Re: [Audyssey] Looking for iOS games.
Check out www.applevis.com On 27/07/2013 04:54, michael barnes wrote: Hello, All iOS gamers. I just played Solara on the iPhone, and I was wondering if someone would please give me a list of games on the iPhone that is simular to Solara? Thanks! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Looking for iOS games.
Hello, Chris. First thanks for the info. However I am not sure were to go on that site that will tell me what games are simular to other games. Can you help me with that? Thanks! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Looking for iOS games.
Sure! Click on the iOs apps link, then click on the games link. On 27/07/2013 08:41, michael barnes wrote: Hello, Chris. First thanks for the info. However I am not sure were to go on that site that will tell me what games are simular to other games. Can you help me with that? Thanks! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] New Monopoly Empire board game
Hi Phil, Thanks for letting us know about this new Monopoly game. I've asked my wife to keep a look out for it, and to get it if we can afford it. This sounds like exactly what I was looking for in terms of a new accessible game project. I've been pondering the idea of writing some open source games that would run on Mac, Linux, and Windows, and something like this Empire Monopoly is just perfect for what I have in mind. However, as there are so many accessible versions of classic Monopoly already such as Jim Kitchen's Monopoly, RS Games Monopoly, etc I didn't really want to rewrite something that already existed. However, this new Monopoly Empire game would allow me to create something like Monopoly, but different enough to be its own game. Cheers! On 7/26/13, Phil Vlasak phi...@bex.net wrote: Hi Folks, Here is something new for Jim Kitchen to create, Hasbro MONOPOLY EMPIRE Own the world's top brands in the Monopoly Empire game! Choose one of the uniquely branded gold tokens, move around the board and start building your Empire! Buy your favorite brands one by one and slide their billboards onto your Empire tower: the game is a race to the top! Collect rent from your rivals based on your tower height. And be the first player to fill your tower with billboards to win! Play is similar to classic Monopoly, but instead of building a property empire, you're tasked with buying up key brands and adding them to your 'Empire Tower'. Buy, trade and take over brands with Empire cards. With the Monopoly Empire game, you can own some of the biggest brands in the world! Every space on the board is an iconic brand, including Xbox, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Samsung! Splash your Monopoly cash to build your Empire tower as high as it can go. You'll need to make tough decisions and smart moves to take down the competition and be the first to reach the top. Hit the big time and own the world's top brands with the Monopoly Empire game! Features: Buy and trade the world's top brands and be first to the top! Cool brand tokens Fast, fun gameplay Watch the Monopoly Empire towers rise and fall 2-4 players Six new tokens, McDonald's fries, Coca-Cola bottle, Xbox gamepad, Ducati motorcycle, Corvette car, Paramount director's board, as playable tokens. Ages 8 and up Monopoly Empire includes: Board 4 towers 6 new gold tokens 30 billboard tiles 6 office tiles 14 chance cards Monopoly money 14 Empire Cards 2 dice Instructions. The estimated retail price for MONOPOLY EMPIRE Game is $19. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Importing wrestlers to wrestling game.
Here is the two wrestling games. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Importing wrestlers to wrestling game.
Hi Michael, Sorry, but you can not send attachments to the list. Mailman will strip them from the messages. In any case I have located my copies of Piledriver and Wrestling League Simulator. Thanks for trying to post them though. Cheers! On 7/23/13, michael barnes c...@samobile.net wrote: Here is the two wrestling games. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Looking for iOS games.
To get to the games on AppleVis, use the following link: http://www.applevis.com/ios-app-directory/games -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 3:50 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Looking for iOS games. Sure! Click on the iOs apps link, then click on the games link. On 27/07/2013 08:41, michael barnes wrote: Hello, Chris. First thanks for the info. However I am not sure were to go on that site that will tell me what games are simular to other games. Can you help me with that? Thanks! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Accessible fruit machine for iPhone question
Hi, I just got the accessible fruit machine from the App store today and played a bit. I also listened to the podcast on applevis, and as far as I understood it the game should start with 6 symbols and you have to unlock the others by getting enough points. The strange thing is, that I seem to have all the symbols from the start. I can set the symbols in play to 16 and they all show up on the reels, in the prices list there are only seven symbols listed though. Was the game changed so that unlocking symbols is no longer necessary or is this a bug? Thanks for any help and best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Accessible fruit machine for iPhone question
As you score better, the number of available symbols increases. Each time you beat your high score, another symbol is added. I think mine is currently at 25 or so. -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! - Original Message - From: Sarah Haake ti...@gmx.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 10:33 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Accessible fruit machine for iPhone question Hi, I just got the accessible fruit machine from the App store today and played a bit. I also listened to the podcast on applevis, and as far as I understood it the game should start with 6 symbols and you have to unlock the others by getting enough points. The strange thing is, that I seem to have all the symbols from the start. I can set the symbols in play to 16 and they all show up on the reels, in the prices list there are only seven symbols listed though. Was the game changed so that unlocking symbols is no longer necessary or is this a bug? Thanks for any help and best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] AppleVis.com and AudioGames.net in a new world
I'm sorry, but I finally have to post on this. AppleVis is a terrific resource. It's a place to find out which apps are accessible and which are not, though I questioned the wisdom of having a category of completely unusable apps, unless the apps are going to be the subject of one of their petitioning campaigns, as it.ought to be inferred that if an app isn't listed as accessible, it's either not accessible or the community doesn't know about it. Frankly, I'm more than a little fed up with all iOS questions getting the catch-all answer of Go check AppleVis. First of all, AppleVis is a resource, not the only resource. Second, people seem to read that the message is about Apple products and automatically mention AppleVis, no matter what the message is actually about, like some sort of broken pop-up ad. Many of the messages are, in fact, looking for relevant human advice on a forum specifically created to talk about gaming within the visually impaired community. Now, I could understand if the person sending the query had just purchased a new Apple device. In fact, I would support mentioning AppleVis at that point, because it's a great resource, which everyone should know about. The other problem with so heavily relying on AppleVis is that Apple isn't the PC, and AppleVis isn't AudioGames.net. What I mean is this: Apple itself, and therefore its partners, subsidiaries, and developer community, are more conscious of accessibility as an on-going concern than are the respective Windows and PC equivalents. What I'm getting at is that, simply because accessibility is both more conscious and easier, people are more likely to add it, purposefully or not, as a product feature. Except for MUDs and similar niche market text adventures and the occasional browser game, AudioGames.net is largely populated by purpose-built games, usually but not always developed by people in our blind community. The Games that aren't on AudioGames.net aren't usually playable for us, or playing them is quite a bit more difficult, simply due to lack of sight. AppleVis is a bit like AudioGames.net, in that it too is a community of mostly visually impaired people discussing games. Granted, AppleVis has a larger scope, including all AppStore categories, but they are similar as relates to games. The difference, as I have illustrated, is that in relying on only one PC resource, we aren't really missing out on any accidentally discovered gold mines, but we will be, if we treat Apple resources similarly, and the autopilot, Everyman answer to just check AppleVis is a big step down a short road in that direction. Please don't waste this golden opportunity which we now have, to integrate our isolated community into the world at large by falling into the comfortable prison of old habit. Signed: Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Are there any programmers out there that can helpwith c++ questions?
Cool thank you I'll have to check that one out. bfn James -- From: Draconis i...@dracoent.com Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 3:22 PM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Are there any programmers out there that can helpwith c++ questions? I've directed many newcomers to LearnCPP.com, which is a good resource for learning some of the basics of C++ coding. HTH. On Jul 21, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi James, I don't know of anything that teaches you to develop in C++ specifically from a blind persons point of view, but any good book should teach you the basics without getting too visual. One book I would highly recommend is Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days by Jesse Liberty. The 4th edition of the book is all up to date, and takes you from absolute newbie to an intermediate user of the language. It is laid out as a three week course, IE 21 days, in which you begin with simple Hello World type programs and work your way up to more advanced applications. One place you could read the book is on the Safari site http://safari.oreilly.com with a 14 day free trial subscription. Cheers! On 7/21/13, James Bartlett jab8...@gmail.com wrote: Hi First let me say thank you for replying. I've tried to research the c++ code but I can't make heads or tails of it. All the stuff that I do find is all visual and makes no sense. is there a place that I can go to research where to get started from a blind persons point? thank you again bfn James --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] New Monopoly Empire board game
hello That sounds like a cool game to me. I would like to see that one out there one day. bfn James -- From: Phil Vlasak phi...@bex.net Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:48 AM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] New Monopoly Empire board game Hi Folks, Here is something new for Jim Kitchen to create, Hasbro MONOPOLY EMPIRE Own the world's top brands in the Monopoly Empire game! Choose one of the uniquely branded gold tokens, move around the board and start building your Empire! Buy your favorite brands one by one and slide their billboards onto your Empire tower: the game is a race to the top! Collect rent from your rivals based on your tower height. And be the first player to fill your tower with billboards to win! Play is similar to classic Monopoly, but instead of building a property empire, you're tasked with buying up key brands and adding them to your 'Empire Tower'. Buy, trade and take over brands with Empire cards. With the Monopoly Empire game, you can own some of the biggest brands in the world! Every space on the board is an iconic brand, including Xbox, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Samsung! Splash your Monopoly cash to build your Empire tower as high as it can go. You'll need to make tough decisions and smart moves to take down the competition and be the first to reach the top. Hit the big time and own the world's top brands with the Monopoly Empire game! Features: Buy and trade the world's top brands and be first to the top! Cool brand tokens Fast, fun gameplay Watch the Monopoly Empire towers rise and fall 2-4 players Six new tokens, McDonald's fries, Coca-Cola bottle, Xbox gamepad, Ducati motorcycle, Corvette car, Paramount director's board, as playable tokens. Ages 8 and up Monopoly Empire includes: Board 4 towers 6 new gold tokens 30 billboard tiles 6 office tiles 14 chance cards Monopoly money 14 Empire Cards 2 dice Instructions. The estimated retail price for MONOPOLY EMPIRE Game is $19. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] New Monopoly Empire board game
very nice. I'd like to have it too. Hope it'll be done. Angela from Italy Il 27/07/2013 19:35, James Bartlett ha scritto: hello That sounds like a cool game to me. I would like to see that one out there one day. bfn James -- From: Phil Vlasak phi...@bex.net Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:48 AM To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] New Monopoly Empire board game Hi Folks, Here is something new for Jim Kitchen to create, Hasbro MONOPOLY EMPIRE Own the world's top brands in the Monopoly Empire game! Choose one of the uniquely branded gold tokens, move around the board and start building your Empire! Buy your favorite brands one by one and slide their billboards onto your Empire tower: the game is a race to the top! Collect rent from your rivals based on your tower height. And be the first player to fill your tower with billboards to win! Play is similar to classic Monopoly, but instead of building a property empire, you're tasked with buying up key brands and adding them to your 'Empire Tower'. Buy, trade and take over brands with Empire cards. With the Monopoly Empire game, you can own some of the biggest brands in the world! Every space on the board is an iconic brand, including Xbox, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Samsung! Splash your Monopoly cash to build your Empire tower as high as it can go. You'll need to make tough decisions and smart moves to take down the competition and be the first to reach the top. Hit the big time and own the world's top brands with the Monopoly Empire game! Features: Buy and trade the world's top brands and be first to the top! Cool brand tokens Fast, fun gameplay Watch the Monopoly Empire towers rise and fall 2-4 players Six new tokens, McDonald's fries, Coca-Cola bottle, Xbox gamepad, Ducati motorcycle, Corvette car, Paramount director's board, as playable tokens. Ages 8 and up Monopoly Empire includes: Board 4 towers 6 new gold tokens 30 billboard tiles 6 office tiles 14 chance cards Monopoly money 14 Empire Cards 2 dice Instructions. The estimated retail price for MONOPOLY EMPIRE Game is $19. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. -- Caselle da 1GB, trasmetti allegati fino a 3GB e in piu' IMAP, POP3 e SMTP autenticato? GRATIS solo con Email.it http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Last Minute Luglio: Euro 70,00 tutto compreso + offerte per famiglie all'Hotel Baia Marina di Cattolica. Per info 0541958080 Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=12993d=27-7 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] AppleVis.com and AudioGames.net in a new world
I'm not sure what you're getting at. The purpose of the listings of apps that are not accessible is so that people don't pay for an app and then find it of no use due to a lack of accessibility, or to let people know that a given app is not accessible. These, unfortunately, are found by trial and error. Pioneers were the first to be located by arrows. as the saying goes. I find this site to be a good source of info, since the articles and podcasts are done by visually impaired users of the devices and apps discussed, so you are getting first hand knowledge. -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! - Original Message - From: Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 12:11 PM Subject: [Audyssey] AppleVis.com and AudioGames.net in a new world I'm sorry, but I finally have to post on this. AppleVis is a terrific resource. It's a place to find out which apps are accessible and which are not, though I questioned the wisdom of having a category of completely unusable apps, unless the apps are going to be the subject of one of their petitioning campaigns, as it.ought to be inferred that if an app isn't listed as accessible, it's either not accessible or the community doesn't know about it. Frankly, I'm more than a little fed up with all iOS questions getting the catch-all answer of Go check AppleVis. First of all, AppleVis is a resource, not the only resource. Second, people seem to read that the message is about Apple products and automatically mention AppleVis, no matter what the message is actually about, like some sort of broken pop-up ad. Many of the messages are, in fact, looking for relevant human advice on a forum specifically created to talk about gaming within the visually impaired community. Now, I could understand if the person sending the query had just purchased a new Apple device. In fact, I would support mentioning AppleVis at that point, because it's a great resource, which everyone should know about. The other problem with so heavily relying on AppleVis is that Apple isn't the PC, and AppleVis isn't AudioGames.net. What I mean is this: Apple itself, and therefore its partners, subsidiaries, and developer community, are more conscious of accessibility as an on-going concern than are the respective Windows and PC equivalents. What I'm getting at is that, simply because accessibility is both more conscious and easier, people are more likely to add it, purposefully or not, as a product feature. Except for MUDs and similar niche market text adventures and the occasional browser game, AudioGames.net is largely populated by purpose-built games, usually but not always developed by people in our blind community. The Games that aren't on AudioGames.net aren't usually playable for us, or playing them is quite a bit more difficult, simply due to lack of sight. AppleVis is a bit like AudioGames.net, in that it too is a community of mostly visually impaired people discussing games. Granted, AppleVis has a larger scope, including all AppStore categories, but they are similar as relates to games. The difference, as I have illustrated, is that in relying on only one PC resource, we aren't really missing out on any accidentally discovered gold mines, but we will be, if we treat Apple resources similarly, and the autopilot, Everyman answer to just check AppleVis is a big step down a short road in that direction. Please don't waste this golden opportunity which we now have, to integrate our isolated community into the world at large by falling into the comfortable prison of old habit. Signed: Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] AppleVis.com and AudioGames.net in a new world
I think, the point is this. applevis is fantastic. yes. but it is not the only way of learning stuff about IOS stuff, let alone IOS games that we can play. simply due to the fact that apple and many of its platforms are accessible, we have many access points to work with. where as in the windows world, our games tend to be a very limited market. one thing i will note here though, just for interest. the windows world, is not the pc world. mac's are pc's as well. lol. I do see, how ever, where this message is coming from. Dallas On 28/07/2013, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: I'm not sure what you're getting at. The purpose of the listings of apps that are not accessible is so that people don't pay for an app and then find it of no use due to a lack of accessibility, or to let people know that a given app is not accessible. These, unfortunately, are found by trial and error. Pioneers were the first to be located by arrows. as the saying goes. I find this site to be a good source of info, since the articles and podcasts are done by visually impaired users of the devices and apps discussed, so you are getting first hand knowledge. -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! - Original Message - From: Dakotah Rickard dakotah.rick...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 12:11 PM Subject: [Audyssey] AppleVis.com and AudioGames.net in a new world I'm sorry, but I finally have to post on this. AppleVis is a terrific resource. It's a place to find out which apps are accessible and which are not, though I questioned the wisdom of having a category of completely unusable apps, unless the apps are going to be the subject of one of their petitioning campaigns, as it.ought to be inferred that if an app isn't listed as accessible, it's either not accessible or the community doesn't know about it. Frankly, I'm more than a little fed up with all iOS questions getting the catch-all answer of Go check AppleVis. First of all, AppleVis is a resource, not the only resource. Second, people seem to read that the message is about Apple products and automatically mention AppleVis, no matter what the message is actually about, like some sort of broken pop-up ad. Many of the messages are, in fact, looking for relevant human advice on a forum specifically created to talk about gaming within the visually impaired community. Now, I could understand if the person sending the query had just purchased a new Apple device. In fact, I would support mentioning AppleVis at that point, because it's a great resource, which everyone should know about. The other problem with so heavily relying on AppleVis is that Apple isn't the PC, and AppleVis isn't AudioGames.net. What I mean is this: Apple itself, and therefore its partners, subsidiaries, and developer community, are more conscious of accessibility as an on-going concern than are the respective Windows and PC equivalents. What I'm getting at is that, simply because accessibility is both more conscious and easier, people are more likely to add it, purposefully or not, as a product feature. Except for MUDs and similar niche market text adventures and the occasional browser game, AudioGames.net is largely populated by purpose-built games, usually but not always developed by people in our blind community. The Games that aren't on AudioGames.net aren't usually playable for us, or playing them is quite a bit more difficult, simply due to lack of sight. AppleVis is a bit like AudioGames.net, in that it too is a community of mostly visually impaired people discussing games. Granted, AppleVis has a larger scope, including all AppStore categories, but they are similar as relates to games. The difference, as I have illustrated, is that in relying on only one PC resource, we aren't really missing out on any accidentally discovered gold mines, but we will be, if we treat Apple resources similarly, and the autopilot, Everyman answer to just check AppleVis is a big step down a short road in that direction. Please don't waste this golden opportunity which we now have, to integrate our isolated community into the world at large by falling into the comfortable prison of old habit. Signed: Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You
Re: [Audyssey] AppleVis.com and AudioGames.net in a new world
I don't question it, because if that app is not accessible and is not going to be. Then I don't have to pay for it. Apple is not one known for a refund policy. So if you have a problem with that take it up with Apple. As far as the site goes they deal with all things Apple. There are other places that deal with PC stuff and never the two show mix, its apples and oranges. At 01:11 PM 7/27/2013, you wrote: I'm sorry, but I finally have to post on this. AppleVis is a terrific resource. It's a place to find out which apps are accessible and which are not, though I questioned the wisdom of having a category of completely unusable apps, unless the apps are going to be the subject of one of their petitioning campaigns, as it.ought to be inferred that if an app isn't listed as accessible, it's either not accessible or the community doesn't know about it. Frankly, I'm more than a little fed up with all iOS questions getting the catch-all answer of Go check AppleVis. First of all, AppleVis is a resource, not the only resource. Second, people seem to read that the message is about Apple products and automatically mention AppleVis, no matter what the message is actually about, like some sort of broken pop-up ad. Many of the messages are, in fact, looking for relevant human advice on a forum specifically created to talk about gaming within the visually impaired community. Now, I could understand if the person sending the query had just purchased a new Apple device. In fact, I would support mentioning AppleVis at that point, because it's a great resource, which everyone should know about. The other problem with so heavily relying on AppleVis is that Apple isn't the PC, and AppleVis isn't AudioGames.net. What I mean is this: Apple itself, and therefore its partners, subsidiaries, and developer community, are more conscious of accessibility as an on-going concern than are the respective Windows and PC equivalents. What I'm getting at is that, simply because accessibility is both more conscious and easier, people are more likely to add it, purposefully or not, as a product feature. Except for MUDs and similar niche market text adventures and the occasional browser game, AudioGames.net is largely populated by purpose-built games, usually but not always developed by people in our blind community. The Games that aren't on AudioGames.net aren't usually playable for us, or playing them is quite a bit more difficult, simply due to lack of sight. AppleVis is a bit like AudioGames.net, in that it too is a community of mostly visually impaired people discussing games. Granted, AppleVis has a larger scope, including all AppStore categories, but they are similar as relates to games. The difference, as I have illustrated, is that in relying on only one PC resource, we aren't really missing out on any accidentally discovered gold mines, but we will be, if we treat Apple resources similarly, and the autopilot, Everyman answer to just check AppleVis is a big step down a short road in that direction. Please don't waste this golden opportunity which we now have, to integrate our isolated community into the world at large by falling into the comfortable prison of old habit. Signed: Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Accessible fruit machine for iPhone question
Hi, hmm, ok. I thought you'd get a notification if you unlock a new symbol, but it doesn't seem so. Thanks for the info then. *smiles* Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Accessible fruit machine for iPhone question
You do get a notification when a new symbol is unlocked. It happens when you attain a new high score. -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! - Original Message - From: Sarah Haake ti...@gmx.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Accessible fruit machine for iPhone question Hi, hmm, ok. I thought you'd get a notification if you unlock a new symbol, but it doesn't seem so. Thanks for the info then. *smiles* Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
