Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Shaun Everiss]

Its true man, no lie wish it was man.
Its on auddiogames.net in the news, its real.



On 4/03/2016 9:16 p.m., ishan dhami wrote:

what?
thomas sir is no more?
no no no no no no
you are telling lie.
I can't believe
please do not make a rumer please.
I just cannot believe.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, Stephen  wrote:

no! no! no! no! no! oh no! no! no!
At 04:19 PM 3/4/2016, you wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to
report the passing of our dear friend Thomas
Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or
time, but I saw the post from his mother and
friends. He’ll certainly be missed. Focus your
powers and prepare for buttle. --- Gamers
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Re: [Audyssey] financial contributions.

[Shaun Everiss]

well cool, there is the /extras folder with a the realspeak stuff there 
are a few downloads, and such.
I do feel sad for tom's folks but I do think that once or if a solution 
to what he has out there well we will never know what could appear from 
his stuff.

From his messages he didn't want to up and die though.



On 5/03/2016 6:39 p.m., Shane Davidson wrote:

I'll start checking out the usagames domain and stuff tomorrow.
Shane

On 3/5/2016 12:33 AM, Shaun Everiss wrote:

AAh well if you can maintain it without any issue thats ok, I will put
in what I can just ask.
someone should take over running of the usagames downloads at least.



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On 3/4/2016 10:22 AM, Tobias Vinteus wrote:

Hi,
What server does the contribution info concern; the message doesn't
say.


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Re: [Audyssey] financial contributions.

[Shane Davidson]

I'll start checking out the usagames domain and stuff tomorrow.
Shane

On 3/5/2016 12:33 AM, Shaun Everiss wrote:
AAh well if you can maintain it without any issue thats ok, I will put 
in what I can just ask.

someone should take over running of the usagames downloads at least.



On 5/03/2016 4:41 a.m., Shane Davidson wrote:

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On 3/4/2016 10:22 AM, Tobias Vinteus wrote:

Hi,
What server does the contribution info concern; the message doesn't 
say.



On Fri, 4 Mar 2016, Shane Davidson wrote:


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Re: [Audyssey] financial contributions.

[Shaun Everiss]

AAh well if you can maintain it without any issue thats ok, I will put 
in what I can just ask.

someone should take over running of the usagames downloads at least.



On 5/03/2016 4:41 a.m., Shane Davidson wrote:

The servers that host the audyssey mailing list and archives and
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On 3/4/2016 10:22 AM, Tobias Vinteus wrote:

Hi,
What server does the contribution info concern; the message doesn't say.


On Fri, 4 Mar 2016, Shane Davidson wrote:


Hello all,
I've received messages off list regarding financially contributing to
the cost of the server and it's upkeep going forward and while it's
not required, if you wish to contribute it is most certainly
appreciated, see the information I am putting below.
you can contribute financially in one of the following ways.
you can contribute via paypal to me directly by using the following
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hit the next button.
If your a US resident and have the square cash app contact me off
list for the number to use to make a donation with that method.
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as well if they wish if they don't want to deal with paypal.
Thank you all for your messages and your suggestions so far.
Shane Davidson


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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Shaun Everiss]

Hmmm I didn't know he handled this list to.
Well I am not sure what we should do, wikis and such should be easy to 
shove to groups.io, but someone should take over the usagames domain to 
and the stuff thats currently on there.
he has the reallspeak installer and stuff, I know he also has his games 
and dan'z's old games and the old pb games etc.

We shouldn't loose it all.
Right, on the other hand, audyssey list was created for audyssey 
magazine which lets see hasn't kept production schedual for ages and ages.
It will be sad for this group to die but maybe I don't know we should 
shove every discussion to audiogames.net.
Ofcause what is the problem of moving the list to groups.io as a list 
system many seem to be doing this from the nvda ariea.
If you have time thats fine, cash wise while I could see myself shoving 
10 bucks to a donation button I couldn't see myself funding a full 
upkeep of things.




On 5/03/2016 12:29 a.m., Shane Davidson wrote:

Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions.
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of),
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[loriduncan]

You make me sick William, stop being so selfish and pathetic and think of 
others, the guy has just died for goodness sake!  This isn't like where you 
give money to a project and the developers are still around but just being 
lazy!  Think about it.


-Original Message- 
From: Scott Chesworth

Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2016 4:51 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

Wow, what a classy thread this is.

I'm no expert, but I guess what happens now is that blind people play
games coded in VB6 forever more. As for the money... nope... I can't
quite go low enough to crack wise about that particular bit of
shamefulness.

Thoughts going out to anyone who knew Tom. The chap was way, way too
young. Sad times.


On 3/4/16, william Lomas  wrote:
will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for 
which
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final 
products
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see 
now.

what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
messages and found the last few from him
I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
technologies.

On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the 

Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Shaun Everiss]

I agree.
heard this on audiogames.net forum, he losted the dan z games, he hosted 
a lot of stuff the realspeak 64 bit installer, he did final conflict 
which I would have wanted adjusted.
I know one of this dreams was for some sort of linux distro he would 
make under the usa brand.
I do hope someone takes over his company, I would but I can't program 
for peanuts, I also don't know how to run a business and handle the site 
etc.

I could do it if a few of you wanted to do it though I guess.

On 4/03/2016 7:57 p.m., william Lomas wrote:

This is such a shock! sadly this means no more raceway title, or tombreider 
mysteries of the ancients for anybody unless someone else takes up the mantle? 
we have lost a dedicated developer.

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 05:22, Lisa Hayes  wrote:

my god, this has come as a shock Brian, thanks for telling us all and he will 
definitely be missed both on a gaming and a personal level by me.

-Original Message- From: Bryan Peterson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:19 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the 
post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Scott Chesworth]

Wow, what a classy thread this is.

I'm no expert, but I guess what happens now is that blind people play
games coded in VB6 forever more. As for the money... nope... I can't
quite go low enough to crack wise about that particular bit of
shamefulness.

Thoughts going out to anyone who knew Tom. The chap was way, way too
young. Sad times.


On 3/4/16, william Lomas  wrote:
> will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which
> our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products
> so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now.
> what happens about this?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
>>
>> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
>> messages and found the last few from him
>> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
>> USA Games Interactive
>> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
>>
>> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
>>
>> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
>>
>> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
>>
>> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
>>
>> video games including such titles
>> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
>>
>> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
>>
>> play even though
>> he was blind.
>>
>> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
>>
>> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
>>
>> taking courses in
>> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
>>
>> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
>>
>> wanted to design
>> software made for people with blindness and other physical
>>
>> disabilities.
>>
>> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
>>
>> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
>>
>> for the blind and
>> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
>>
>> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
>>
>> more were in production
>> as well
>>
>> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
>>
>> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
>>
>> increased interest
>> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
>>
>> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
>>
>> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
>>
>> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
>>
>> technologies
>> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
>>
>> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
>>
>> support, and new
>> access technologies.
>>
>> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
>>
>> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
>>
>> help out to improve
>> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
>>
>> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
>> technologies.
>>
>> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
>>
>>  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lisa and all,
>>
>> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
>> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
>> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
>> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
>>
>> From: "Thomas Ward" 
>> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
>> Hi Dark,
>>
>> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
>> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
>> tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
>> Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
>> actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.
>>
>>
>> From: "Thomas Ward" 
>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
>> moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
>> few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
>> be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
>> anything. The news essentially is this.
>>
>> For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
>> tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
>> dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
>> attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
>> anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had 

Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Lisa Hayes]

He is a selfish, mentally depraved so called human, but I'd be doubtful 
about the human part.  sorry but this guy has to go and now.


-Original Message- 
From: loriduncan

Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2016 4:19 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

ishan , what is your problem, why can't you read posts properly and why are
you out to cause problems?  I will be reporting your thoughtlessness to the
list moderators, I've never met someone so stupid or so thoughtless.

-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:35 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

He wasn't murdered.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:34 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

oops
the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have
friends.
If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will happy.
His wife is the murderer of him.
so pity.
God if you are there then do not leave her.
I know how he said that when I mailed him.
Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:

hello,
this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.

Sent from my iPhone 5S


On 4 Mar 2016, at 5:19 am, Bryan Peterson 
wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our 
dear

friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
saw the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Lisa Hayes]

well said Charles well said indeed.  Thomas is dead! yes dead! and all some 
people can  think of is their hip pocket and wallet.  Grow up and stop being 
such selfish shit heads.  Sorry Shane, but this attitude makes me sick and 
those folk should be ashamed and disgusted in their attitude.


-Original Message- 
From: Charles Rivard

Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2016 2:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

It's too soon to tell, and too soon for you to ask.  You should be ashamed
of yourself.




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now.
what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing 

Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Lisa Hayes]

-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2016 3:33 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I wouldn't lie about something like this.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.This isham guy has to go it is not 
the time and ne ver jwill be the time to denigrate our wonderful thomas.  He 
was a gentleman in the highest order and will remain so in my memory.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 1:16 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

what?
thomas sir is no more?
no no no no no no
you are telling lie.
I can't believe
please do not make a rumer please.
I just cannot believe.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, Stephen  wrote:

no! no! no! no! no! oh no! no! no!
At 04:19 PM 3/4/2016, you wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to
report the passing of our dear friend Thomas
Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or
time, but I saw the post from his mother and
friends. He’ll certainly be missed. Focus your
powers and prepare for buttle. --- Gamers
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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Dennis Towne]

Shane (and everyone else),

If running things becomes too costly or too much hassle, I'd be happy
to take care of the servers, mailing lists, and other stuff.  I've got
the resources and technical knowledge, I'm reliable, and can probably
get people to vouch for me.  I'd gladly run it myself if that's what's
needed to keep it going.

It's just plain terrible that Thomas is gone.

Dennis Towne

On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 12:27 PM, christopher hallsworth
 wrote:
> As for iOS games there are some good ones particularly those by Kid Friendly 
> Software and the Dice World series of dice games.
>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:41, dark  wrote:
>>
>> Well William, unsbuscribe if you wish, however I don't really see what "the 
>> rise of Ios" has to do with the lack of audiogames, besides  saying "gma and 
>> draconis haven't released anything so we're doomed" is something of a 
>> disservice to Aprone, Breakerbox games and several other new developers who 
>> have been doing good things, not to mention Jason Alan and Entombed Ii.
>>
>> No, it isn't all about Windows anymore, but hay, there are some good things 
>> on Ios too (and perhaps Android as well though I've no experience in that 
>> platform).
>>
>> As I said, unsbuscribe if you wish, but I doubt many, including Tom would 
>> agree with you.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Dark.
>> - Original Message - From: "william Lomas" 
>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>
>>
>>> I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really 
>>> non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really 
>>> been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of 
>>> the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for 
>>> five years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what 
>>> games are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a 
>>> while, and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
 On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:

 Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
 more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.

 -Original Message- From: dark
 Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
 To: Gamers Discussion list
 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

 Hi Shane.

 If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
 different moderators.
 I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server
 costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
 responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more
 moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
 extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
 gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

 So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with more
 than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.

 All the best,

 Dark.
 - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 
 
 To: 
 Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
 Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.


> Hello all,
> When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
> moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
> fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
> With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
> next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
> from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I 
> look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a 
> list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and 
> financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
> audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
> SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
> Sincerely,
> Shane Davidson
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Stephen]

Hello.
I managed to find his page, but I can't  find any 
posts about his passing away. Can that stuff only 
be seen with the normal facebook website as opposed to the mobile site?


Thanks.
At 03:36 AM 3/5/2016, you wrote:
I had to. I didn't believe it at first but when 
I went to his Facebook page and saw the posts I 
knew it was true. Focus your powers and prepare 
for buttle. -Original Message- From: 
Christina Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 3:16 AM 
To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: 
[Audyssey] Some sad news. This is very sad. 
Thank you for telling us. Christina 
-Original Message- From: Gamers 
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12:20 AM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: 
[Audyssey] Some sad news. I was just browsing 
Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of 
our dear friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the 
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Re: [Audyssey] Getting into programming

[Justin Jones]

Does BGT play well with JAWS? If so, how much is involved in making it
play well? Finally, is BGT only for game development?

I figured that I had better start with a more reasonable goal, i.e.
trying to learn enough on how to code to try and write a character
sheet creator. If I can learn the knack of coding, then that would be,
I think, a first good attempt at a real project.

Down the road, as I indicated in my original post, I would want to try
to create a role-playing game. It frustrates me that sighted users
have a multitude of role-playing games that they can play, e.g.
Pillars of Eternity, Skyrim and so on, but we cannot. I have played
some mainstream role-playing games (it takes some work, but I can
manage) and that is why I wish to try and learn how to code. Put
differently, I can complain about the lack of games, or try and learn
how to code and write one. Even if I fail, i.e. I cannot learn the
knack of coding, then I can say that I made the attempt.


On 3/4/16, jacob Kruger  wrote:
> Justin, I am a programmer, and keep meaning to get around to sorting out
> a character sheet managent app - the flavour me and my friends play is
> called/based on runeQuest, so would want to sort out a more generic form
> of wrapper that could be used for multiple forms of RPG - as in, maybe
> use more generic forms of category, range, application/implementation
> categories, etc. etc. - hope am making some snese.
>
> Either way, besides web development, my other focus area is python
> programming, but, in terms of interface, besides command line, I am much
> more used to working with web development, and, for example, there's
> something called quickPHP that lets you use portable, stand-alone web
> server packages, which would mean could easily enough put together a
> web-page based bit of software, including databases, interface
> interaction, etc., but, without needing to spend too much time focusing
> on actual GUI renditions, or just work with command line consoles, etc.
>
> But, this is all just my take/opinion on this, based on a bit of
> background/experience, etc.
>
> Stay well
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
> "Roger Wilco wants to welcome you...to the space janitor's closet..."
>
> Justin Jones wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I want to get into learning how to program, but I am a bit overwhelmed
>> as to where I ought to start. I have done some programming in the
>> past, but that was years ago, so I would just as soon as start from
>> the beginning, rather than attempting to recollect old knowledge on
>> the subject.
>>
>> There are two objectives that I have in mind, provided I can pick up
>> the knack of writing code:
>>
>> 1. The more realistic goal of creating a Dungeons and Dragons (5th
>> Edition) character sheet creator for us blind folks. There are ones
>> out there on the Interwebs, but they are either inaccessible or are
>> incomplete, i.e. they lack all available options for character
>> creation.
>>
>> 2. My ultimate ambition is to try and learn to create good
>> role-playing games for the blind. From what I have been able to
>> deduce, we have a very limited selection. Again, this latter reason is
>> more of a dream, but I am willing to attempt to put in the work to try
>> and realize it.
>>
>> This leads me to my questions for all of you who can best direct me:
>>
>> 1. What is a good programming language to learn? Where can I find the
>> necessary components to begin? What do I need to do in order to make
>> things accessible? Please note that I am a JAWS user.
>>
>> 2. What guides/books/tutorials ought I to read?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Charles Rivard]

Is this list a place to talk about someone's ex, good or bad?  Maybe it's a 
personal opinion, but it seems in bad taste to me.  I'm not criticizing you 
for sending it in a mean way.  I hope you see where I'm coming from, though.





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-Original Message- 
From: David Mehler

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 3:42 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

Hello,

Still stunned, and sending condolences myself to his family, but there
have been some mentions of his x wife here on this list. Please no
condolences for her, Thomas (Tom as I knew him), we talked many times
about his wife, the marriage was one of misery, in fact one time she
threw a hammer at him during a fight. She was mentally and verbally
abusive, she cheated on him and left him, this to me does not sound
like a caring woman.

I will miss my friend, echoing others here may he rest in piece.

Thanks.
Dave.


On 3/4/16, Bryan Peterson  wrote:

Just Thomas Ward. You could probably look him up with hisEmail but I don't
remember it offhand.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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From: Stephen
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 1:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

What is his facebook page? I'd like to post my condolences there/
Thanks.
At 03:36 AM 3/5/2016, you wrote:
I had to. I didn't believe it at first but when I went to his Facebook 
page


and saw the posts I knew it was true. Focus your powers and prepare for
buttle. -Original Message- From: Christina Sent: Friday, March 04,
2016 3:16 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad
news. This is very sad. Thank you for telling us. Christina -Original
Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf 
Of


Bryan Peterson Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:20 AM To:
gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news. I was just browsing
Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear friend Thomas
Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the post
from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed. Focus your 
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Re: [Audyssey] Getting into programming

[jacob Kruger]

Justin, I am a programmer, and keep meaning to get around to sorting out 
a character sheet managent app - the flavour me and my friends play is 
called/based on runeQuest, so would want to sort out a more generic form 
of wrapper that could be used for multiple forms of RPG - as in, maybe 
use more generic forms of category, range, application/implementation 
categories, etc. etc. - hope am making some snese.


Either way, besides web development, my other focus area is python 
programming, but, in terms of interface, besides command line, I am much 
more used to working with web development, and, for example, there's 
something called quickPHP that lets you use portable, stand-alone web 
server packages, which would mean could easily enough put together a 
web-page based bit of software, including databases, interface 
interaction, etc., but, without needing to spend too much time focusing 
on actual GUI renditions, or just work with command line consoles, etc.


But, this is all just my take/opinion on this, based on a bit of 
background/experience, etc.


Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"Roger Wilco wants to welcome you...to the space janitor's closet..."

Justin Jones wrote:

Hello all,

I want to get into learning how to program, but I am a bit overwhelmed
as to where I ought to start. I have done some programming in the
past, but that was years ago, so I would just as soon as start from
the beginning, rather than attempting to recollect old knowledge on
the subject.

There are two objectives that I have in mind, provided I can pick up
the knack of writing code:

1. The more realistic goal of creating a Dungeons and Dragons (5th
Edition) character sheet creator for us blind folks. There are ones
out there on the Interwebs, but they are either inaccessible or are
incomplete, i.e. they lack all available options for character
creation.

2. My ultimate ambition is to try and learn to create good
role-playing games for the blind. From what I have been able to
deduce, we have a very limited selection. Again, this latter reason is
more of a dream, but I am willing to attempt to put in the work to try
and realize it.

This leads me to my questions for all of you who can best direct me:

1. What is a good programming language to learn? Where can I find the
necessary components to begin? What do I need to do in order to make
things accessible? Please note that I am a JAWS user.

2. What guides/books/tutorials ought I to read?

Thanks in advance



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Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[loriduncan]

I don't think he can, he probably doesn't even know what the word 
compassionate means, people like that are so sick and twisted.


-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:47 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Ishan, just stop.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:47 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

bad investment O dood.
obituary for the gem.
Don't bother about Mota and race way they are illusions and illusions
have no soul.

On 3/4/16, Bryan Peterson  wrote:

Well said Shane. I did put money toward MOTA bac when it was still
Montezuma's Revenge but you don't hear me griping.



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-Original Message-
From: Shane Davidson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:16 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
Thank you.
Shane


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Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Christina]

Congratulations, Dark!  May you both be very happy together.
Christina


-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles
Rivard
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 9:46 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and the
audyssey domain.

I'm going through my inbox this morning and have found a flood of mail 
concerning the apparent death of Thomas Ward???  I'm sure that I will find 
more pertaining to this thread, as well as some that does not.  With this in

mind, I have changed to an appropriate subject line before saying a hearty 
congrats to Dark and, apparently, an addition to the Darkness.  You always 
say, "All the best.", so I hope that's exactly what you receive.




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: dark
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:37 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Ron.

Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days before
Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather
taken up with other things.

It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually I
am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed
relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.

Either way, thanks for the congratulations.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.


> Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!
>
>
> On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:
>> Hi Shane.
>>
>> If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some 
>> different moderators.
>> I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
>> server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with 
>> my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on 
>> more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the 
>> natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't 
>> stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).
>>
>> So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
>> more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain 
>> amicable.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Dark.
>> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 
>> 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
>> Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
>>> moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
>>> fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
>>> responsibility.
>>> With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide

>>> next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
>>> proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
>>> list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
>>> Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
>>> and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on

>>> audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
>>> SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Shane Davidson
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[David Mehler]

Hello,

Still stunned, and sending condolences myself to his family, but there
have been some mentions of his x wife here on this list. Please no
condolences for her, Thomas (Tom as I knew him), we talked many times
about his wife, the marriage was one of misery, in fact one time she
threw a hammer at him during a fight. She was mentally and verbally
abusive, she cheated on him and left him, this to me does not sound
like a caring woman.

I will miss my friend, echoing others here may he rest in piece.

Thanks.
Dave.


On 3/4/16, Bryan Peterson  wrote:
> Just Thomas Ward. You could probably look him up with hisEmail but I don't
> remember it offhand.
>
>
>
> Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
> -Original Message-
> From: Stephen
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 1:50 PM
> To: Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.
>
> What is his facebook page? I'd like to post my condolences there/
> Thanks.
> At 03:36 AM 3/5/2016, you wrote:
>>I had to. I didn't believe it at first but when I went to his Facebook page
>>
>>and saw the posts I knew it was true. Focus your powers and prepare for
>>buttle. -Original Message- From: Christina Sent: Friday, March 04,
>>2016 3:16 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad
>>news. This is very sad. Thank you for telling us. Christina -Original
>>Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of
>>
>>Bryan Peterson Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:20 AM To:
>>gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news. I was just browsing
>>Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear friend Thomas
>>Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the post
>>from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed. Focus your powers
>>
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Bryan Peterson]

Just Thomas Ward. You could probably look him up with hisEmail but I don't 
remember it offhand.




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-Original Message- 
From: Stephen

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 1:50 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

What is his facebook page? I'd like to post my condolences there/
Thanks.
At 03:36 AM 3/5/2016, you wrote:
I had to. I didn't believe it at first but when I went to his Facebook page 
and saw the posts I knew it was true. Focus your powers and prepare for 
buttle. -Original Message- From: Christina Sent: Friday, March 04, 
2016 3:16 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad 
news. This is very sad. Thank you for telling us. Christina -Original 
Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of 
Bryan Peterson Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:20 AM To: 
gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news. I was just browsing 
Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear friend Thomas 
Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the post 
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Stephen]

What is his facebook page? I'd like to post my condolences there/
Thanks.
At 03:36 AM 3/5/2016, you wrote:
I had to. I didn't believe it at first but when 
I went to his Facebook page and saw the posts I 
knew it was true. Focus your powers and prepare 
for buttle. -Original Message- From: 
Christina Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 3:16 AM 
To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: 
[Audyssey] Some sad news. This is very sad. 
Thank you for telling us. Christina 
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[mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf 
Of Bryan Peterson Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 
12:20 AM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: 
[Audyssey] Some sad news. I was just browsing 
Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of 
our dear friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the 
exact circumstances or time, but I saw the post 
from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly 
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Stephen]

stupid! stupid! stupid medical establishment, you'd think there'd be 
better treatments available, I mean for pity's sake this is 2016!
This makes me just so so angry that big pharma doesn't care about 
people getting well. all they  care about is making money from other 
people's misery!
more and more people are starting to discover a whole new way of 
living through nature, organically grown food and vitamin supplements.

At 12:20 AM 3/5/2016, you wrote:
I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my 
saved messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other 
accessible technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
into and out of the hospital for various operations, testing, and so
on. If I can I will try and assign a moderator before I go into the
hospital, but given the time frame I'm thinking that is doubtful. Plus
I would hate to just dump the list 

Re: [Audyssey] Getting into programming

[Paul Lemm]

hi Justin,

have you ever tried to use BGT? It's a really good tool for writing  audio
games/programs .   I didn't have any real programing  knowledge  other  than
trying to write something  on my old ZX spectrum 128K when I was about 13,
and I really don't think that counts lol.  But  I downloaded the BGT tool,
it comes with a great instruction manual which teaches you all about how to
write  the code and is explained really well  so even with no previous
knowledge  you can follow it and start to create your own stuff.

Paul 



-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Justin Jones
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 5:16 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Getting into programming

Hello all,

I want to get into learning how to program, but I am a bit overwhelmed
as to where I ought to start. I have done some programming in the
past, but that was years ago, so I would just as soon as start from
the beginning, rather than attempting to recollect old knowledge on
the subject.

There are two objectives that I have in mind, provided I can pick up
the knack of writing code:

1. The more realistic goal of creating a Dungeons and Dragons (5th
Edition) character sheet creator for us blind folks. There are ones
out there on the Interwebs, but they are either inaccessible or are
incomplete, i.e. they lack all available options for character
creation.

2. My ultimate ambition is to try and learn to create good
role-playing games for the blind. From what I have been able to
deduce, we have a very limited selection. Again, this latter reason is
more of a dream, but I am willing to attempt to put in the work to try
and realize it.

This leads me to my questions for all of you who can best direct me:

1. What is a good programming language to learn? Where can I find the
necessary components to begin? What do I need to do in order to make
things accessible? Please note that I am a JAWS user.

2. What guides/books/tutorials ought I to read?

Thanks in advance

-- 
Justin M. Jones, M.A.
atreides...@gmail.com
(254) 624-9155
701 Ewing St. #509-C, Ft. Wayne IN, 46802

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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[christopher hallsworth]

As for iOS games there are some good ones particularly those by Kid Friendly 
Software and the Dice World series of dice games.
> On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:41, dark  wrote:
> 
> Well William, unsbuscribe if you wish, however I don't really see what "the 
> rise of Ios" has to do with the lack of audiogames, besides  saying "gma and 
> draconis haven't released anything so we're doomed" is something of a 
> disservice to Aprone, Breakerbox games and several other new developers who 
> have been doing good things, not to mention Jason Alan and Entombed Ii.
> 
> No, it isn't all about Windows anymore, but hay, there are some good things 
> on Ios too (and perhaps Android as well though I've no experience in that 
> platform).
> 
> As I said, unsbuscribe if you wish, but I doubt many, including Tom would 
> agree with you.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Dark.
> - Original Message - From: "william Lomas" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
> 
> 
>> I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really 
>> non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really 
>> been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of 
>> the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for five 
>> years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what games 
>> are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a while, 
>> and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
>>> more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.
>>> 
>>> -Original Message- From: dark
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
>>> To: Gamers Discussion list
>>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>> 
>>> Hi Shane.
>>> 
>>> If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
>>> different moderators.
>>> I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server
>>> costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
>>> responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more
>>> moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
>>> extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
>>> gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).
>>> 
>>> So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with more
>>> than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.
>>> 
>>> All the best,
>>> 
>>> Dark.
>>> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 
>>> 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
>>> Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>> 
>>> 
 Hello all,
 When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
 moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
 fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
 With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
 next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
 from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I look 
 to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a list of 
 this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and financial cost 
 both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on audyssey and 
 bandwidth for it all.
 SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
 Sincerely,
 Shane Davidson
 
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Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[Charles Rivard]

Thanks, Shane, for performing this unpleasant duty that should not have been 
necessary but, unfortunately, was.





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: Shane Davidson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:16 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
Thank you.
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Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[Bryan Peterson]

Ishan, just stop.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:47 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

bad investment O dood.
obituary for the gem.
Don't bother about Mota and race way they are illusions and illusions
have no soul.

On 3/4/16, Bryan Peterson  wrote:

Well said Shane. I did put money toward MOTA bac when it was still
Montezuma's Revenge but you don't hear me griping.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message-
From: Shane Davidson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:16 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
Thank you.
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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[kenny Peyatt jr.]

Hi shane what about moving the list to groupsio? 
Kenny Peyatt jr. 

-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Shane
Davidson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:30 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Desiree Oudinot]

I totally agree. It's really selfish of you people to be worrying about 
his games at a time like this. Only time will tell what will happen to them.



On 3/4/2016 9:52 AM, loriduncan wrote:
I'm shocked and angry, the poor guy has just passed away, and people 
are talking about his games and what will happen, while his poor 
family are still grieving.  It's terrible!


-Original Message- From: william Lomas
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:05 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for 
which our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the 
final products so many of us have put money in to games, that we will 
sadly never see now. what happens about this?


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
even managed to do that. So 

Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Desiree Oudinot]

This is truly shocking and devastating, and not at all what I expected 
to find when I opened my inbox today. My condolences go out to his 
friends, family, and those who knew him best, particularly his son. The 
audio gaming community has lost a legend, and I am quite sure that this 
has been a huge personal loss to many folks as  well. Rest in peace, Thomas.



On 3/4/2016 12:19 AM, Bryan Peterson wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the 
post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[john]

Well said Charles, well said.

--
From: "Charles Rivard" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:03
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

I agree 100 percent.  I'd like for people to think about this for a bit.
How would it sound if you were at Thomas's funeral, and you very loudly
proclaimed, for all to hear, "Oh, my God!  This is so sad!  There goes my
money for a game I'll never receive!"  This may sound harsh, but, people?,
that's exactly what you have done.  This shows where your loyalty lies,
doesn't it?




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: loriduncan
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:52 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

I'm shocked and angry, the poor guy has just passed away, and people are
talking about his games and what will happen, while his poor family are
still grieving.  It's terrible!

-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:05 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now.
what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone

> On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
>
> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
> messages and found the last few from him
> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
> USA Games Interactive
> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
>
> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
>
> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
>
> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
>
> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
>
> video games including such titles
> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
>
> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
>
> play even though
> he was blind.
>
> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
>
> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
>
> taking courses in
> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
>
> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
>
> wanted to design
> software made for people with blindness and other physical
>
> disabilities.
>
> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
>
> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
>
> for the blind and
> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
>
> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
>
> more were in production
> as well
>
> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
>
> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
>
> increased interest
> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
>
> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
>
> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
>
> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
>
> technologies
> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
>
> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
>
> support, and new
> access technologies.
>
> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
>
> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
>
> help out to improve
> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
>
> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
> technologies.
>
> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
>
>  wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa and all,
>
> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
> Hi Dark,
>
> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
> tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
> Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
> actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.
>
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: 

Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[Shane Davidson]

both have been  dealt with.
Shane
On 3/4/2016 12:51 PM, loriduncan wrote:
I'm sick of his insensitivity, it's just terrible and he should be 
banned or suspended from the list.


-Original Message- From: Bryan Peterson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:20 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Well said Shane. I did put money toward MOTA bac when it was still
Montezuma's Revenge but you don't hear me griping.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- From: Shane Davidson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:16 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
Thank you.
Shane


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Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[loriduncan]

I'm sick of his insensitivity, it's just terrible and he should be banned or 
suspended from the list.


-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:20 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Well said Shane. I did put money toward MOTA bac when it was still
Montezuma's Revenge but you don't hear me griping.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: Shane Davidson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:16 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
Thank you.
Shane


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Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[ishan dhami]

bad investment O dood.
obituary for the gem.
Don't bother about Mota and race way they are illusions and illusions
have no soul.

On 3/4/16, Bryan Peterson  wrote:
> Well said Shane. I did put money toward MOTA bac when it was still
> Montezuma's Revenge but you don't hear me griping.
>
>
>
> Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
> -Original Message-
> From: Shane Davidson
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:16 AM
> To: gamers@audyssey.org
> Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.
>
> Members of the gamers list,
> It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
> apparently must.
> To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
> knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
> unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
> wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
> money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
> Thank you.
> Shane
>
>
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Darren Harris]

It's not so much about loyalty it's about the people he's left behind, his
wife and sun. a son who won't have a father.

-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles
Rivard
Sent: 04 March 2016 15:04
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

I agree 100 percent.  I'd like for people to think about this for a bit. 
How would it sound if you were at Thomas's funeral, and you very loudly 
proclaimed, for all to hear, "Oh, my God!  This is so sad!  There goes my 
money for a game I'll never receive!"  This may sound harsh, but, people?, 
that's exactly what you have done.  This shows where your loyalty lies, 
doesn't it?




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: loriduncan
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:52 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

I'm shocked and angry, the poor guy has just passed away, and people are
talking about his games and what will happen, while his poor family are
still grieving.  It's terrible!

-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:05 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now.
what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone

> On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
>
> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
> messages and found the last few from him
> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
> USA Games Interactive
> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
>
> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
>
> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
>
> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
>
> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
>
> video games including such titles
> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
>
> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
>
> play even though
> he was blind.
>
> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
>
> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
>
> taking courses in
> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
>
> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
>
> wanted to design
> software made for people with blindness and other physical
>
> disabilities.
>
> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
>
> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
>
> for the blind and
> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
>
> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
>
> more were in production
> as well
>
> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
>
> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
>
> increased interest
> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
>
> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
>
> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
>
> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
>
> technologies
> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
>
> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
>
> support, and new
> access technologies.
>
> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
>
> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
>
> help out to improve
> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
>
> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
> technologies.
>
> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
>
>  wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa and all,
>
> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
> Hi Dark,
>
> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
> tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
> Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
> actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.
>
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 

Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Darren Harris]

Willium,

The guy has died for crying out louds sake. You're acting like a spoiled
brat who is of an age whereby they don't know any better.

-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Bryan
Peterson
Sent: 04 March 2016 16:45
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

I'm sorry but that's just callous.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 7:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which 
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products 
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now. 
what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone

> On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
>
> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
> messages and found the last few from him
> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
> USA Games Interactive
> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
>
> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
>
> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
>
> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
>
> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
>
> video games including such titles
> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
>
> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
>
> play even though
> he was blind.
>
> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
>
> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
>
> taking courses in
> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
>
> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
>
> wanted to design
> software made for people with blindness and other physical
>
> disabilities.
>
> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
>
> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
>
> for the blind and
> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
>
> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
>
> more were in production
> as well
>
> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
>
> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
>
> increased interest
> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
>
> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
>
> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
>
> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
>
> technologies
> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
>
> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
>
> support, and new
> access technologies.
>
> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
>
> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
>
> help out to improve
> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
>
> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
> technologies.
>
> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
>
>  wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa and all,
>
> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
> Hi Dark,
>
> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
> tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
> Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
> actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.
>
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
> moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
> few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
> be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
> anything. The news essentially is this.
>
> For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
> tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
> dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
> attend to the Audyssey List, working 

Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[loriduncan]

Read the posts proerly, his family, thomas's family, talking about your 
money is totally insensitive and thoughtless.


-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:52 PM
To: Charles Rivard ; Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

His folks, brothers, sisters and cousins. Think before you post this
nonsense. And yes, Will was talking about money.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 9:08 AM
To: Charles Rivard ; Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

hmm
he is not asking about his money Mr charles.
and for Miss lori, which family are you talking about?
his one?
his one, no no no no no. he don't have family.
a Family have love, friendship and mutual understanding.
but in his case it does not have.
His wife had an affair and they get divorce in2014
since he was living alone.
his family is greiving.
I don't think so maybe his parents were but not his wife.
Also If you remembered that I have predicted that Mota will never
released and it will become true.
Because I understand Thomas's mental illness.
I have advised him that he should start colaberation but you all
blaimed and said that I am immeature.
Am I?
that's not the question
but the question is how a person become helpless and why.
It is his mind who never want to give up.
you know what he usually ends with his mails.
Cheers!
He will come back
with another name, with another body, with another family, with
everything another but not the soul.
He is immortal.
forever for me.
Thanks
ishan

On 3/4/16, Charles Rivard  wrote:

It's too soon to tell, and too soon for you to ask.  You should be ashamed
of yourself.




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message-
From: william Lomas
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for 
which


our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final 
products


so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see 
now.


what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
messages and found the last few from him
I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
technologies.

On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went 

Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list andtheaudyssey domain.

[Paul Lemm]

2 weddings? Now that's just gready lol .  although to be fair hats off to
you, I remember organising my own wedding and  just planning 1 was enough
work for me! 


-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 4:35 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list
andtheaudyssey domain.

Thanks Paul.

"about" means when we can arrange and get around the cross country 
confusion,   indeed we'll need two weddings, one in the states one here 
sinse we both have parents and friends who want to come and can't fly.
Practically speaking we actually have regarded ourselves as married for 
quite a while, indeed my lady's sister was describing me as "her husband" 
back in early december before we got engaged (she saw which way the wind was

blowing).

Congrats are however much appreciated.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Lemm" 
To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list 
andtheaudyssey domain.


> Well even with all the sad news regarding Thomas, it's great to hear that
> you are about to get married , , so congratulations
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark
> Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 3:08 PM
> To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and
> theaudyssey domain.
>
> Thanks Charlese.
> I'm not sure on additions to the darkness, but there is now a dark angel, 
> or
>
> at least a dark's angel, and it's a bit more than all the best, more a
> miracle.
>
> While obviously sad news has been heard today, your congratulations are 
> much
>
> appreciated,  actually i forgot I'd not mentioned my lady on list
> before.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Charles Rivard" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:46 PM
> Subject: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and
> theaudyssey domain.
>
>
>> I'm going through my inbox this morning and have found a flood of mail
>> concerning the apparent death of Thomas Ward???  I'm sure that I will 
>> find
>
>> more pertaining to this thread, as well as some that does not.  With this
>> in mind, I have changed to an appropriate subject line before saying a
>> hearty congrats to Dark and, apparently, an addition to the Darkness. 
>> You
>
>> always say, "All the best.", so I hope that's exactly what you receive.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
>> -Original Message- 
>> From: dark
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:37 AM
>> To: Gamers Discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>
>> Hi Ron.
>>
>> Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days 
>> before
>> Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
>> That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather
>> taken up with other things.
>>
>> It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually
>> I
>> am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed
>> relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.
>>
>> Either way, thanks for the congratulations.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Dark.
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 
>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>
>>
>>> Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:
 Hi Shane.

 If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with 
 some
>
 different moderators.
 I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the
 server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with
 my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take 
 on
>
 more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the
 natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't
 stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

 So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with
 more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain
 amicable.

 All the best,

 Dark.
 - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson"
 
 To: 
 Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
 Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.


> Hello all,
> When Thomas went 

Re: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[Bryan Peterson]

Well said Shane. I did put money toward MOTA bac when it was still 
Montezuma's Revenge but you don't hear me griping.




Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: Shane Davidson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:16 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money,
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your*
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.
Thank you.
Shane


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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[loriduncan]

ishan , what is your problem, why can't you read posts properly and why are 
you out to cause problems?  I will be reporting your thoughtlessness to the 
list moderators, I've never met someone so stupid or so thoughtless.


-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:35 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

He wasn't murdered.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:34 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

oops
the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have
friends.
If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will happy.
His wife is the murderer of him.
so pity.
God if you are there then do not leave her.
I know how he said that when I mailed him.
Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:

hello,
this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.

Sent from my iPhone 5S


On 4 Mar 2016, at 5:19 am, Bryan Peterson 
wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our 
dear

friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
saw the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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[Audyssey] moderator warning: insensative messages.

[Shane Davidson]

Members of the gamers list,
It saddens me in this time to have to write this message, but I 
apparently must.
To those posting the insensitive messages about games and your money, 
knock it off. If you do it, you will be immediately moderated or 
unsubscribed. A death of this magnitude is not an excuse to gripe and 
wine about the games that won't be developed and the loss of *your* 
money. Think of the family at this time and not your supposed lost money.

Thank you.
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[Audyssey] Getting into programming

[Justin Jones]

Hello all,

I want to get into learning how to program, but I am a bit overwhelmed
as to where I ought to start. I have done some programming in the
past, but that was years ago, so I would just as soon as start from
the beginning, rather than attempting to recollect old knowledge on
the subject.

There are two objectives that I have in mind, provided I can pick up
the knack of writing code:

1. The more realistic goal of creating a Dungeons and Dragons (5th
Edition) character sheet creator for us blind folks. There are ones
out there on the Interwebs, but they are either inaccessible or are
incomplete, i.e. they lack all available options for character
creation.

2. My ultimate ambition is to try and learn to create good
role-playing games for the blind. From what I have been able to
deduce, we have a very limited selection. Again, this latter reason is
more of a dream, but I am willing to attempt to put in the work to try
and realize it.

This leads me to my questions for all of you who can best direct me:

1. What is a good programming language to learn? Where can I find the
necessary components to begin? What do I need to do in order to make
things accessible? Please note that I am a JAWS user.

2. What guides/books/tutorials ought I to read?

Thanks in advance

-- 
Justin M. Jones, M.A.
atreides...@gmail.com
(254) 624-9155
701 Ewing St. #509-C, Ft. Wayne IN, 46802

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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Bryan Peterson]

His folks, brothers, sisters and cousins. Think before you post this 
nonsense. And yes, Will was talking about money.




Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 9:08 AM
To: Charles Rivard ; Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

hmm
he is not asking about his money Mr charles.
and for Miss lori, which family are you talking about?
his one?
his one, no no no no no. he don't have family.
a Family have love, friendship and mutual understanding.
but in his case it does not have.
His wife had an affair and they get divorce in2014
since he was living alone.
his family is greiving.
I don't think so maybe his parents were but not his wife.
Also If you remembered that I have predicted that Mota will never
released and it will become true.
Because I understand Thomas's mental illness.
I have advised him that he should start colaberation but you all
blaimed and said that I am immeature.
Am I?
that's not the question
but the question is how a person become helpless and why.
It is his mind who never want to give up.
you know what he usually ends with his mails.
Cheers!
He will come back
with another name, with another body, with another family, with
everything another but not the soul.
He is immortal.
forever for me.
Thanks
ishan

On 3/4/16, Charles Rivard  wrote:

It's too soon to tell, and too soon for you to ask.  You should be ashamed
of yourself.




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message-
From: william Lomas
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for 
which


our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final 
products


so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see 
now.


what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
messages and found the last few from him
I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
technologies.

On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I 

Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

[Bryan Peterson]

Not that I ever heard.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 7:14 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

Thanks dark sir for raising the point.
Ya I know that but I never admit.
in his last time he cried and become thankful for God so I don't raise this.

On 3/4/16, dark  wrote:

Hi Shane.

Well whomever wrote this definitely didn't know tom, or at least had their
own agenda, I actually wonder if it was written by one of those religious
zealot relatives he used to have trouble with being as it doesn't say much
at all about him, his interests or his passions, (mentioning "attending
churches" is a bit of a slap in the face).

I know there's not a lot to be done about it, but it does piss me off a
little that this is how Jo public will hear of Tom Ward, some church
attending ameter guitarist with the brains of a  haddock who didn't 
question


a thing in his life, not the highly intelligent, funny, philosophical man 
we


all knew.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message -
From: "Shane Davidson" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.



 I never said the thing was written by a smart person.
Shane

On 3/4/2016 6:12 AM, dark wrote:

Bloody hell!

Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio
and was the son of
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997
graduate of Smithville
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended
several churches in
the area over the past years. He played guitar and
enjoyed writing
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in
Berlin for their
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real
food."


Which utter prat wrote this!
Tom was a rationalist, an Erudite and very well read man with a wide
range of interests who could debate a huge number of topics and was
generally quite pissed at the church (with reason in his case).
It really gets on my nurves that this obituary was written by someone 
who


planely didn't know him or at least didn't care to, not if they spent
more time saying whom Tom shared genes with than what sort of a man he
was, "Enjoyed writing computer programs" indeed!

All the best,

DArk.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson"

To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:31 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.



The following is thomas ward's obituary.
 Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, February

8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following a brief
illness. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alexander Funeral Home,
Millersburg, Ohio. Burial will take place at Prairie Twp. Cemetery,
Holmesville, Ohio. Friends
may call two hours prior to the services on Sunday at the funeral home.

Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by

visiting
www.alexanderfhinc.com.
Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son of
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997 graduate of Smithville
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended several churches in
the area over the past years. He played guitar and enjoyed writing
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in Berlin for their
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real food."
He is survived by his son, Sean Ward of Millersburg, Ohio, father and
step mother, Allen (Beverly) Ward of Coshocton, Ohio, mother and step
father, Pamala
Jill (Leon) Ellson of Medford, Oregon, step sisters; Lisa Shank of
Mansfield, Ohio, and Melissa Ellson and Kaitlyn Semore both of 
Portland,


Oregon, step
brother, Dustin White of Palm Beach, Florida, aunts and uncles; Mike
Conrad of Indiana, Brian Ward of Akron, Ohio, Pamela Durell of Dalton,
Ohio, Bob Gunn
of Florida and Debra Rouke of Dalton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Willard and 
Alyce


Ward, maternal grandparents, Bill and Anna Mae Gunn, and a step sister,

Vandi
Anderson.


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[Bryan Peterson]

I'm sorry but that's just callous.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 7:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which 
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products 
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now. 
what happens about this?


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
into and out of the hospital for various operations, testing, and so
on. If I can I will try and assign a 

Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Bryan Peterson]

His divorce has nothing to do with this.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 3:25 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

Hi all.
what we can say.
We can only expresses our thoughts at this time.
as far as the family can Mr david meller tell about what was happened
when he get divorce, I mean what is the matter?
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, Christina  wrote:

This is very sad.
Thank you for telling us.
Christina


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Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I 
saw

the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

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I had to. I didn't believe it at first but when I went to his Facebook page 
and saw the posts I knew it was true.




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-Original Message- 
From: Christina

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 3:16 AM
To: 'Gamers Discussion list'
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

This is very sad.
Thank you for telling us.
Christina


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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:20 AM
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Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw 
the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.

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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Bryan Peterson]

He wasn't murdered.



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-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:34 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

oops
the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have 
friends.

If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will happy.
His wife is the murderer of him.
so pity.
God if you are there then do not leave her.
I know how he said that when I mailed him.
Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:

hello,
this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.

Sent from my iPhone 5S


On 4 Mar 2016, at 5:19 am, Bryan Peterson 
wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our 
dear

friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
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Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list andtheaudyssey domain.

[dark]

Thanks Paul.

"about" means when we can arrange and get around the cross country 
confusion,   indeed we'll need two weddings, one in the states one here 
sinse we both have parents and friends who want to come and can't fly.
Practically speaking we actually have regarded ourselves as married for 
quite a while, indeed my lady's sister was describing me as "her husband" 
back in early december before we got engaged (she saw which way the wind was 
blowing).


Congrats are however much appreciated.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Lemm" 

To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list 
andtheaudyssey domain.




Well even with all the sad news regarding Thomas, it's great to hear that
you are about to get married , , so congratulations

-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 3:08 PM
To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and
theaudyssey domain.

Thanks Charlese.
I'm not sure on additions to the darkness, but there is now a dark angel, 
or


at least a dark's angel, and it's a bit more than all the best, more a
miracle.

While obviously sad news has been heard today, your congratulations are 
much


appreciated,  actually i forgot I'd not mentioned my lady on list
before.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and
theaudyssey domain.



I'm going through my inbox this morning and have found a flood of mail
concerning the apparent death of Thomas Ward???  I'm sure that I will 
find



more pertaining to this thread, as well as some that does not.  With this
in mind, I have changed to an appropriate subject line before saying a
hearty congrats to Dark and, apparently, an addition to the Darkness. 
You



always say, "All the best.", so I hope that's exactly what you receive.




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: dark

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:37 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Ron.

Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days 
before

Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather
taken up with other things.

It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually
I
am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed
relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.

Either way, thanks for the congratulations.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!


On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with 
some



different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the
server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with
my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take 
on



more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the
natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't
stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with
more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain
amicable.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson"

To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to
decide next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish
to proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on
this list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and
suggestions. Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I
have plenty of), and financial cost both for archive disk space,
downloads that may be on audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Bryan Peterson]

I wouldn't lie about something like this.



Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
-Original Message- 
From: ishan dhami

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 1:16 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

what?
thomas sir is no more?
no no no no no no
you are telling lie.
I can't believe
please do not make a rumer please.
I just cannot believe.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, Stephen  wrote:

no! no! no! no! no! oh no! no! no!
At 04:19 PM 3/4/2016, you wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to
report the passing of our dear friend Thomas
Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or
time, but I saw the post from his mother and
friends. He’ll certainly be missed. Focus your
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Bryan Peterson]

I'm afraid so.



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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 1:09 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
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no! no! no! no! no! oh no! no! no!
At 04:19 PM 3/4/2016, you wrote:
I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our 
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Bryan Peterson]

He certainly will.



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-Original Message- 
From: loriduncan

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:37 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

Oh my god, this is a complete shock to me too, the last time I spoke to him
on facebook he was in hospital for his operation.  He will be sadly missed.
:(
From Lori.

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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:22 AM
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my god, this has come as a shock Brian, thanks for telling us all and he
will definitely be missed both on a gaming and a personal level by me.

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From: Bryan Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:19 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw
the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
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Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and theaudyssey domain.

[Paul Lemm]

Well even with all the sad news regarding Thomas, it's great to hear that
you are about to get married , , so congratulations 

-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 3:08 PM
To: Charles Rivard; Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and
theaudyssey domain.

Thanks Charlese.
I'm not sure on additions to the darkness, but there is now a dark angel, or

at least a dark's angel, and it's a bit more than all the best, more a 
miracle.

While obviously sad news has been heard today, your congratulations are much

appreciated,  actually i forgot I'd not mentioned my lady on list 
before.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and 
theaudyssey domain.


> I'm going through my inbox this morning and have found a flood of mail 
> concerning the apparent death of Thomas Ward???  I'm sure that I will find

> more pertaining to this thread, as well as some that does not.  With this 
> in mind, I have changed to an appropriate subject line before saying a 
> hearty congrats to Dark and, apparently, an addition to the Darkness.  You

> always say, "All the best.", so I hope that's exactly what you receive.
>
>
>
>
> If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
> -Original Message- 
> From: dark
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:37 AM
> To: Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>
> Hi Ron.
>
> Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days before
> Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
> That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather
> taken up with other things.
>
> It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually 
> I
> am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed
> relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.
>
> Either way, thanks for the congratulations.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>
>
>> Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!
>>
>>
>> On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:
>>> Hi Shane.
>>>
>>> If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some

>>> different moderators.
>>> I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
>>> server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with 
>>> my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on

>>> more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the 
>>> natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't 
>>> stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).
>>>
>>> So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
>>> more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain 
>>> amicable.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Dark.
>>> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 
>>> 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
>>> Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>>
>>>
 Hello all,
 When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
 moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
 fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
 responsibility.
 With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to 
 decide next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish 
 to proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on 
 this list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and 
 suggestions. Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I 
 have plenty of), and financial cost both for archive disk space, 
 downloads that may be on audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
 SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
 Sincerely,
 Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Paul Lemm]

Such sad sad news, I can't claim to know him  personally like many others , but 
he seemed to contribute so much to this list and audio games  he will still be 
greatly missed by me and I'm sure many many others. My thoughts are with his 
family


-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Peterson
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 5:20 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the 
post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[ishan dhami]

hmm
he is not asking about his money Mr charles.
and for Miss lori, which family are you talking about?
his one?
his one, no no no no no. he don't have family.
a Family have love, friendship and mutual understanding.
but in his case it does not have.
His wife had an affair and they get divorce in2014
since he was living alone.
his family is greiving.
I don't think so maybe his parents were but not his wife.
Also If you remembered that I have predicted that Mota will never
released and it will become true.
Because I understand Thomas's mental illness.
I have advised him that he should start colaberation but you all
blaimed and said that I am immeature.
Am I?
that's not the question
but the question is how a person become helpless and why.
It is his mind who never want to give up.
you know what he usually ends with his mails.
Cheers!
He will come back
with another name, with another body, with another family, with
everything another but not the soul.
He is immortal.
forever for me.
Thanks
ishan

On 3/4/16, Charles Rivard  wrote:
> It's too soon to tell, and too soon for you to ask.  You should be ashamed
> of yourself.
>
>
>
>
> If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
> -Original Message-
> From: william Lomas
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:05 AM
> To: Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward
>
> will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which
>
> our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products
>
> so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now.
>
> what happens about this?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
>>
>> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
>> messages and found the last few from him
>> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
>> USA Games Interactive
>> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
>>
>> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
>>
>> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
>>
>> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
>>
>> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
>>
>> video games including such titles
>> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
>>
>> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
>>
>> play even though
>> he was blind.
>>
>> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
>>
>> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
>>
>> taking courses in
>> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
>>
>> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
>>
>> wanted to design
>> software made for people with blindness and other physical
>>
>> disabilities.
>>
>> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
>>
>> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
>>
>> for the blind and
>> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
>>
>> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
>>
>> more were in production
>> as well
>>
>> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
>>
>> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
>>
>> increased interest
>> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
>>
>> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
>>
>> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
>>
>> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
>>
>> technologies
>> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
>>
>> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
>>
>> support, and new
>> access technologies.
>>
>> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
>>
>> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
>>
>> help out to improve
>> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
>>
>> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
>> technologies.
>>
>> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
>>
>>  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lisa and all,
>>
>> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
>> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
>> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
>> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
>>
>> From: "Thomas Ward" 
>> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
>> Hi Dark,
>>
>> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
>> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
>> tumor removed and then 

Re: [Audyssey] financial contributions.

[Shane Davidson]

The servers that host the audyssey mailing list and archives and 
anything it's on the audyssey.org domain. It's not required, as it's 
maintainable without help, but if you choose to donate it's appreciated.

Shane

On 3/4/2016 10:22 AM, Tobias Vinteus wrote:

Hi,
What server does the contribution info concern; the message doesn't say.


On Fri, 4 Mar 2016, Shane Davidson wrote:


Hello all,
I've received messages off list regarding financially contributing to 
the cost of the server and it's upkeep going forward and while it's 
not required, if you wish to contribute it is most certainly 
appreciated, see the information I am putting below.

you can contribute financially in one of the following ways.
you can contribute via paypal to me directly by using the following 
link:

http://PayPal.Me/shanedavidson2015
once on that page, you enter the amount and select the currency and 
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If your a US resident and have the square cash app contact me off 
list for the number to use to make a donation with that method.
Canadian residents can utilize interac e-transfer to make donations 
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Thank you all for your messages and your suggestions so far.
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Re: [Audyssey] financial contributions.

[Tobias Vinteus]

Hi,
What server does the contribution info concern; the message doesn't say.


On Fri, 4 Mar 2016, Shane Davidson wrote:


Hello all,
I've received messages off list regarding financially contributing to the 
cost of the server and it's upkeep going forward and while it's not required, 
if you wish to contribute it is most certainly appreciated, see the 
information I am putting below.

you can contribute financially in one of the following ways.
you can contribute via paypal to me directly by using the following link:
http://PayPal.Me/shanedavidson2015
once on that page, you enter the amount and select the currency and hit the 
next button.
If your a US resident and have the square cash app contact me off list for 
the number to use to make a donation with that method.
Canadian residents can utilize interac e-transfer to make donations as well 
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Thank you all for your messages and your suggestions so far.
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Re: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and theaudyssey domain.

[dark]

Thanks Charlese.
I'm not sure on additions to the darkness, but there is now a dark angel, or 
at least a dark's angel, and it's a bit more than all the best, more a 
miracle.


While obviously sad news has been heard today, your congratulations are much 
appreciated,  actually i forgot I'd not mentioned my lady on list 
before.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and 
theaudyssey domain.



I'm going through my inbox this morning and have found a flood of mail 
concerning the apparent death of Thomas Ward???  I'm sure that I will find 
more pertaining to this thread, as well as some that does not.  With this 
in mind, I have changed to an appropriate subject line before saying a 
hearty congrats to Dark and, apparently, an addition to the Darkness.  You 
always say, "All the best.", so I hope that's exactly what you receive.





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: dark

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:37 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Ron.

Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days before
Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather
taken up with other things.

It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually 
I

am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed
relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.

Either way, thanks for the congratulations.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!


On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some 
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with 
my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on 
more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the 
natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't 
stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).


So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain 
amicable.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to 
decide next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish 
to proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on 
this list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and 
suggestions. Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I 
have plenty of), and financial cost both for archive disk space, 
downloads that may be on audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Charles Rivard]

I was wondering the same thing.  Why do people send gibberish like this?




If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: Ron Schamerhorn

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 3:36 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

WTF


On 3/4/2016 4:34 AM, ishan dhami wrote:

oops
the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have 
friends.
If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will 
happy.

His wife is the murderer of him.
so pity.
God if you are there then do not leave her.
I know how he said that when I mailed him.
Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:

hello,
this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.

Sent from my iPhone 5S


On 4 Mar 2016, at 5:19 am, Bryan Peterson 
wrote:

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our 
dear

friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
saw the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Charles Rivard]

It's too soon to tell, and too soon for you to ask.  You should be ashamed 
of yourself.





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:05 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which 
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products 
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now. 
what happens about this?


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
into and out of the hospital for 

[Audyssey] unsubscribing - Re: the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Charles Rivard]

It's a shame that you so quickly jump to unsubscribe.  Keep in mind that 
this list is not just for PC games.  It is for games playable by the blind, 
whether or not through their design.





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:29 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really 
non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really 
been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of 
the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for five 
years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what games 
are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a while, 
and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:

Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.


-Original Message- From: dark
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server
costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more
moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more

than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I 
look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a 
list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and 
financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Charles Rivard]

I agree 100 percent.  I'd like for people to think about this for a bit. 
How would it sound if you were at Thomas's funeral, and you very loudly 
proclaimed, for all to hear, "Oh, my God!  This is so sad!  There goes my 
money for a game I'll never receive!"  This may sound harsh, but, people?, 
that's exactly what you have done.  This shows where your loyalty lies, 
doesn't it?





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: loriduncan

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 8:52 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

I'm shocked and angry, the poor guy has just passed away, and people are
talking about his games and what will happen, while his poor family are
still grieving.  It's terrible!

-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:05 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now.
what happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up 

Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

[Charles Rivard]

Thanks for sending this.

I've got to give my first opinion on what was written, and by "first", I 
mean what I immediately think when reading it based on what I know from this 
list and through off list communications:


This was clearly written by some who did not know Thomas at all.  It does 
not do him one bit of justice.  It sounds like a form that was filled in by 
some business oriented person, just doing their day to day job, filling out 
paperwork on someone who they do not know, nor care about.  It's a real 
shame that a friend or family member did not write something more deserving 
and appropriate.





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: Shane Davidson

Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 11:31 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

The following is thomas ward's obituary.
 Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, February
8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following a brief
illness. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alexander Funeral Home,
Millersburg, Ohio. Burial will take place at Prairie Twp. Cemetery,
Holmesville, Ohio. Friends
may call two hours prior to the services on Sunday at the funeral home.
Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by
visiting
www.alexanderfhinc.com.
Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son of
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997 graduate of Smithville
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended several churches in
the area over the past years. He played guitar and enjoyed writing
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in Berlin for their
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real food."
He is survived by his son, Sean Ward of Millersburg, Ohio, father and
step mother, Allen (Beverly) Ward of Coshocton, Ohio, mother and step
father, Pamala
Jill (Leon) Ellson of Medford, Oregon, step sisters; Lisa Shank of
Mansfield, Ohio, and Melissa Ellson and Kaitlyn Semore both of Portland,
Oregon, step
brother, Dustin White of Palm Beach, Florida, aunts and uncles; Mike
Conrad of Indiana, Brian Ward of Akron, Ohio, Pamela Durell of Dalton,
Ohio, Bob Gunn
of Florida and Debra Rouke of Dalton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Willard and Alyce
Ward, maternal grandparents, Bill and Anna Mae Gunn, and a step sister,
Vandi
Anderson.


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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[loriduncan]

I'm shocked and angry, the poor guy has just passed away, and people are 
talking about his games and what will happen, while his poor family are 
still grieving.  It's terrible!


-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 2:05 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which 
our money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products 
so many of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now. 
what happens about this?


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
into and 

[Audyssey] more darkness? - Re: the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Charles Rivard]

I'm going through my inbox this morning and have found a flood of mail 
concerning the apparent death of Thomas Ward???  I'm sure that I will find 
more pertaining to this thread, as well as some that does not.  With this in 
mind, I have changed to an appropriate subject line before saying a hearty 
congrats to Dark and, apparently, an addition to the Darkness.  You always 
say, "All the best.", so I hope that's exactly what you receive.





If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!!
-Original Message- 
From: dark

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:37 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Ron.

Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days before
Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather
taken up with other things.

It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually I
am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed
relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.

Either way, thanks for the congratulations.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!


On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some 
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with 
my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on 
more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the 
natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't 
stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).


So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain 
amicable.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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[Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Eleanor]

We here at 7-128 Software mourn the passing of Thomas.  We offer 
condolences to his loved ones.  A fine man has passed.  We can only 
strive to carry on his legacy in advocating for and creating accessible 
games. Rest in peace, Thomas.


Eleanor Robinson
7-128 Software

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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Ian McNamara]

I am also very shocked and saddened by this news, Will Rang me and told me this 
morning. He will be truly missed as he had some grate games in the pipe line 
that were destined to be an exploration in to audio games that not many people 
had tried. It is so sad to know he is no longer with us and that we have lost 
such a talented and excellent developer. He was also very dedicated in trying 
to bring sighted and blind gaming closer together by creating more main stream 
type games.

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Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

[ishan dhami]

Thanks dark sir for raising the point.
Ya I know that but I never admit.
in his last time he cried and become thankful for God so I don't raise this.

On 3/4/16, dark  wrote:
> Hi Shane.
>
> Well whomever wrote this definitely didn't know tom, or at least had their
> own agenda, I actually wonder if it was written by one of those religious
> zealot relatives he used to have trouble with being as it doesn't say much
> at all about him, his interests or his passions, (mentioning "attending
> churches" is a bit of a slap in the face).
>
> I know there's not a lot to be done about it, but it does piss me off a
> little that this is how Jo public will hear of Tom Ward, some church
> attending ameter guitarist with the brains of a  haddock who didn't question
>
> a thing in his life, not the highly intelligent, funny, philosophical man we
>
> all knew.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Shane Davidson" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.
>
>
>>  I never said the thing was written by a smart person.
>> Shane
>>
>> On 3/4/2016 6:12 AM, dark wrote:
>>> Bloody hell!
>>>
>>> Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio
>>> and was the son of
>>> Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997
>>> graduate of Smithville
>>> High School
>>> and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended
>>> several churches in
>>> the area over the past years. He played guitar and
>>> enjoyed writing
>>> computer programs
>>> and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in
>>> Berlin for their
>>> Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real
>>> food."
>>>
>>>
>>> Which utter prat wrote this!
>>> Tom was a rationalist, an Erudite and very well read man with a wide
>>> range of interests who could debate a huge number of topics and was
>>> generally quite pissed at the church (with reason in his case).
>>> It really gets on my nurves that this obituary was written by someone who
>>>
>>> planely didn't know him or at least didn't care to, not if they spent
>>> more time saying whom Tom shared genes with than what sort of a man he
>>> was, "Enjoyed writing computer programs" indeed!
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> DArk.
>>> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson"
>>> 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:31 AM
>>> Subject: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.
>>>
>>>
 The following is thomas ward's obituary.
  Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, February

 8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following a brief
 illness. Funeral
 services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alexander Funeral Home,
 Millersburg, Ohio. Burial will take place at Prairie Twp. Cemetery,
 Holmesville, Ohio. Friends
 may call two hours prior to the services on Sunday at the funeral home.

 Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by

 visiting
 www.alexanderfhinc.com.
 Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son of
 Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997 graduate of Smithville
 High School
 and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended several churches in
 the area over the past years. He played guitar and enjoyed writing
 computer programs
 and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in Berlin for their
 Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real food."
 He is survived by his son, Sean Ward of Millersburg, Ohio, father and
 step mother, Allen (Beverly) Ward of Coshocton, Ohio, mother and step
 father, Pamala
 Jill (Leon) Ellson of Medford, Oregon, step sisters; Lisa Shank of
 Mansfield, Ohio, and Melissa Ellson and Kaitlyn Semore both of Portland,

 Oregon, step
 brother, Dustin White of Palm Beach, Florida, aunts and uncles; Mike
 Conrad of Indiana, Brian Ward of Akron, Ohio, Pamela Durell of Dalton,
 Ohio, Bob Gunn
 of Florida and Debra Rouke of Dalton, Ohio.
 He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Willard and Alyce

 Ward, maternal grandparents, Bill and Anna Mae Gunn, and a step sister,

 Vandi
 Anderson.


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Re: [Audyssey] Help with using bgt

[ivan soto]

Hi, well, first let me explain that the BGT tutorial wouldn’t help at all 
because the syntax of the game engine has changed quite a bit. This is from BGT 
version 1.0 and back then, things were limited. I could help anyone with BGT to 
the best of my abilities, and as I said with on the audiogames.net forum, I 
didn’t learn very well with the BGT tutorial, its so confusing, and so I just 
started to look at code from Scrolling battles, and now got the hang of the 
network object.
Anyway, if anyone wants, you could contact me if you need any help with BGT.

Ivan Soto
blinkwizar...@gmail.com 
http://bwproductions.no-ip.org 



> On Feb 7, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Carter Temm  wrote:
> 
> I'll also add that the bgt audio tutorial seems to be unavailable from 
> blastbay. The original url is:
> http://www.blastbay.com/audio/bgt_tutorial.mp3
> Also, http://blastbay.com/audio returns a 403 forbidden error
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 6, 2016, at 4:35 PM, loriduncan  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone, I just re-downloaded bgt onto my new windows7 laptop, but am 
>> finding when I look in the program's folder I don't see any of the help 
>> documentation.  I'm trying to learn BGT from the ground up again, as it's 
>> been ages since I've actually coded properly with it but what I don't want 
>> is to sit and listen to the audio manual again, as it just went in one ear 
>> and out the other without stoping to say hi to my brain.  :)  Also, if 
>> anyone has any tips on using bgt, I'd be very greatful.  Thanks, from Lori. 
>> 
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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[william Lomas]

will no-one be able now, to finish these projects? they are games for which our 
money has been taken, yet failed attempts to deliver the final products so many 
of us have put money in to games, that we will sadly never see now. what 
happens about this?

Sent from my iPhone

> On 4 Mar 2016, at 13:20, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
> 
> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
> messages and found the last few from him
> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
> USA Games Interactive
> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
> 
> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
> 
> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
> 
> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
> 
> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
> 
> video games including such titles
> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
> 
> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
> 
> play even though
> he was blind.
> 
> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
> 
> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
> 
> taking courses in
> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
> 
> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
> 
> wanted to design
> software made for people with blindness and other physical
> 
> disabilities.
> 
> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
> 
> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
> 
> for the blind and
> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
> 
> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
> 
> more were in production
> as well
> 
> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
> 
> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
> 
> increased interest
> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
> 
> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
> 
> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
> 
> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
> 
> technologies
> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
> 
> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
> 
> support, and new
> access technologies.
> 
> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
> 
> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
> 
> help out to improve
> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
> 
> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
> technologies.
> 
> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
> 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi Lisa and all,
> 
> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
> 
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
> Hi Dark,
> 
> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
> tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
> Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
> actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.
> 
> 
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
> moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
> few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
> be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
> anything. The news essentially is this.
> 
> For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
> tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
> dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
> attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
> anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
> promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
> unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
> even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
> bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
> this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
> into and out of the hospital for various operations, testing, and so
> on. If I can I will try and assign a 

Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[ishan dhami]

Hello shane!
I don't know how and what to write at this moment.
but we are bounded by the situation.
as far as the concern of moderation,
there is a girl who can help you,
she is not in the list but I know her personally.
She the programme manager of radio udaan
Ms Jyoti Malik she is a gem and will help you in the moderation of this list.
However I don't know her gaming background, but from banning,
unbanning she can help you.
Should I call her?
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, Darren Harris  wrote:
> Well said dark,
>
> Audio games are not on the decline I don't think. With better engines and
> more programmers out there, it will happen. Look at the likes of survive
> the
> wild for example. Swamp as well. So no whilst this list stays I'll stay
> with
> it.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark
> Sent: 04 March 2016 12:42
> To: Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>
> Well William, unsbuscribe if you wish, however I don't really see what "the
>
> rise of Ios" has to do with the lack of audiogames, besides  saying "gma
> and
>
> draconis haven't released anything so we're doomed" is something of a
> disservice to Aprone, Breakerbox games and several other new developers who
>
> have been doing good things, not to mention Jason Alan and Entombed Ii.
>
> No, it isn't all about Windows anymore, but hay, there are some good things
>
> on Ios too (and perhaps Android as well though I've no experience in that
> platform).
>
> As I said, unsbuscribe if you wish, but I doubt many, including Tom would
> agree with you.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
> - Original Message -
> From: "william Lomas" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>
>
>>I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now
>> really
>
>>non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have
>> really
>
>>been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries
>> of
>
>>the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for
>>five years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what
>>games are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a
>>
>>while, and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:
>>>
>>> Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and
>>>
>>> more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.
>>>
>>> -Original Message- From: dark
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
>>> To: Gamers Discussion list
>>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>>
>>> Hi Shane.
>>>
>>> If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
>>> different moderators.
>>> I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the
>>> server
>>> costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
>>> responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on
>>> more
>>> moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
>>> extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
>>> gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).
>>>
>>> So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with
>>> more
>>> than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain
>>> amicable.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Dark.
>>> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson"
>>> 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
>>> Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>>
>>>
 Hello all,
 When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with
 moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance
 fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his
 responsibility.
 With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to
 decide
>
 next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to
 proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this
 list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions.
 Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of),

 and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be
 on
>
 audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
 SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
 Sincerely,
 Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[ishan dhami]

O phil
O God what happened this.
First Mr jim passed away and the gem thomas sir.
please take responsibility of these two sites.
Now I want to say something please.
at least you should take volanterely the responsibility.
Thanks

Ishan

On 3/4/16, Phil Vlasak  wrote:
> I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved
> messages and found the last few from him
> I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
> USA Games Interactive
> http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/
>
> In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he
>
> had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the
>
> disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.
>
> However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic
>
> video games including such titles
> as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,
>
> and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could
>
> play even though
> he was blind.
>
> In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State
>
> University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began
>
> taking courses in
> computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and
>
> computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he
>
> wanted to design
> software made for people with blindness and other physical
>
> disabilities.
>
> In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A
>
> privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games
>
> for the blind and
> low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible
>
> audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many
>
> more were in production
> as well
>
> In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game
>
> Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have
>
> increased interest
> in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,
>
> sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.
>
> In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active
>
> in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility
>
> technologies
> for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA
>
> Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,
>
> support, and new
> access technologies.
>
> As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide
>
> range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily
>
> help out to improve
> our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind
>
> and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible
> technologies.
>
> On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward
>
>  wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa and all,
>
> I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
> on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
> though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
> ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
> Hi Dark,
>
> You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
> messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
> tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
> Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
> actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.
>
>
> From: "Thomas Ward" 
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
> moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
> few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
> be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
> anything. The news essentially is this.
>
> For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
> tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
> dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
> attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
> anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
> promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
> unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
> even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
> bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
> this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
> into and out of the hospital for various operations, testing, and so
> on. If I can I will try and assign a moderator before I go into the
> hospital, but given the time frame I'm thinking that is doubtful. Plus
> I 

Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Darren Harris]

Well said dark,

Audio games are not on the decline I don't think. With better engines and
more programmers out there, it will happen. Look at the likes of survive the
wild for example. Swamp as well. So no whilst this list stays I'll stay with
it.

-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark
Sent: 04 March 2016 12:42
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Well William, unsbuscribe if you wish, however I don't really see what "the 
rise of Ios" has to do with the lack of audiogames, besides  saying "gma and

draconis haven't released anything so we're doomed" is something of a 
disservice to Aprone, Breakerbox games and several other new developers who 
have been doing good things, not to mention Jason Alan and Entombed Ii.

No, it isn't all about Windows anymore, but hay, there are some good things 
on Ios too (and perhaps Android as well though I've no experience in that 
platform).

As I said, unsbuscribe if you wish, but I doubt many, including Tom would 
agree with you.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "william Lomas" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.


>I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really

>non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really

>been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of

>the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for 
>five years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what 
>games are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a 
>while, and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:
>>
>> Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
>> more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.
>>
>> -Original Message- From: dark
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
>> To: Gamers Discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>
>> Hi Shane.
>>
>> If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
>> different moderators.
>> I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
>> server
>> costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
>> responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on 
>> more
>> moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
>> extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
>> gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).
>>
>> So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
>> more
>> than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Dark.
>> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 
>> 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
>> Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
>>
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
>>> moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
>>> fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
>>> responsibility.
>>> With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide

>>> next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
>>> proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
>>> list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
>>> Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
>>> and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on

>>> audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
>>> SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Shane Davidson
>>>
>>> ---
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>>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org.
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>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the 
>>> list,
>>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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[Audyssey] This is a huge loss to the gamming community.

[Ron Kolesar]

Tom will be missed. 
This is a huge loss to the hand to ear community. 
I remember when  we worked on   the Ten Pen ally game and Tom Ward helped us 
all out. 
Ron
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[Audyssey] The last messages from Thomas Ward

[Phil Vlasak]

I am devastated that Thomas Ward passed away. I went through my saved 
messages and found the last few from him

I also got this about his games from Thomas Ward's web site:
USA Games Interactive
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/

In 1985 USA Games president and founder, Thomas Ward, discovered he

had an eye disease called Optic Atrophy. Over the following years the

disease damaged his optic nerves leaving Thomas blinded for life.

However, prier to losing his vision he had time to enjoy many classic

video games including such titles
as: Packman, Space Invaders, Double Dragon, Star Wars, Tomb Raider,

and more. He dreamed one day to make his own games he himself could

play even though
he was blind.

In the fall of 1997 Thomas Ward entered college at Wright State

University located in Dayton Ohio. While at Wright State Thomas began

taking courses in
computer science. Two of his favorite fields were software design and

computer network administration. He knew almost from the beginning he

wanted to design
software made for people with blindness and other physical

disabilities.

In the spring of 2004 Thomas ward founded USA Games Entertainment. A

privately owned online game company dedicated to making audio games

for the blind and
low vision driven by sound rather than graphics. His first accessible

audio game for Microsoft Windows was Final Conflict, and soon many

more were in production
as well

In the spring of 2006 USA Games took over production of Alchemy Game

Studios' Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway projects.Both projects have

increased interest
in USA Games's products, and have been updated with new features,

sound effects, ideas, and have been made better than before.

In addition to games USA Games founder, Thomas Ward, has been active

in the testing, research, and development of open source accessibility

technologies
for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. In the future USA

Games plans to target the open source operating systems with games,

support, and new
access technologies.

As well as president and founder, Thomas Ward, USA Games has a wide

range of private testers, sound designers, and others who voluntarily

help out to improve
our products. We look forward to the years to come serving the blind

and low vision community with high-quality games and other accessible 
technologies.


On January 24, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Thomas Ward

 wrote:

Hi Lisa and all,

I have been in the hospital for the last two months and am currently
on various antibbiotics for a serious infection. The surgery went well
though and the large tumor in my brain was removed successfully. I am
ccurrently in a nursing home and am recovering.

From: "Thomas Ward" 
Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:53 AM
Hi Dark,

You did not get a response because I have been unable to respond to my
messages until now. I underwent a brains surgery on Nov. 17 to have a
tumor removed and then ended up with an infection in my lungs.
Believe me, this has not been a very goods last couple of months. I
actually came very close to dying on a couple of occasions.


From: "Thomas Ward" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:51 AM

Hello everyone,

This is a very important message from your friendly neighborhood
moderator and list owner to let you know what to expect over the next
few weeks. Unfortunately, I have some very bad news to share, and to
be frank about it I have held off way too long without saying
anything. The news essentially is this.

For quite some time my health has been in serious decline. I've been
tied up with medical tests, doctor appointments, and other things
dealing with my medical situation thus have virtually no time to
attend to the Audyssey List, working on writing games, or about
anything else outside of my day to day situation. I had intended to
promote one or two moderators in my place to look after the list, but
unfortunately my life has been so utterly crazy of late I have not
even managed to do that. So I hope that all of you can get along and
bare with me as it is likely or even possible over the next few weeks
this list will not have any hands on moderation or oversight as I go
into and out of the hospital for various operations, testing, and so
on. If I can I will try and assign a moderator before I go into the
hospital, but given the time frame I'm thinking that is doubtful. Plus
I would hate to just dump the list on him or her and leave for x
amount of time anyway.

In any case here is the scoop. Thursday I'll be going into the
hospital all day for various tests. The following Tuesday I will be
going into the hospital for an operation, and will probably not have
internet access for a few days as I recover So I do expect at least a
week or so in mid November without a list moderator to look after
things here. I Can see that probably won't be a problem, nor am I

Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[john]

I'd be glad to help out however I can - if you need storage for archives I'm 
sure we can spare a portion of agarchive.net for some of the archives, 
especially since text is so small/compresses so well. Unfortunately there's 
not a tremendous amount more I can do because of a lack of 
scripting/advanced web design knowledge, but if the audyssey server needs to 
change/hits its limits, I'd be glad to help.

--
From: "Shane Davidson" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:29
To: 
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions.
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of),
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.
SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Michael Capelle]

totally agree, most games are played on the IOS plattform, and as stated, we 
do not hear of many computer audio games anymore.


-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 6:29 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really 
non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really 
been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of 
the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for five 
years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what games 
are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a while, 
and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:

Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.


-Original Message- From: dark
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server
costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more
moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more

than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I 
look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a 
list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and 
financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Michael Capelle]

Very sad indeed, he is in my prayers.

-Original Message- 
From: Christina

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:16 AM
To: 'Gamers Discussion list'
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

This is very sad.
Thank you for telling us.
Christina


-Original Message-
From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Bryan 
Peterson

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:20 AM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw 
the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.

Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] nvda not speaking in games

[john]

This depends strongly on the game - if screen readers are supported at all, 
there should be a setting somewhere.

--
From: "Carter Temm" 
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:35
To: 
Subject: [Audyssey] nvda not speaking in games

Hi,
I don't exactly know if this is an NVDA issue, but some here may be
able to help.
so, when playing games, instead of using NVDA to read output, it uses
Sapi. I have checked to make sure the nvda controller client.dll is in
the folder, and even reinstalling NVDA doesn't do anything. I know it
works because my other computer loads the game using nvda just fine,
so it has to be something with this machine. If it helps any, windows
7 pro.
thanks in advance

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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[john]

I'll second this - this is one of the last things I would have expected to 
see when checking my inbox this morning. If at all possible, could you 
please pass on my sincere condolences.

--
From: "Lisa Hayes" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 0:22
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

my god, this has come as a shock Brian, thanks for telling us all and he
will definitely be missed both on a gaming and a personal level by me.

-Original Message- 
From: Bryan Peterson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:19 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw
the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[dark]

Well William, unsbuscribe if you wish, however I don't really see what "the 
rise of Ios" has to do with the lack of audiogames, besides  saying "gma and 
draconis haven't released anything so we're doomed" is something of a 
disservice to Aprone, Breakerbox games and several other new developers who 
have been doing good things, not to mention Jason Alan and Entombed Ii.


No, it isn't all about Windows anymore, but hay, there are some good things 
on Ios too (and perhaps Android as well though I've no experience in that 
platform).


As I said, unsbuscribe if you wish, but I doubt many, including Tom would 
agree with you.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "william Lomas" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.


I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really 
non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really 
been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of 
the ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for 
five years at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what 
games are left to discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a 
while, and draconis and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:

Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.


-Original Message- From: dark
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
server

costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on 
more

moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more

than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[dark]

Hi Ron.

Well legally she isn't mrs. Dark yet, but we got engaged three days before 
Christmas and have been living together practically sinse November.
That's one reason I've been less around of late sinse my time is  rather 
taken up with other things.


It's frankly a miracle and I am amazed every morning by my lady, actually I 
am particularly sad about Tom sinse on audiogams.net we often discussed 
relationships and I'm certain he'd be pleased.


Either way, thanks for the congratulations.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Ron Schamerhorn" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!


On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some 
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with 
my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on 
more moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the 
natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't 
stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).


So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain 
amicable.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his 
responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[william Lomas]

I personally am unsubscribing, since i feel that audio games are now really 
non-existent. since the advent of ios for us, what developments have really 
been made?now thomas has sadly departed, we will now never see mysteries of the 
ancients or a tomb-raider style game.draconis has shown nothing for five years 
at least, that is classed as news so i donstt really see what games are left to 
discuss. g m a have not released a new title again, in a while, and draconis 
and g m a r our 2 main players, i feel.

Sent from my iPhone

> On 4 Mar 2016, at 12:16, Lisa Hayes  wrote:
> 
> Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and more 
> folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.
> 
> -Original Message- From: dark
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
> To: Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
> 
> Hi Shane.
> 
> If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
> different moderators.
> I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server
> costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
> responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more
> moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
> extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
> gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).
> 
> So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with more
> than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Dark.
> - Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 
> 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
> Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.
> 
> 
>> Hello all,
>> When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
>> moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance fees 
>> associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
>> With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
>> next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
>> from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I look 
>> to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a list of 
>> this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and financial cost 
>> both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on audyssey and bandwidth 
>> for it all.
>> SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
>> Sincerely,
>> Shane Davidson
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Lisa Hayes]

Yes we have and a bloody good bloke too.  We chatted off list and i can say 
he supported me and i him when times got tough for us both.


-Original Message- 
From: william Lomas

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:57 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

This is such a shock! sadly this means no more raceway title, or tombreider 
mysteries of the ancients for anybody unless someone else takes up the 
mantle? we have lost a dedicated developer.


Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Mar 2016, at 05:22, Lisa Hayes  wrote:

my god, this has come as a shock Brian, thanks for telling us all and he 
will definitely be missed both on a gaming and a personal level by me.


-Original Message- From: Bryan Peterson
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 4:19 PM
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I 
saw the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.

Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Lisa Hayes]

Dark I've got to agree with you i think I'd love to see things go on and 
more folk taking up the legacy Thomas created.


-Original Message- 
From: dark

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:45 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server
costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my
responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more
moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural
extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me
gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).

So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with more
than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.

All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Shane Davidson" 

To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I look 
to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a list of 
this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and financial cost 
both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on audyssey and 
bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Ron Schamerhorn]

Holy wow there's a Mrs Dark?  *l* Congrats my man!


On 3/4/2016 6:45 AM, dark wrote:

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with 
some different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the 
server costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately 
with my responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can 
take on more moderating, particularly with getting married this year 
and the natural extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while 
it doesn't stop me gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).


So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with 
more than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain 
amicable.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and 
maintenance fees associated with keeping the list alive were still 
his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to 
decide next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish 
to proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on 
this list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and 
suggestions. Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I 
have plenty of), and financial cost both for archive disk space, 
downloads that may be on audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Sincerely,
Shane Davidson

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[Audyssey] financial contributions.

[Shane Davidson]

Hello all,
I've received messages off list regarding financially contributing to 
the cost of the server and it's upkeep going forward and while it's not 
required, if you wish to contribute it is most certainly appreciated, 
see the information I am putting below.

you can contribute financially in one of the following ways.
you can contribute via paypal to me directly by using the following link:
http://PayPal.Me/shanedavidson2015
once on that page, you enter the amount and select the currency and hit 
the next button.
If your a US resident and have the square cash app contact me off list 
for the number to use to make a donation with that method.
Canadian residents can utilize interac e-transfer to make donations as 
well if they wish if they don't want to deal with paypal.

Thank you all for your messages and your suggestions so far.
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Re: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[dark]

Hi Shane.

If possible, I'd love to see the liust carry on as is, perhaps with some 
different moderators.
I am quite happy to help with a small financial contribution to the server 
costs if that would make a difference, though unfortunately with my 
responsabilities for audiogames.net I don't really feel I can take on more 
moderating, particularly with getting married this year and the natural 
extra time I spend with the future Mrs. Dark, (while it doesn't stop me 
gaming, it does change the dynamics a bit).


So, my vote goes first on continuing things as is, though perhaps with more 
than a couple of mods to keep order and make sure things remain amicable.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Shane Davidson" 

To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:29 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.



Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to proceed 
from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this list, I look 
to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. Running a list of 
this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), and financial cost 
both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on audyssey and 
bandwidth for it all.

SO I look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
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Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

[dark]

Hi Shane.

Well whomever wrote this definitely didn't know tom, or at least had their 
own agenda, I actually wonder if it was written by one of those religious 
zealot relatives he used to have trouble with being as it doesn't say much 
at all about him, his interests or his passions, (mentioning "attending 
churches" is a bit of a slap in the face).


I know there's not a lot to be done about it, but it does piss me off a 
little that this is how Jo public will hear of Tom Ward, some church 
attending ameter guitarist with the brains of a  haddock who didn't question 
a thing in his life, not the highly intelligent, funny, philosophical man we 
all knew.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Shane Davidson" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.



 I never said the thing was written by a smart person.
Shane

On 3/4/2016 6:12 AM, dark wrote:

Bloody hell!

Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio
and was the son of
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997
graduate of Smithville
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended
several churches in
the area over the past years. He played guitar and
enjoyed writing
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in
Berlin for their
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real
food."


Which utter prat wrote this!
Tom was a rationalist, an Erudite and very well read man with a wide 
range of interests who could debate a huge number of topics and was 
generally quite pissed at the church (with reason in his case).
It really gets on my nurves that this obituary was written by someone who 
planely didn't know him or at least didn't care to, not if they spent 
more time saying whom Tom shared genes with than what sort of a man he 
was, "Enjoyed writing computer programs" indeed!


All the best,

DArk.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:31 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.



The following is thomas ward's obituary.
 Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, February 
8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following a brief 
illness. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alexander Funeral Home, 
Millersburg, Ohio. Burial will take place at Prairie Twp. Cemetery, 
Holmesville, Ohio. Friends
may call two hours prior to the services on Sunday at the funeral home. 
Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by 
visiting

www.alexanderfhinc.com.
Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son of 
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997 graduate of Smithville 
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended several churches in 
the area over the past years. He played guitar and enjoyed writing 
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in Berlin for their 
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real food."
He is survived by his son, Sean Ward of Millersburg, Ohio, father and 
step mother, Allen (Beverly) Ward of Coshocton, Ohio, mother and step 
father, Pamala
Jill (Leon) Ellson of Medford, Oregon, step sisters; Lisa Shank of 
Mansfield, Ohio, and Melissa Ellson and Kaitlyn Semore both of Portland, 
Oregon, step
brother, Dustin White of Palm Beach, Florida, aunts and uncles; Mike 
Conrad of Indiana, Brian Ward of Akron, Ohio, Pamela Durell of Dalton, 
Ohio, Bob Gunn

of Florida and Debra Rouke of Dalton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Willard and Alyce 
Ward, maternal grandparents, Bill and Anna Mae Gunn, and a step sister, 
Vandi

Anderson.


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[Audyssey] the future of this list and the audyssey domain.

[Shane Davidson]

Hello all,
When Thomas went into the hospital some month's ago I was tasked with 
moderation of this list, but the day-to-day operations and maintenance 
fees associated with keeping the list alive were still his responsibility.
With his passing, it falls to me as the one that was in charge to decide 
next steps for this really really awesome list and how we wish to 
proceed from hear on out. But since their are so many members on this 
list, I look to you, the membership for your ideas and suggestions. 
Running a list of this size requires time, (of witch I have plenty of), 
and financial cost both for archive disk space, downloads that may be on 
audyssey and bandwidth for it all.

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Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

[Shane Davidson]

 I never said the thing was written by a smart person.
Shane

On 3/4/2016 6:12 AM, dark wrote:

Bloody hell!

Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio
and was the son of
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997
graduate of Smithville
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended
several churches in
the area over the past years. He played guitar and
enjoyed writing
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in
Berlin for their
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real
food."


Which utter prat wrote this!
Tom was a rationalist, an Erudite and very well read man with a wide 
range of interests who could debate a huge number of topics and was 
generally quite pissed at the church (with reason in his case).
It really gets on my nurves that this obituary was written by someone 
who planely didn't know him or at least didn't care to, not if they 
spent more time saying whom Tom shared genes with than what sort of a 
man he was, "Enjoyed writing computer programs" indeed!


All the best,

DArk.
- Original Message - From: "Shane Davidson" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:31 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.



The following is thomas ward's obituary.
 Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, 
February 8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following 
a brief illness. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alexander Funeral Home, 
Millersburg, Ohio. Burial will take place at Prairie Twp. Cemetery, 
Holmesville, Ohio. Friends
may call two hours prior to the services on Sunday at the funeral 
home. Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may 
do so by visiting

www.alexanderfhinc.com.
Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son 
of Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997 graduate of 
Smithville High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended several churches 
in the area over the past years. He played guitar and enjoyed writing 
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in Berlin for their 
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real food."
He is survived by his son, Sean Ward of Millersburg, Ohio, father and 
step mother, Allen (Beverly) Ward of Coshocton, Ohio, mother and step 
father, Pamala
Jill (Leon) Ellson of Medford, Oregon, step sisters; Lisa Shank of 
Mansfield, Ohio, and Melissa Ellson and Kaitlyn Semore both of 
Portland, Oregon, step
brother, Dustin White of Palm Beach, Florida, aunts and uncles; Mike 
Conrad of Indiana, Brian Ward of Akron, Ohio, Pamela Durell of 
Dalton, Ohio, Bob Gunn

of Florida and Debra Rouke of Dalton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Willard and 
Alyce Ward, maternal grandparents, Bill and Anna Mae Gunn, and a step 
sister, Vandi

Anderson.


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Re: [Audyssey] audiogames.net offline?

[dark]

Hi.

the forum seems to be up and running now, possibly a temporary problem.

All the best,

Dark.
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Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:33 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] audiogames.net offline?


Hi, is Audiogames.net down? either that, or I can not load the page for 
some reason. I can load any other website.


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Re: [Audyssey] core exiles?

[dark]

I played for quite some time, though stopped about 18 months ago, I did 
however get quite far in the game, level 50 with a settlemene, genesis base 
and lots of stuff, so any questions feel free to ask.
Also note Ce has a great forum and the devs and other players are very good 
on access, indeed the forum has it's own section for Vi players.


All the best,

Dark.
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To: "gamers" 
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 7:35 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] core exiles?



Hello,

Any core exiles players on the list? Interested in this game.

Thanks.
Dave.

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Re: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.

[dark]

Bloody hell!

Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio
and was the son of
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997
graduate of Smithville
High School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended
several churches in
the area over the past years. He played guitar and
enjoyed writing
computer programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in
Berlin for their
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real
food."


Which utter prat wrote this!
Tom was a rationalist, an Erudite and very well read man with a wide range 
of interests who could debate a huge number of topics and was generally 
quite pissed at the church (with reason in his case).
It really gets on my nurves that this obituary was written by someone who 
planely didn't know him or at least didn't care to, not if they spent more 
time saying whom Tom shared genes with than what sort of a man he was, 
"Enjoyed writing computer programs" indeed!


All the best,

DArk.
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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 5:31 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Obituary Listing for thomas ward.



The following is thomas ward's obituary.
 Thomas Ward, age 38, of Millersburg, Ohio passed away Monday, February 
8th, 2016 at Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, Ohio following a brief 
illness. Funeral
services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, 
Ohio. Burial will take place at Prairie Twp. Cemetery, Holmesville, Ohio. 
Friends
may call two hours prior to the services on Sunday at the funeral home. 
Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by 
visiting

www.alexanderfhinc.com.
Thomas was born January 15th, 1978 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son of 
Allen Ward and Pamala Jill Gunn. He was a 1997 graduate of Smithville High 
School
and attended Wright State for 2 years. He attended several churches in the 
area over the past years. He played guitar and enjoyed writing computer 
programs
and games. He loves going to Boyd & Wurthmann in Berlin for their 
Thursday's special. It was his favorite place to eat "real food."
He is survived by his son, Sean Ward of Millersburg, Ohio, father and step 
mother, Allen (Beverly) Ward of Coshocton, Ohio, mother and step father, 
Pamala
Jill (Leon) Ellson of Medford, Oregon, step sisters; Lisa Shank of 
Mansfield, Ohio, and Melissa Ellson and Kaitlyn Semore both of Portland, 
Oregon, step
brother, Dustin White of Palm Beach, Florida, aunts and uncles; Mike 
Conrad of Indiana, Brian Ward of Akron, Ohio, Pamela Durell of Dalton, 
Ohio, Bob Gunn

of Florida and Debra Rouke of Dalton, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Willard and Alyce 
Ward, maternal grandparents, Bill and Anna Mae Gunn, and a step sister, 
Vandi

Anderson.


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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[dark]

Ouch, I'm frankly shocked at this. I knew he wasn't well but to have this 
happen is dreadful.


He will be very sorely missed, particularly in the accessible games 
community sinse he was so active.


I hope his family and friends are doing okay,  especially his son and 
probably his wife too sinse while I know relations weren't easy, I'm sure 
she didn't want this to happen.


All the best,

Dark.
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Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.


I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw 
the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.

Focus your powers and prepare for buttle.
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[ishan dhami]

Hi all.
what we can say.
We can only expresses our thoughts at this time.
as far as the family can Mr david meller tell about what was happened
when he get divorce, I mean what is the matter?
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, Christina  wrote:
> This is very sad.
> Thank you for telling us.
> Christina
>
>
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> Peterson
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 12:20 AM
> To: gamers@audyssey.org
> Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.
>
> I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear
> friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw
> the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Christina]

This is very sad.
Thank you for telling us.
Christina


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Subject: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear 
friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I saw the 
post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[David Mehler]

I am stunned!

I am not on fb so missed this until this evening.

I lost another friend on the first of February, and now heard that
Thomas (Tom as I knew him from High School and Junior High), passed on
the eighth.

He was a good friend, who could always keep a confidence and was great
to pass the time or shoot the shit with. We had many good times. I
will miss him.

The tears haven't come yet, I am still stunned, they will.

Dave.


On 3/4/16, Ron Schamerhorn  wrote:
> WTF
>
>
> On 3/4/2016 4:34 AM, ishan dhami wrote:
>> oops
>> the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
>> I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
>> Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have
>> friends.
>> If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will
>> happy.
>> His wife is the murderer of him.
>> so pity.
>> God if you are there then do not leave her.
>> I know how he said that when I mailed him.
>> Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
>> Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
>> Thanks
>> Ishan
>>
>> On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:
>>> hello,
>>> this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 5S
>>>
 On 4 Mar 2016, at 5:19 am, Bryan Peterson 
 wrote:

 I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our
 dear
 friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
 saw the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Ron Schamerhorn]

WTF


On 3/4/2016 4:34 AM, ishan dhami wrote:

oops
the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have friends.
If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will happy.
His wife is the murderer of him.
so pity.
God if you are there then do not leave her.
I know how he said that when I mailed him.
Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:

hello,
this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.

Sent from my iPhone 5S


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friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[ishan dhami]

oops
the gem teacher, moderater, adviser, and of course my idle is gone now.
I said him that please do not depressed but there is no way.
Physical illness can be recovered when you have a family and you have friends.
If someone's wife had with some other person how can be the man will happy.
His wife is the murderer of him.
so pity.
God if you are there then do not leave her.
I know how he said that when I mailed him.
Well I have a gloomy life But I will recover.
Yes you are recovering and soon will be incarnated.
Thanks
Ishan

On 3/4/16, rajmund  wrote:
> hello,
> this is certainly sad news, thought he was doing better, at one point.
>
> Sent from my iPhone 5S
>
>> On 4 Mar 2016, at 5:19 am, Bryan Peterson 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I was just browsing Facebook and I’m sad to report the passing of our dear
>> friend Thomas Ward. I don’t know the exact circumstances or time, but I
>> saw the post from his mother and friends. He’ll certainly be missed.
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Re: [Audyssey] Some sad news.

[Appleman]

HI Bryan,
  This is very sad news. I honestly believed Thomas would make a full recovery 
even though he wasn’t doing so well when he last wrote. My condolences go out 
to his family and friends. He was much too young and will be missed.
David


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