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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @Blind Sparrow: ah, cool! I didn't get it from the guide, I'm sorry. Well, I guess that solves my issue. I officially love this app! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/434010/#p434010 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @siria You can long press with one finger after you've just rolled the dice to re-hear that roll again. But once you make a change, yes, you'll have to head to the Previous page. We'll think about how that can be streamlined.@guitarman Thanks

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi.I'm very excited about this, I got the app and am going to follow on twitter. I've heard of table top games but never played one, I've seen them play on the big bang theory so I have an idea of what it's like to play. I'm going to try out

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi, congrats for the update! I really appreciate the addition of fate dice and the new layout with the new shortcuts. Now, the only thing I'm missing is the ability to review my previous results in a more streamlined way. I know that you can

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project HiCool, I'm very looking forward to this! As defender said, good job in listening to the comunity. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/430030/#p430030 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Thanks, @defender. We're definitely interested in getting some more feedback when the update goes live. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/430026/#p430026 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Awesome, you guys seem to have covered all the requested features!  Good job taking user feedback and getting it into the product. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/429592/#p429592 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project There's a major update coming for Ready to Roll in the next two weeks. It will include Fate dice, Roll and Keep functionality and more. Around then, we'll also have some news to share about the studio. We've been very busy behind the scenes

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project That's such a great mission statement, I'm so excited to see your full scale projects later down the line!  It's so refreshing to see a sighted person being so proactive in the blind community, the studio sounds like it's off to an amazing

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project I like the idea of this app but unfortunately I don't have IOS. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/426580/#p426580 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @harrylst That's the hope. We designed it firstly for blind and vision impaired players but worked hard on making the design universal, simple and fast for everyone. We really hope that all kinds of RPG groups become aware of it and increase

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Someone in my gaming group today remarked on a benefit of this app for all players (not just blind). Combined with a pare of airpods or similar, this app can be controled with one hand without looking.  This allows one to use ones other hand

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @Siria Great feedback. Thanks. We are already thinking about including a new gesture that will simply re-read the last dice roll. It'd be a new gesture as we don't want to lose the ability to read the formula in case you needed to know what

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi! Yesterday I tested the app in an actual game of d next, in my opinion the most compatible rpg  with the app, and I have new feedback.The app worked great as I expected in creating formulas and rolling single dice. However, it slowed me down

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project I made a recording so those of you who want to see the app in action before buying it can hear what it is like.https://www.applevis.com/sites/default/ … st1216.mp3 URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/416039/#p416039 -- Audiogames

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @tayo.bethel If you use Twitter, there are a lot of great opportunities being shared about regarding new tabletop RPG groups. But a really great podcast to listen to is Going In Blind. It only ran for a dozen or so episodes, but it's about two

Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project

Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @tayo.bethel If you use Twitter, there are a lot of great opportunities being shared about regarding new tabletop RPG groups. But a really great podcast to listen to is Going In Blind. It only ran for a dozen or so episodes, but it's about two

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project I bet you there are youtube videos of people playing, and I know that PCS games still has transcripts of their old ones. It's not a tutorial but it could give you a taste of what to expect. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/416003

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Tabletop RPGs are all quite different. There's the one I play (dungeons and dragons), and I could probably do a tutorial on it, but then there are so many others and they are all different. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/415924

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi:While I;’m an avid RPG fan, tabletop RPGs are an unexplored field for me, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. Could someone recommend any games to try, and maybe put together a tutorial on tabletop RPGs? The app sounds great by the way

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Update: for convenience, the user guide for Ready to Roll has now been added to the forum. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/415066/#p415066 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @siriaThanks for the great feedback. If you're looking to get the most out of the app, I would suggest checking out Tangela Mahaffey's excellent user guide, which can be found online here: http://blindsparrowinteractive.com/read

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @siriaThanks for the great feedback. If you're looking to get the most out of the app, I would suggest checking out Tangela Mahaffey's excellent user guide, which can be found online here: http://blindsparrowinteractive.com/read

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi!Congratulation for the release!I've briefly played with your app, and that's the feedback I have so far. Keep in mind that's my first look at it, so I maybe have missed something.The positive: the gestures are great! You're certainly going

Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project

Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi!Congratulation for the release!I've briefly played with your app, and that's the feedback I have so far. Keep in mind that's my first look at it, so I maybe have missed something.The positive: the gestures are great! You're certainly going

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project The app is now live on the iOS store!You can find it here: https://apple.co/2EyD9Ha A screen reader friendly user guide can be read online here: https://bit.ly/2EAsk7P  PDF version here: https://bit.ly/2VqdLt5 I'll be converting the guide

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Fantastic news, all we need to do now is find an rp group to use it with . URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/413358/#p413358 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @Jack Thanks! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/413316/#p413316 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project No. $2.14. Lol!And congratulations on the approval! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/413313/#p413313 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Man, I wanted the app to be $2.03. LOL URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/413266/#p413266 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project A quick update: Ready to Roll has been approved by Apple and will release on iOS on 28 February. That's just one week from today! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/413263/#p413263 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project well good luck. hoping it comes out sometime this week (I have submitted an app to the app store before and I've noticed it usually doesn't take longer than a day).  And I think $1.99 is more than fair for an app like this: at least it's

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @harrylst We should be putting the app in for submission to Apple today. As soon as we know that it's passed, we'll announce a release date. Given that Apple's pricing is tiered, which means you only have set options, we are pricing the app

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Do we have any news on a final release date? Also do we know how much the program will cost? IMHO if as described, it'll be well worth paying for. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412964/#p412964 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @BlindSparrowInteractive Thanks for your answer. I was curious because you chose a symbol for your company that is not a commonly perceived Christian symbol, like the cross or fish. Of course both you and I know that our faith is not a faith

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi. Really love this idea. I played mutants and masterminds for a solid 7 years, but had to use a heavily modified version of GMA dice which wasn't always as quick as I would've liked. The game sadly finished when the gm and his wife (who

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @TBlaze Thanks for saying so! We really value the community's insight and guidance. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412582/#p412582 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Best of luck with everything. You're doing it for all the right reasons. and like everyone said we're here to help. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412578/#p412578 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Best of luck with everything. You're doing it for all the right reasons. and like everyone said said we're here to help. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412578/#p412578 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Seems fair. Well, one more reason to download this app and share the interest with my rpg players. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412575/#p412575 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @siria It's a great question, and one that's only been asked since we announced. Unfortunately, we haven't included Fate dice, but it wouldn't be too hard for us to add them in a future update, though it would require a new VO session

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi!I'm very looking forward to this app, since I'm an avid rpg player. I have a question though: will it be possible to roll also fate dices? If not that's not really a big problem, I'll get it anyway, but just to know how much I can expect

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @SLJ Thanks! Yes, we are aware of a number of the other apps out there, but we hope we've done something that's well thought out, completely accessible and improves on the areas that matter for blind players. No doubt, we'll find out soon

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi.I don't play those roll playing games myself, not yet though, but this awesome new release gives me a big reason for doing so. There are simuler apps available, but your app sounds much better than the others. Keep up the fantastic job. URL

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @Jeffb If you haven't played, it's well worth the effort of finding a group, even online. I'm sure this forum could suggest some great starting places. If others do have links, I'll happily post them up on the Blind Sparrow website as well

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project i checkout those audios sound amasingif the game release and quality is decent same as i expect in audioi sure this game will be the best of dice roller ever hadmy question is if you focusing on rpg thing when we play do we choose any choice

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Time for me to learn D haha. Neat idea thanks! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412531/#p412531 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @harrylst Yes, the app will also have visuals. While designed from the ground up for blind and low vision players, it is also fully usable by sighted players. We want all of our games and apps to be accessible to people of all sight ability

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project finally! a decent dice roller that is accessible! I'm soo very excited because I play D and right now my DM has to read me my dice because there's nothing decent.Question (i haven't had a chance to listen to the audio demo yet

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @david_solomon1Thanks. Naming anything is like a nemesis to me. But I wanted the name of the studio to reflect what it was we were trying to do and the spirit with which we are doing it. It also needed to be a name that immediately gave

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project You know, you say your app is not revolutionary, but I can't think of another accessible dice roller for iOS. Especially one with as many features as you have cited. Congratulations! I am not normally a roleplayer, but I will be checking

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Huh. This looks very interesting. I'm getting into tabletop games, and while I personally love the feel of regular dice in my hand, this will be a great sollution for use whenever I need it. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412496

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Okay, so here it is:Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project is Ready to Roll, a blind accessible RPG dice manager, coming soon to iOS. Listen here to learn more: https://soundcloud.com/user-244235312/r … udio-promoWith many tabletop RPGs

Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project

Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Okay, so here it is:Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project is Ready to Roll, a blind accessible RPG dice manager, coming soon to iOS. Listen here to learn more: https://soundcloud.com/user-244235312/r … udio-promoWith many tabletop RPGs

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Thanks, @CrashMaster. I've been around long enough to say that you are right in all that you've said. It's a tough game and I know that. Particularly stepping into a space where there's a strong community and a history of people trampling

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Wow drew, so much openness.Well if you need a tester on pc at least or anything extra, I'm happy to work for you, especially with the attitude you have.I think you would get on with the late thomas ward, he had almost the same open style as you

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi there.I'm very excited to see what you're working on.One more thing, I believe that your post contains  principles that every game developer should follow.Keep it up and I wish  you all the best. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Wow. To all of you, thanks for the encouraging words while I was sleeping. (We're based in Australia.) We'll be making the announcement in the next hour. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412480/#p412480 -- Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Sounds like you guys have the right idea about how to do this thing. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412432/#p412432 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi, and welcome to the forum.Sounds amazing. I'm really excited to read all that.I don't fully get what the app is about. I look forward to see what you come up with in the future. I'm both playing audiogames and mainstream console games

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project "Accessibility wasn’t going to be just a word; it was to permeate every element of what we do and how we speak and behave - from the first inklings of a game design, right through to the marketing and even, perhaps especially, who the co

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project I am also extremely excited about this. As a totally blind, adult, mainstream gamer and also arcade fan (yep, actual arcades) from the UK who discovered audiogames in around 2003 back when there wasn't really a term, untl I discovered this very

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project I'm very excited to see where this goes and what this entails. I appreciate your stated ethos and think a lot of up-and-coming developers would do well to emulate it.I've always wanted to be more hands-on from a quality control/testing

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @JulianTheAudioGamer Thanks. We know we have a lot to learn. I've always been taught to never promise what you can't deliver, which is why we've tried to keep quiet about our first project, not wishing to properly announce it until we knew

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Very excited to see what you come up with; I heard a little while ago that you'd picked up Brandon and have been very pumped to see what you come up with for a couple months now.I hope your other projects also end up working out. URL: https

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hello and welcome to the Forum.It's great that you are starting out small and don't promise a revolutionary game as your first release, which, in the end, would turn out to not be that good.I am also glad that you apparently have got some

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project I should add that if anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412296/#p412296 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project @DarkThanks for the kind words. We look forward to the journey. We've already learned much as a studio, and at a personal level it's shaped my perceptions and understanding. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/412271/#p412271

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Re: Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Hi. That sounds like an awesome story and list of experiences, I'll be interested to see what you come up with game wise. I'm particularly interested that you've employed Brandon, a long time community member as accessibility consultant, since

Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project

Blind Sparrow Interactive's first project Tomorrow, Blind Sparrow Interactive’s first project will be announced. But, as the founder of the studio, I thought it would be helpful to give some context to the news and share a bit of the journey.I’ve worked in AAA and indie games