasts are large enough, and a magazine of any size at all would be huge. Finally, when you record articles and interviews that is a podcast not a magazine. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest.
Then you obviously don't have the tome. If you got it from Stoneback Hill, take it to the ruins in the forsts outside Marl's Wood and fight the battles with the Catamarok. Then invoke the magic (you need Arcana and Lore at level 60) and show the tome to the sorceress. Just use it as an item when she asks you for it. She'll replace the gems and you'll be able to use the tome. Then all you have to do is go to the hidden room in the Silver Crest headquarters and use one of the scroll cases. It should work then. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Jimmy Odin Kristoffersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:45 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest. Hi Bryan. I have tryed, but it did not wurk. - Original Message - From: Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Sryth-The Silver Crest. Just use one of them as an item. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] a list of nuts - Re: jaws and self voicing games
Dam well the amount of years I've been on this list on and off??? Lol!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: 23 January 2008 18:31 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] a list of nuts - Re: jaws and self voicing games Yes. The nuttiest is the last to be kicked off. I think, though, that a better solution would be to only allow nuts to join in the first place. (grin) --- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! - Original Message - From: Darren Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] jaws and self voicing games Um, lol, so shall we kick everybody off? Lol! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: 23 January 2008 18:18 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] jaws and self voicing games Both moderators should remember that they, too, are list members, and that appropriate action should be taken. Oh, wait a minute, the owner is also a member, isn't he? (payback time) --- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:02 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] jaws and self voicing games Hi Charles, Hmmm... Raul is sane. So I guess I have to kick him off since we are all insane. Lol! Charles Rivard wrote: This was very interesting, but you made one big blunder, I think? You said I could get into various technical details on this, but I won't for your sanity's sake. Do you know one list member who is sane? If so, kick'em off! They don't fit in! (ornery grin) --- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.9/1238 - Release Date: 22/01/2008 20:12 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.9/1238 - Release Date: 22/01/2008 20:12 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] SoundRTS
Hi. I have obtained a similar result. I will fix this bug in the next release. Jean-Luc 2008/1/23, Jimmy Odin Kristoffersen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi. Is it only me who have problems? When i save a game in the newest beta and trying to play my saved game cant i bilt, and this is in all maps. Why cant i bilt after i restore a saved game? Thanks. Jimmy --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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] -- SoundRTS web site: http://jlpo.free.fr/soundrts SoundRTS development log: http://soundrts.blogspot.com/ SoundRTSChat mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/soundrtschat --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
[Audyssey] the games jim and marcy made together
Hi jim I have a couple of questions regarding the games you and marcy made together. 1. in the snakes and ladders game, what did marcy help you with in the game. In other words, what part of the game development did she fulfill? 2. the sound which plays in your pong game when either me or the computer fails to return the volley, that sound is very interesting. I'm very curious how this sound is physically produced. Is it an electronic synthetic sound or is it something in real life which also makes that same sound. To me it sounds rather synthetic, but maybe there is something in real life which also makes that same sound. 3. which other games did you and marcy made and which role did she fulfill in development of those games? Did she fulfill any other role in the pong game than doing the voice over? 4. I really like your pong game, but I can't beat the computer on easy difficulty. The beginner level is too easy for me, it gets borring, I win the computer each time, but the easy level is tricky, its now the fifth match I play on the easy level and the computer wins me each time. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
[Audyssey] BOPIT
I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR BOPIT. AND PLEASE ROB AND PARAM, SEE IT ASa suggestion, not as a complaint. Oops, my caps lock was on during the first few lines, didn't meant to scream; am to lazy to convert it. I'm just making it clear beforehand, this is a suggestion how I would like to see the game in future releases, because my suggestions for lightcars was taken up very very negatively by robjoy. Ok here goes. I would like to have a mode in bopit where you instead of presssing the 6 bopit buttons have to press letters, numbers and punctuation keys. Because there is a bug in keyboard crazy, a game developed by vip games zone. In keyboard crazy, I'm not sure how to press a punctuation mark requiring shift. If the voice says slash I can press it successfully and get a point. Say for instance the voice says slash out of the left speaker then I press control and then slash, but now the voice says question mark. The game is too fast, I can't figure out, should I press shift on its own and then slash or should I hold down shift. When the voice says question mark, by the time I press shift before I can press slash it explodes and I loose a life. So it would be sooo cool, it would rock if bopit could have a mode where you have to press punctuations, letters and numbers. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] We Can Play
I Liam, I personally recomend Jiglu. It's a free list provider which also has a dynamic website when you create your list. Find it at: http://www.jiglu.com On Jan 23, 2008, at 1:20 PM, Liam Erven wrote: Hi. I posted earlier this week about the we can play site at www.wecanplay.info . For those who missed it, it's a wiki which allows people to share info on mainstream games that blind people are playing. I'm looking at the best way to get a community together. IF anyone has any suggestions on what would be a decent mailing list provider, let me know. Also, don't forget to check out the site and contribute. I've posted up info on battle arena toshinden 3, and I'll be working all day to try and add more information. Liam --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
[Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can find the lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user forums, an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. J.J. www.BlindBargains.com Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can find the lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user forums, an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. J.J. www.BlindBargains.com Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi Phil, I actually asked JJ about that because I definately thought Sarah should have been on that list, but he said it was released in 2006, I'm not sure where he got his info. I myself did not even know of the awards until today, so I am not sure who nominated RR for it, he said several folks nominated it, but didn't tell me who. That is really too bad, because unless I am mistaken Sarah didn't actually get released until 2007, right? Thanks for the congrats man. What do you think of the idea of the list having a yearly awards for various game categories? - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can find the lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user forums, an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. J.J. www.BlindBargains.com Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi, Congrats Che. I think Monty's going to win 08's best accesible game.. I think Sarah would have done just as well -Ryan Smith Head of RSG/Dev At X-Sight *SP And Boss are being implmented, SDM Beta 3 coming around!* --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi Che, I put a beta version of Sarah out December 31, 2006 but did not sell the game until March 15, 2007. Thanks for asking. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Phil, I actually asked JJ about that because I definately thought Sarah should have been on that list, but he said it was released in 2006, I'm not sure where he got his info. I myself did not even know of the awards until today, so I am not sure who nominated RR for it, he said several folks nominated it, but didn't tell me who. That is really too bad, because unless I am mistaken Sarah didn't actually get released until 2007, right? Thanks for the congrats man. What do you think of the idea of the list having a yearly awards for various game categories? - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can find the lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user forums, an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. J.J. www.BlindBargains.com Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired --- Gamers mailing
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
that sounds good. At 11:07 a.m. 24/01/2008, you wrote: Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can find the lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user forums, an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. J.J. www.BlindBargains.com Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
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If I had known that voting was going on, I would have voted for it if I were eligible. --- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier online destination featuring news, deals, and articles relevant to the blind and visually impaired. Visitors can find the lowest prices for assistive technology and other useful hardware and software through the site, Email, or RSS. Other site features include user forums, an EBay Auction Gateway, and a merchant search portal. J.J. www.BlindBargains.com Deals, news, and resources for the blind and visually impaired --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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
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The games of the year idea is right up Audyssey Magazine's alley. Fact is, wasn't it done one year? Just thinking out loud on this one. --- If you don't stand behind our troops, please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, I put a beta version of Sarah out December 31, 2006 but did not sell the game until March 15, 2007. Thanks for asking. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Phil, I actually asked JJ about that because I definately thought Sarah should have been on that list, but he said it was released in 2006, I'm not sure where he got his info. I myself did not even know of the awards until today, so I am not sure who nominated RR for it, he said several folks nominated it, but didn't tell me who. That is really too bad, because unless I am mistaken Sarah didn't actually get released until 2007, right? Thanks for the congrats man. What do you think of the idea of the list having a yearly awards for various game categories? - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards. For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php BlindBargains.com is a premier
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Hi Che, First, I'd like to congratulate you on your award for Rail Racer. I really think you earned it this year. However, I am really surprised that no one on this list either knew or mentioned that this voting for best accessible game was going on. The web site states that they polled hundreds of voters, and yet the largest comunity of blind gamers wasn't told about the voting? What is up with that? As for your idea of the list having its own yearly voting for awards or games etc I really like the idea. I'll talk to Kevin and Raul and see what they think. Che wrote: Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
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this is a surprise to me as well. there's certainly been nothing about it on the audiogames.net forum as far as I know. I don't know if they counted that 2006 beta of Sarah as a release (slightly odd if they did), but if so, then by that logic where was Monti? Not to mention sound rts, Bg Word targit and Uno, Treasuremania, chopper patrol, wrecking ball and quite a few others. I deffinately think Audeasy should run a similar set of awards, and as Thom suggested, multiple catagories of awards as well. It's something lots of gaming organizations from magazines to companies have done with graphical games (including freeware and shareware ones), for years, and actually thinking about it I'm slightly surprised we haven't. Stil, it's easily fixable. Stil though, many congratulations to che as well. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:25 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Yup, I agree, was there something on the audio games forum about it? I'm not sure where they got their voters myself. The first I heard of it was today when JJ let me know I had won, which was rather odd. At any rate, it would be a rather simple thing to have our own vote on a website, with multiple categories such as best action game, best strategy, best music etc. Later, Che - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, First, I'd like to congratulate you on your award for Rail Racer. I really think you earned it this year. However, I am really surprised that no one on this list either knew or mentioned that this voting for best accessible game was going on. The web site states that they polled hundreds of voters, and yet the largest comunity of blind gamers wasn't told about the voting? What is up with that? As for your idea of the list having its own yearly voting for awards or games etc I really like the idea. I'll talk to Kevin and Raul and see what they think. Che wrote: Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.9/1238 - Release Date: 22/01/2008 20:12 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
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Hi Phil, Don't feel bad Montezuma's Return didn't receive one vote either. Actually, I am surprise Sarah wasn't even listed. Someone should talk to them and ask them why Sarah wasn't even considered for the 2007 awards, and why on earth if they were going to do them not to poll this list. I'm still miffed about that. I understand why Montezuma's Return might not have been considered seeing it was only in Beta testing, but there was no excuse for Sarah not to be listed. Phil Vlasak wrote: Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
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Hi Che, That is correct. Sarah was in beta testing throughout 2005 and 2006, but wasn't officially released until 2007. So wherever JJ got his information was flat out wrong, and should be corrected immediately. I am not saying you did not deserve the award, because Rail Racer is a darn good game. However, I equally hate seeing Phil's Sarah game get shafted out of being recognised as a nomination since it was an equally good game, and should have been factored in the voting. Someone should write JJ and have them put up a public apology for this oversight, and then tell them next time to get their facts strait. Further more, the entire voting thing about having hundreds of people voting sounds fishy to me. There is a list of 200 hundred members on this list and not one person said anything about the voting? The developers didn't even know about their games were up for an award? Am I missing something or did this thing just come out of the blue, and are they doing this as a total insider thing? Although, I am beginning to think about your previous suggestion of doing something like this on the list. We could pick a panel of judges, obviously non-developers, to test and play the games, and they could judge, or set up a voting list to vote for the best games in certain catagories in January of each year. What are your thoughts? Che wrote: Hi Phil, I actually asked JJ about that because I definately thought Sarah should have been on that list, but he said it was released in 2006, I'm not sure where he got his info. I myself did not even know of the awards until today, so I am not sure who nominated RR for it, he said several folks nominated it, but didn't tell me who. That is really too bad, because unless I am mistaken Sarah didn't actually get released until 2007, right? Thanks for the congrats man. What do you think of the idea of the list having a yearly awards for various game categories? - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi Che, Congratulations on developing the best game in 2007! Here is the results and the other nominees: 6. Best Accessible Game. This is for the best accessible game for any operating system. It must have been released in 2007. Winner: Blind Adrenaline Simulations Rail Racer Other Nominees: Lighttech Interactive Bop It Ultimate, L-Works Duck Hunt, KitchenSinc Games Homer on a Harley I guess I'll cry myself to sleep knowing that no one voted for my game. Phil - Original Message - From: Che [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year Hi all, I recieved this pleasantly surprising message from J Squared today, thought you all would be interested. It brings up the possibility of the list voting for various awards for accessible games as well, any thoughts? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design. Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service. Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007' Person of the Year. We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest, commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds. Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race. The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's
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Hi Ryan, Thanks for the vote of confidence. I know Montezuma's Return has started doing well after the Christmas sales etc, but I'm not as yet certain if it would win the best game of the year award. Ryan Smith wrote: Hi, Congrats Che. I think Monty's going to win 08's best accesible game.. I think Sarah would have done just as well -Ryan Smith Head of RSG/Dev At X-Sight *SP And Boss are being implmented, SDM Beta 3 coming around!* --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
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Hi, I seam to remember everyone talking about kicking the idea around, but I don't think it ever got done. Perhaps we can talk to Ron and some well known folks in the comunity and try and get a best ggame of 2007 awards thing going on Audyssey.org. If this is something of interest to people perhaps I can ask Raul for the web site login information and write a nice php feedback form which sends all the voting results to Ron or someone who will count and tally the results for 2007. Charles Rivard wrote: The games of the year idea is right up Audyssey Magazine's alley. Fact is, wasn't it done one year? Just thinking out loud on this one. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi Che, As far as I know at this point neither the Audyssey list or the Audio Games forum were informed that this vote was going on. All I can guess is that JJ must have run it through some lists they own or use and perhaps they figured that word would spread to the rest of the blind comunity by word of mouth or by someone forwarding announcements to key lists. I really don't know. I do know nothing was passed through this list or I would have seen it. After I get up tomorrow I plan to email JJ and ask him how they selected their voters, and secondly ask him to please post announcements of this nature to the Audyssey owner address so Raul and I can pass the rest of the info on to the list. I am certain that you, Charles, and I aren't the only ones who were left totally in the dark about this vote. As for hosting our own awards it is no problem. I plan to talk to Raul first thing tomorrow about it, and if he agrees with it I will write up a php form to handle the voting, and either Raul or I could put it on the Audyssey.org site to do the awards. Che wrote: Yup, I agree, was there something on the audio games forum about it? I'm not sure where they got their voters myself. The first I heard of it was today when JJ let me know I had won, which was rather odd. At any rate, it would be a rather simple thing to have our own vote on a website, with multiple categories such as best action game, best strategy, best music etc. Later, Che --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
Re: [Audyssey] 2007 Accessible game of the year
Hi, Yeah, 2007 was a big year for game releases. It had more game releases than several other years, and I was rather surprised that only a handful was listed on the site for voting. Dark wrote: this is a surprise to me as well. there's certainly been nothing about it on the audiogames.net forum as far as I know. I don't know if they counted that 2006 beta of Sarah as a release (slightly odd if they did), but if so, then by that logic where was Monti? Not to mention sound rts, Bg Word targit and Uno, Treasuremania, chopper patrol, wrecking ball and quite a few others. I deffinately think Audeasy should run a similar set of awards, and as Thom suggested, multiple catagories of awards as well. It's something lots of gaming organizations from magazines to companies have done with graphical games (including freeware and shareware ones), for years, and actually thinking about it I'm slightly surprised we haven't. Stil, it's easily fixable. Stil though, many congratulations to che as well. Beware the Grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
