Hi Chris,
Ironically, I went to college to learn to be a piano tuner, simply
because you'd think that I was born at a piano. I've been playing since
I was four years old and I'm the first to moan if a piano is out of tune!
A person who is blind, rather than a blind person...Is there a
Hi,
Just got back from my mum's, so only just got these updates.
Christy, I would tend to disagree. It depends how your brain is wired
differently. Even someone with severe learning/intellectual disabilities
can be taught basic things. As far as I am aware, the only time it is
impossible to
.
Bye for now.
>From Shaz.
Canberra, Australia.
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Honestly, the compass is the only ap
re it resets.
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>
>
> Well I really should go now.
>
> From Shaz.
>
> Canberra, Australia.
>
>
>
> *From:* blind-gamers@groups.io
> *On Behalf Of *Chris Norman via groups.io
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 4 August 2020 11:50 PM
> *To:* blind-gamers@groups.
> where I should be going and neither did my dog. So I put my GPS
> > on for help, I put in where
> > I wanted to be and it then told me to walk a certain distance
> > north. I had no idea at all
> > which way was North so I ended up just having to pick a
> >
East is
> the kitchen, South is the road side and west is the cupboards. However,
> that only works while we are in the hall, take me outside and turn me
> slightly and I will give you the wrong direction.
>
>
>
> Well better go now. I have heaps of emails to catch up on and my
11:50 PM
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Hi mate,
Not sure anyone can know where north is, unless they're really good at
reading the sun (thinking that excludes most of us), or they've got a
finely-tuned magnet embedded somewhere
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Hi mate,
Not sure anyone can know where north is, unless they're really
good at reading the sun
now.
>From Shaz.
Canberra, Australia.
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Hi mate,
Not sure anyone can know where no
Shaz.
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> Canberra, Australia.
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> *From:* blind-gamers@groups.io *On Behalf Of *Chris
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> Yeah,
rra, Australia.
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Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Explaining the compass, any ideas?
Yeah, it's changed my outlook too.
I've been sending the odd message from this thr
Yeah, it's changed my outlook too.
I've been sending the odd message from this thread onto my wife as well.
She's partial in one eye, and has recently gotten dead interested in all
this stuff, since Google Maps took us alongside a canal late at night, and
she suddenly realised her lovely vision
Wow, no more questions, your honour. That is fascinating though!
I never realised that a person couldn't tell when they'd made a dramatic
turn to the point they'd feel like they were always travelling straight. I
mean, I've done it with gradual turns, but yeah, what you describe is a
whole new
Oh man, I have literally no idea. I said it would be interesting, not that
I'd have the first clue about how to go about doing it haha.
It's rubbish that your research will get cancelled though! I'm sorry
that'll affect your income, as well as killing of potentially invaluable
research.
Take
hmm, that's a bit of a complicated question. I know general things, for
example that glass is see through, but I'm not good at knowing the
affects of light, shadow, angle, things like that, so I very well might
have cast shadows, I don't remember by now.
I'm not sure about computerized maps.
From a purely analytical standpoint I'm fascinated too.
I think the main point though is, if someone's brain doesn't know how to
grasp a concept due to wiring from very early on for whatever reason, it
can't just be taught. This is important, because if more people
understood this, I think
True criss but have you thought about the work involved.
I do research twice a year for a local university.
Sadly thats mostly international scholarship students.
Firstly you need funding and even before the covid thing funding for
various projects was getting slashed a load.
Next you need
MMM, getting a bunch of test subjects together, and renting some time in an
MRI would be fascinating.
Hook people up to an electroencephalograph while they recount the route to
their local shop, or listen to instructions on how to get to the nearest
toilet might be illuminating.
Take care,
That's really interesting!
It's challenged my - admittedly narrow-minded - way of seeing things. A
developmental psychologist I am not, but I find this stuff so damn
fascinating! I'd love to sit and have a drink with you, and hear about your
experiences with things.
As a point of personal
Hi mate,
It's really bad that seemingly so many people have such little support. I
mean, I'm unreasonably lucky in the support I had, although ironically I
think that stemmed from an intended lack thereof.
When the doctors told my Mum I was blind, their "silver lining" was "well,
MRS. Norman,
I agree. I think wiring or neural connections have a lot to do with a
lot more than we consider.
On 7/31/2020 9:25 AM, Jessica Hodges wrote:
Hello.
I would challenge, a little, the notion that mental mapping is tied to
how much activity someone has had growing up. My mother encouraged me
to
Hello.
I would challenge, a little, the notion that mental mapping is tied to
how much activity someone has had growing up. My mother encouraged me to
wander, to play outside, sledding, etc. If I wanted to do something, she
didn't tell me no, and she frequently pushed me to do things even when
Hi Chris,
People who have the skill of echo location are lucky - I could never
grasp that!
As for competence versus safety: If you don't use the tools you have
then you're not going to look competent if you end up hurting yourself.
Think about it, those who are prejudiced will judge you
Hi Christy,
Yes, I've often been scorned at by people, blind and sighted alike,
because I'm not skilled in those areas. Remarks like "A four-year-old
could do this!", or, "Come on now, you're not thick", spring readily to
mind from teachers and carers, and all kinds of nasty names that I won't
Hi,
I hear what you're saying about your friend who couldn't find stuff too
well. I used to laugh at blind folks using echo location. Now I'm a bit
older, and don't care as much what people think of me, I cheerily exchange
looking competent for feeling safer.
In my experience - both through
Damien and others,
I know I'm behind on this. I tend to skip over a lot of posts depending
on subject, but a conversation or two over the last few days got me
thinking about this.
First thing's first. The reason the game you mentioned said 6:00 is that
many people refer to directions
OK, I'd like to clear up a few things for you. They probably won't
improve your life much, but they may shed light on some things.
Compass directions have nothing to do with the sun, they are to do with the
magnetic poles of the earth. If you imagine a lollipop (them balls of
sugary stuff stuck
Hi,
This will be quite a long message, because I'm starting to realise just
how complicated spatial awareness can actually be.
This is a thing I've been struggling with for years. I only managed A
Hero's Call because following a beacon is like playing a reflex game. It
says north, you turn
If only life provided such coordinates. :)
Take care,
Chris Norman
On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 16:08, Luke Hewitt wrote:
> I've found myself, that practicing has actually improved my ability to
> navigate in games.
>
> When I started with shades of doom and gma tank commander, I was having
>
I've found myself, that practicing has actually improved my ability to
navigate in games.
When I started with shades of doom and gma tank commander, I was having
trouble, and it wasn't until I thought out the physical spacial
awareness test myself that I managed to get my head around the
Hi,
You're absolutely right, we should be being a little more sensitive. I
sincerely hope I was not one of the people who gave off the afore mentioned
attitude. I do have a habit of doing that when I don't mean to, so I'm
really sorry if I caused any offense.
Also... I think statistics show that
I too have a major issue with spacial awareness. I'm able to understand
it from a theoretical perspective, but I get turned around and lost very
easily.
On 7/27/2020 7:59 AM, Jessica Hodges wrote:
Hello:
I have admittedly been watching this thread a little carefully, and
have been impressed
Hello:
I have admittedly been watching this thread a little carefully, and have
been impressed at the ingenuity of some of the helpful ideas. However, I
have also seen, I think, a rather unfortunate amount of, "Duh, this
should be obvious." While I recognize that cardinal directions,
Simple test, ask him about physical space.
EG if your standing in your living room, with the sofa behind you and
the door to your left, and you turn to face the door, the sofa is now on
your left.
Better still if he has an Iphone or other smart phone device get him to
activate the compass
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Subject: [blind-gamers] Explaining the compass, any ideas?
Morning everyone!
Please can anyone come up with any ideas.
I'm trying to help a new friend Damien Garwood complete level one on Shades of
Doom.
But he can't understand the basic points of the compass. Nor
What's his confusion? They're the cardinal directions.
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If you're facing north, east is to your right, and west is to your left
(left sort of rhymes with west).
Never Eat Shreaded Wheat is how I was told to remember it, for north, east,
south, west. That or Naughty Elephants Squirt Water.
Could imagine standing at the centre of a cross for those of a
Morning everyone!
Please can anyone come up with any ideas.
I'm trying to help a new friend Damien Garwood complete level one on Shades
of Doom.
But he can't understand the basic points of the compass. North, South, East
and West.
My friend Chris Graham in Australia came up with the idea of a
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