Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[QuentinC]

Hello,

IF you don't want to upgrade your old windows titles any longer, making 
them freewares is a good thing to do. This will let people who are under 
windows for whatever reason to continue enjoying your games.


If I'm under windows today, what should I do if I want to play your game 
? If you have stopped selling it to new customers, I'm stuck. The day 
I'm switching to mac or iOS, I may remember that your games were 
unavailable, impossible to grab or try out, be limited to demo mode, 
when I was under windows, and won't search further. I can think that you 
aren't very reliable. Potentially you have lost a customer.


By making your old windows titles freewares, on your side, you no longer 
need to care about past customers who lost their keys. You are making 
time free to invest on what you want today, develop for mac and iOS. I'm 
pretty sure that, after a while, you will just be annoyed about all 
those guys who lost their old windows key, and will start taking ages to 
reply and eventually no longer reply at all.


I have lost my key. You don't reply within a reasponable time. Certainly 
I won't ever try to buy your mac or iOS games since you dont appear very 
reliable. Again you have lost a customer forever.


So if I wrap things up, be clear with your customers: you keep 
supporting your windows titles as you have done until now, and so you 
can of course keep making money out of them. If you chose to stop 
supporting them, you should no longer make money out of them. There is 
no free sugar ! Being in an half-closed unclear state is going to be 
annoying both for you and your customers in the long run.  Several other 
audio game companies did it, and slowly, finally died.


You can of course decide to close everything under windows right now 
without releasing freewares and it's a perfectly valid thinking, but you 
are just losing an opportunity to reach more people wo may buy your iOS 
version tomorrow, and you are frustrating your current customers who 
stay under windows for the moment and with whom you will lose a little 
of good reputation. It's up to you.



Thank you for reading.
With all the best.








Le 17.05.2023 19:32, Tobias Vinteus a écrit :

Hi,

If your goal is to reach the widest possible audience, then it would
seem to me that staying on Windows would be the better choice.

Technologies like haptic feedbakc and spatial audio are available on
Windows, after all.

There is one more thing to consider. I have an iPod 6th generation. Many
apps cannot be updated due to the last supported OS version for that
device being iOS 12. This means that your games might potentially stop
working or at least wouldn’t be able to update on older iOS devices.
Being able to afford newer devices might not be as easy for us in the
blind Community compared to people in general. On a sidenote this rarely
happens on my Android device despite its oS being several iterations behind.

Being no exper, I don’t know the ammount of effort it would take to port
a modern Windows game to Xbox, but I would imagine it to be
comparatively Little, furthermore strengthening the argument to stay on
Windows.

If you haven’t already don eso, I would recommend you perform some kind
of market survey to gauge which platform would be the most profitable
one to develop for.

Just my two cents. I wish you good luck and am looking forward to what
comes out of Draconis in the future.

Cheers,

Tobias

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*Ämne: *[blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

It's been a long while, but it's finally time to announce the start of a
new chapter for Draconis Entertainment, LLC. The dragon is awakening yet
again!

This new incarnation of the company brings big and exciting changes. We
will explain those and some of our plans for the future here, but know
that we aren't spilling all the beans quite yet. What fun would that be!

The world has moved on!

Our first announcement is that we are bringing new and enhanced versions
of our classic games, along with brand-new titles, into the modern age
and on to Apple platforms, with an emphasis on iPhone! Thanks to
VoiceOver, the overwhelming majority of the visually impaired community
has access to at least one of Apple's operating systems, and this will
make our games available to the widest possible audience. It's hard to
believe sometimes, but that little rectangle of glass we all carry in
our pockets has infinitely more power than any of the PCs or Macs that
our legacy titles were developed on, and with the tight integration of
Apple's operating systems, we will be able to easily make new releases
available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, or AppleTV going forward. This approach
means that we can integrate newer technologies 

Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Shaun Everiss]

Well I did send you a personal, you really did well out there.

I wasn't at the entire event because another storm is coming and I had 
to get things sorted again.


Sick to death with the climate and all the stormms.


On 18/05/2023 2:49 pm, Liam Erven wrote:

Yes. You will receive a list of links tomorrow evening.


On 5/17/2023 9:48 PM, Marda wrote:
Liam, I was planning to attend the webinar tonight and did register 
but was unable to attend due to the fact that my transportation was 
late and I was stuck out in a public place with no headphones to 
privately access it on my phone and not near my computer so was 
unable to attend.  I was disappointed because I'm sure I would have 
asked questions.  At least I can hopefully listen to the youtube 
recording and perhaps ask questions on this list.  If I was unable to 
attend live can I still get the list of links that live attendees 
would be sent since I am registered and they have my contact info? 
Thanks.


Marda

On 5/17/2023 2:03 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I think we're going to be talking about IOS a bit tonight actually. 
Attendees will also receive a follow up mail tomorrow with a bunch 
of useful links. I'm super excited that we're including that.




On 5/17/2023 1:49 PM, Marda wrote:
Sounds great.  I have heard another blind person who plays a 
monopoly game on the iPhone called earoppoly but i searched on the 
app store and couldn't find it.  He says the person who wrote it 
has written many other accessible games for iPhone.  Are you 
familiar with that game and that person and his other games?  Are 
there any kinds of organized lists of accessible games in different 
categories for different devices?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:44 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
Marda. That's what the webinar is here for. We want to provide 
people a space to learn about a hobby they can enjoy. I think it's 
hard for folks to get started, so we want to try to bridge that 
gap a little bit.



On 5/17/2023 1:42 PM, Marda wrote:
Thanks. Really looking forward to it. I am not a programmer or 
anything just a sort of young at heart old lady, totally blind 
with limited tech knowledge but fun loving and wanting to play 
both with friends and with new people as well as games I can play 
by myself. Looking forward to the webinar and thank you for 
taking the time to present it.


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:37 PM, Liam Erven wrote:

Not at all. We'll try to cover as much of that as possible.


On 5/17/2023 1:36 PM, Marda wrote:
Hi.  I am pretty new to gaming. i.e. I have played trivia and 
other games on my amazon alexa device, an echo dot.  I want to 
expand my gaming knowledge to include board, card, dice, role 
playing and other games on computer and iPhone but i am 
relatively new to both devices and don't even know where to 
start. I have registered but am I too much of a novice for this 
webinar or is it for more advanced gamers?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 12:51 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the 
Lighthouse for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio 
gaming tonight. I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest 
speaker. If you have an interest in audio games or maybe want 
to learn more, this would be an awesome webinar to attend. 
Registration is free, and it takes place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM 
Pacific in the United states. Registrations are world-wide, so 
no one is left out.


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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

Yes. You will receive a list of links tomorrow evening.


On 5/17/2023 9:48 PM, Marda wrote:
Liam, I was planning to attend the webinar tonight and did register 
but was unable to attend due to the fact that my transportation was 
late and I was stuck out in a public place with no headphones to 
privately access it on my phone and not near my computer so was unable 
to attend.  I was disappointed because I'm sure I would have asked 
questions.  At least I can hopefully listen to the youtube recording 
and perhaps ask questions on this list.  If I was unable to attend 
live can I still get the list of links that live attendees would be 
sent since I am registered and they have my contact info?  Thanks.


Marda

On 5/17/2023 2:03 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I think we're going to be talking about IOS a bit tonight actually. 
Attendees will also receive a follow up mail tomorrow with a bunch of 
useful links. I'm super excited that we're including that.




On 5/17/2023 1:49 PM, Marda wrote:
Sounds great.  I have heard another blind person who plays a 
monopoly game on the iPhone called earoppoly but i searched on the 
app store and couldn't find it.  He says the person who wrote it has 
written many other accessible games for iPhone.  Are you familiar 
with that game and that person and his other games?  Are there any 
kinds of organized lists of accessible games in different categories 
for different devices?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:44 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
Marda. That's what the webinar is here for. We want to provide 
people a space to learn about a hobby they can enjoy. I think it's 
hard for folks to get started, so we want to try to bridge that gap 
a little bit.



On 5/17/2023 1:42 PM, Marda wrote:
Thanks. Really looking forward to it. I am not a programmer or 
anything just a sort of young at heart old lady, totally blind 
with limited tech knowledge but fun loving and wanting to play 
both with friends and with new people as well as games I can play 
by myself. Looking forward to the webinar and thank you for taking 
the time to present it.


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:37 PM, Liam Erven wrote:

Not at all. We'll try to cover as much of that as possible.


On 5/17/2023 1:36 PM, Marda wrote:
Hi.  I am pretty new to gaming. i.e. I have played trivia and 
other games on my amazon alexa device, an echo dot.  I want to 
expand my gaming knowledge to include board, card, dice, role 
playing and other games on computer and iPhone but i am 
relatively new to both devices and don't even know where to 
start. I have registered but am I too much of a novice for this 
webinar or is it for more advanced gamers?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 12:51 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the 
Lighthouse for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio 
gaming tonight. I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest 
speaker. If you have an interest in audio games or maybe want 
to learn more, this would be an awesome webinar to attend. 
Registration is free, and it takes place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM 
Pacific in the United states. Registrations are world-wide, so 
no one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.




















































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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Jude DaShiell]

That shortened link didn't work in lynx so I didn't register.  I think
jitsie is a better platform than zoom and discord for such webinars.  I
can't even create an account on discord thanks to the captcha and my
accessibility cookie I got from hcaptcha.com not working.

-- 
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[blind-gamers] Eurofly question

[Jim Jones]

Hi all, I’m trying to play Eurofly on a Windows 10 laptop running Jaws 2023. I found the .JKM script file to fix the issue with the home and end k    eys not working correctly, but can’t figure out where to put it. Where is the Jaws user settings folder in the newer versions of Jaws? Thanks much.  Sent from Mail for Windows 


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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Brent Harding]

I love Hearthstone lately, but it costs too much keeping up with each 
expansion, but I think the latest rotation helped me out as at this point, I 
have most of the cards for the winning decks people use in standard, but it's 
hard to win consistently enough, yet I hit gold for the second time now this 
month, which is an achievement since I used to barely get out of bronze.


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Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

Not at all. We'll try to cover as much of that as possible.


On 5/17/2023 1:36 PM, Marda wrote:
> Hi.  I am pretty new to gaming.  i.e. I have played trivia and other 
> games on my amazon alexa device, an echo dot.  I want to expand my 
> gaming knowledge to include board, card, dice, role playing and other 
> games on computer and iPhone but i am relatively new to both devices 
> and don't even know where to start.  I have registered but am I too 
> much of a novice for this webinar or is it for more advanced gamers?
>
> Marda
>
> On 5/17/2023 12:51 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
>> I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse 
>> for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight.
>> I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have an 
>> interest in audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would be an 
>> awesome webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes place 
>> at 7 PM Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. Registrations are 
>> world-wide, so no one is left out.
>>
>> http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> 
>
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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

I think we're going to be talking about IOS a bit tonight actually. 
Attendees will also receive a follow up mail tomorrow with a bunch of 
useful links. I'm super excited that we're including that.




On 5/17/2023 1:49 PM, Marda wrote:
Sounds great.  I have heard another blind person who plays a monopoly 
game on the iPhone called earoppoly but i searched on the app store 
and couldn't find it.  He says the person who wrote it has written 
many other accessible games for iPhone.  Are you familiar with that 
game and that person and his other games?  Are there any kinds of 
organized lists of accessible games in different categories for 
different devices?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:44 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
Marda. That's what the webinar is here for. We want to provide people 
a space to learn about a hobby they can enjoy. I think it's hard for 
folks to get started, so we want to try to bridge that gap a little bit.



On 5/17/2023 1:42 PM, Marda wrote:
Thanks. Really looking forward to it.  I am not a programmer or 
anything just a sort of young at heart old lady, totally blind with 
limited tech knowledge but fun loving and wanting to play both with 
friends and with new people as well as games I can play by myself.  
Looking forward to the webinar and thank you for taking the time to 
present it.


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:37 PM, Liam Erven wrote:

Not at all. We'll try to cover as much of that as possible.


On 5/17/2023 1:36 PM, Marda wrote:
Hi.  I am pretty new to gaming. i.e. I have played trivia and 
other games on my amazon alexa device, an echo dot.  I want to 
expand my gaming knowledge to include board, card, dice, role 
playing and other games on computer and iPhone but i am relatively 
new to both devices and don't even know where to start.  I have 
registered but am I too much of a novice for this webinar or is it 
for more advanced gamers?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 12:51 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the 
Lighthouse for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio 
gaming tonight. I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest 
speaker. If you have an interest in audio games or maybe want to 
learn more, this would be an awesome webinar to attend. 
Registration is free, and it takes place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM 
Pacific in the United states. Registrations are world-wide, so no 
one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.








































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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

Marda. That's what the webinar is here for. We want to provide people a 
space to learn about a hobby they can enjoy. I think it's hard for folks 
to get started, so we want to try to bridge that gap a little bit.



On 5/17/2023 1:42 PM, Marda wrote:
Thanks. Really looking forward to it.  I am not a programmer or 
anything just a sort of young at heart old lady, totally blind with 
limited tech knowledge but fun loving and wanting to play both with 
friends and with new people as well as games I can play by myself.  
Looking forward to the webinar and thank you for taking the time to 
present it.


Marda

On 5/17/2023 1:37 PM, Liam Erven wrote:

Not at all. We'll try to cover as much of that as possible.


On 5/17/2023 1:36 PM, Marda wrote:
Hi.  I am pretty new to gaming.  i.e. I have played trivia and other 
games on my amazon alexa device, an echo dot.  I want to expand my 
gaming knowledge to include board, card, dice, role playing and 
other games on computer and iPhone but i am relatively new to both 
devices and don't even know where to start.  I have registered but 
am I too much of a novice for this webinar or is it for more 
advanced gamers?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 12:51 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the 
Lighthouse for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio 
gaming tonight. I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest 
speaker. If you have an interest in audio games or maybe want to 
learn more, this would be an awesome webinar to attend. 
Registration is free, and it takes place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM 
Pacific in the United states. Registrations are world-wide, so no 
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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

https://www.youtube.com/@SeattleLighthouse


On 5/17/2023 1:40 PM, Matthew Chao via groups.io wrote:

What is there YouTube channel?  Thanks.--Matthew Chao



On 5/17/2023 2:39 PM, Liam Erven wrote:

Absolutely.

It should reach their YouTube channel a few days after the presentation.


On 5/17/2023 1:38 PM, Matthew Chao via groups.io wrote:
Will this session be recorded?  Can't attend due to 
scheduling.--Matthew Chao




On 5/17/2023 2:32 PM, Shaun Everiss wrote:

yeah its been up for a bit.

Its not on the audiogames forum yet though but its been round 
liam's channel.


I hope to make the main presentation, however due to weather and 
other issues I may not be staying for the question session but we 
will see


On 18/05/2023 5:51 am, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the 
Lighthouse for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio 
gaming tonight. I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest 
speaker. If you have an interest in audio games or maybe want to 
learn more, this would be an awesome webinar to attend. 
Registration is free, and it takes place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM 
Pacific in the United states. Registrations are world-wide, so no 
one is left out.


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[Matthew Chao via groups.io]

What is there YouTube channel?  Thanks.--Matthew Chao



On 5/17/2023 2:39 PM, Liam Erven wrote:

Absolutely.

It should reach their YouTube channel a few days after the presentation.


On 5/17/2023 1:38 PM, Matthew Chao via groups.io wrote:
Will this session be recorded?  Can't attend due to 
scheduling.--Matthew Chao




On 5/17/2023 2:32 PM, Shaun Everiss wrote:

yeah its been up for a bit.

Its not on the audiogames forum yet though but its been round liam's 
channel.


I hope to make the main presentation, however due to weather and 
other issues I may not be staying for the question session but we 
will see


On 18/05/2023 5:51 am, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse 
for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight. 
I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have 
an interest in audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would 
be an awesome webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes 
place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. 
Registrations are world-wide, so no one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.




























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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

Absolutely.

It should reach their YouTube channel a few days after the presentation.


On 5/17/2023 1:38 PM, Matthew Chao via groups.io wrote:
Will this session be recorded?  Can't attend due to 
scheduling.--Matthew Chao




On 5/17/2023 2:32 PM, Shaun Everiss wrote:

yeah its been up for a bit.

Its not on the audiogames forum yet though but its been round liam's 
channel.


I hope to make the main presentation, however due to weather and 
other issues I may not be staying for the question session but we 
will see


On 18/05/2023 5:51 am, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse 
for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight. 
I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have 
an interest in audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would 
be an awesome webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes 
place at 7 PM Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. 
Registrations are world-wide, so no one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.






















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[Matthew Chao via groups.io]

Will this session be recorded?  Can't attend due to scheduling.--Matthew 
Chao




On 5/17/2023 2:32 PM, Shaun Everiss wrote:

yeah its been up for a bit.

Its not on the audiogames forum yet though but its been round liam's 
channel.


I hope to make the main presentation, however due to weather and other 
issues I may not be staying for the question session but we will see


On 18/05/2023 5:51 am, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse 
for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight. I'm 
super excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have an 
interest in audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would be an 
awesome webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes place at 
7 PM Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. Registrations are 
world-wide, so no one is left out.


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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

Not at all. We'll try to cover as much of that as possible.


On 5/17/2023 1:36 PM, Marda wrote:
Hi.  I am pretty new to gaming.  i.e. I have played trivia and other 
games on my amazon alexa device, an echo dot.  I want to expand my 
gaming knowledge to include board, card, dice, role playing and other 
games on computer and iPhone but i am relatively new to both devices 
and don't even know where to start.  I have registered but am I too 
much of a novice for this webinar or is it for more advanced gamers?


Marda

On 5/17/2023 12:51 PM, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse 
for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight. 
I'm super excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have an 
interest in audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would be an 
awesome webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes place 
at 7 PM Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. Registrations are 
world-wide, so no one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.
















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Re: [blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Shaun Everiss]

yeah its been up for a bit.

Its not on the audiogames forum yet though but its been round liam's 
channel.


I hope to make the main presentation, however due to weather and other 
issues I may not be staying for the question session but we will see


On 18/05/2023 5:51 am, Liam Erven wrote:
I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse 
for the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight. I'm 
super excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have an 
interest in audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would be an 
awesome webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes place at 
7 PM Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. Registrations are 
world-wide, so no one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.










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Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[goshawk on horseback]

I would disagree, as with upgrade deals often offered by mobile providers, and 
systems like klarna, the latest iPhones are very affordable. 

Simon 


  - Original Message - 
  From: Tobias Vinteus 
  To: blind-gamers@groups.io 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 6:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn


  Hi,

  If your goal is to reach the widest possible audience, then it would seem to 
me that staying on Windows would be the better choice.

   

  Technologies like haptic feedbakc and spatial audio are available on Windows, 
after all. 

   

  There is one more thing to consider. I have an iPod 6th generation. Many apps 
cannot be updated due to the last supported OS version for that device being 
iOS 12. This means that your games might potentially stop working or at least 
wouldn’t be able to update on older iOS devices. Being able to afford newer 
devices might not be as easy for us in the blind Community compared to people 
in general. On a sidenote this rarely happens on my Android device despite its 
oS being several iterations behind.

   

  Being no exper, I don’t know the ammount of effort it would take to port a 
modern Windows game to Xbox, but I would imagine it to be comparatively Little, 
furthermore strengthening the argument to stay on Windows.

   

   

  If you haven’t already don eso, I would recommend you perform some kind of 
market survey to gauge which platform would be the most profitable one to 
develop for.

   

  Just my two cents. I wish you good luck and am looking forward to what comes 
out of Draconis in the future.

  Cheers,

  Tobias

   

   

   

   

  Skickades från E-post för Windows

   

  Från: Cara Quinn
  Skickat: den 15 maj 2023 18:51
  Till: blind-gamers@groups.io
  Kopia: Cara Quinn
  Ämne: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

   

  It's been a long while, but it's finally time to announce the start of a new 
chapter for Draconis Entertainment, LLC. The dragon is awakening yet again!

   

  This new incarnation of the company brings big and exciting changes. We will 
explain those and some of our plans for the future here, but know that we 
aren't spilling all the beans quite yet. What fun would that be!

   

  The world has moved on!

   

  Our first announcement is that we are bringing new and enhanced versions of 
our classic games, along with brand-new titles, into the modern age and on to 
Apple platforms, with an emphasis on iPhone! Thanks to VoiceOver, the 
overwhelming majority of the visually impaired community has access to at least 
one of Apple's operating systems, and this will make our games available to the 
widest possible audience. It's hard to believe sometimes, but that little 
rectangle of glass we all carry in our pockets has infinitely more power than 
any of the PCs or Macs that our legacy titles were developed on, and with the 
tight integration of Apple's operating systems, we will be able to easily make 
new releases available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, or AppleTV going forward. This 
approach means that we can integrate newer technologies like full 3D spatial 
audio, touch and accelerometer interaction, and support for console game 
controllers and advanced haptics.

   

  What does this mean for our Windows products?

   

  We know how beloved these games have been over the years—we love them too—and 
we want to bring all of them, with expansions and new features,  into the 
twenty-first century, so they can be enjoyed by new and old generations of 
gamers alike. The support cost for the original Windows games, some of which 
were new when Nintendo 64 was the hot ticket and Xbox didn't yet exist, is 
simply too high to manage for a small company like us, while also investing in 
the future. 

   

  We will be bringing our Windows development to a close and giving these games 
new life on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AppleTV. That said, for the time being, we 
will continue to offer downloads of the installation packages for our legacy 
catalog on our site, and customers who purchased them may request replacement 
keys within reason. (For more details, see the Legacy section of our new 
website at https://draconis.llc.)

   

  Back in March, the legacy Draconis Score Server (DSS) and Draconis Online 
License Factory (DOLF) for the Windows versions of ChangeReaction 2 and 
SilverDollar, migrated to a new host and received some modernization. As you've 
already seen, this brought much needed stability to both of those services.

   

  So what’s up first?

   

  With all of that in mind, we're pleased to introduce major updates to the Mac 
versions of ChangeReaction and SilverDollar. Freed from the cross-platform 
constraints of developing for both macOS and Windows, we have been able to add 
some new features to these titles. The most exciting of which is full-support 
for any of the console game controllers supported by Apple platforms. These 
include the PlayStation DualShock 4 or DualSense 5, the Xbox X / S 

[blind-gamers] Audio Gaming Webinar Tonight

[Liam Erven]

I don't think this got posted to the list before, but the Lighthouse for 
the Blind INC is hosting a webinar about audio gaming tonight. I'm super 
excited about this as I'm the guest speaker. If you have an interest in 
audio games or maybe want to learn more, this would be an awesome 
webinar to attend. Registration is free, and it takes place at 7 PM 
Eastern/4PM Pacific in the United states. Registrations are world-wide, 
so no one is left out.


http://lerven.me/lh is a short link to go register.




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Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[Tobias Vinteus]

Hi,If your goal is to reach the widest possible audience, then it would seem to me that staying on Windows would be the better choice. Technologies like haptic feedbakc and spatial audio are available on Windows, after all.  There is one more thing to consider. I have an iPod 6th generation. Many apps cannot be updated due to the last supported OS version for that device being iOS 12. This means that your games might potentially stop working or at least wouldn’t be able to update on older iOS devices. Being able to afford newer devices might not be as easy for us in the blind Community compared to people in general. On a sidenote this rarely happens on my Android device despite its oS being several iterations behind. Being no exper, I don’t know the ammount of effort it would take to port a modern Windows game to Xbox, but I would imagine it to be comparatively Little, furthermore strengthening the argument to stay on Windows.  If you haven’t already don eso, I would recommend you perform some kind of market survey to gauge which platform would be the most profitable one to develop for. Just my two cents. I wish you good luck and am looking forward to what comes out of Draconis in the future.Cheers,TobiasSkickades från E-post för Windows Från: Cara QuinnSkickat: den 15 maj 2023 18:51Till: blind-gamers@groups.ioKopia: Cara QuinnÄmne: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn It's been a long while, but it's finally time to announce the start of a new chapter for Draconis Entertainment, LLC. The dragon is awakening yet again! This new incarnation of the company brings big and exciting changes. We will explain those and some of our plans for the future here, but know that we aren't spilling all the beans quite yet. What fun would that be! The world has moved on! Our first announcement is that we are bringing new and enhanced versions of our classic games, along with brand-new titles, into the modern age and on to Apple platforms, with an emphasis on iPhone! Thanks to VoiceOver, the overwhelming majority of the visually impaired community has access to at least one of Apple's operating systems, and this will make our games available to the widest possible audience. It's hard to believe sometimes, but that little rectangle of glass we all carry in our pockets has infinitely more power than any of the PCs or Macs that our legacy titles were developed on, and with the tight integration of Apple's operating systems, we will be able to easily make new releases available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, or AppleTV going forward. This approach means that we can integrate newer technologies like full 3D spatial audio, touch and accelerometer interaction, and support for console game controllers and advanced haptics. What does this mean for our Windows products? We know how beloved these games have been over the years—we love them too—and we want to bring all of them, with expansions and new features,  into the twenty-first century, so they can be enjoyed by new and old generations of gamers alike. The support cost for the original Windows games, some of which were new when Nintendo 64 was the hot ticket and Xbox didn't yet exist, is simply too high to manage for a small company like us, while also investing in the future.  We will be bringing our Windows development to a close and giving these games new life on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AppleTV. That said, for the time being, we will continue to offer downloads of the installation packages for our legacy catalog on our site, and customers who purchased them may request replacement keys within reason. (For more details, see the Legacy section of our new website at https://draconis.llc.) Back in March, the legacy Draconis Score Server (DSS) and Draconis Online License Factory (DOLF) for the Windows versions of ChangeReaction 2 and SilverDollar, migrated to a new host and received some modernization. As you've already seen, this brought much needed stability to both of those services. So what’s up first? With all of that in mind, we're pleased to introduce major updates to the Mac versions of ChangeReaction and SilverDollar. Freed from the cross-platform constraints of developing for both macOS and Windows, we have been able to add some new features to these titles. The most exciting of which is full-support for any of the console game controllers supported by Apple platforms. These include the PlayStation DualShock 4 or DualSense 5, the Xbox X / S controllers, the Nintendo Switch JoyCons, any MFI controller, and others. SilverDollar now includes a great deal of new and remastered audio, support for Apple Silicon, and countless bug fixes and tweaks. These upgraded titles will be available as free updates to anyone who purchased them previously from the Mac App Store. SilverDollar 2.0 is out now and is available for free. ChangeReaction 3.0 will have its price reduced to $4.99 in the US when it is reintroduced in the coming weeks. (Prices will vary based on exchange rates.) Looking forward, 

[blind-gamers] manamon and the vulcan

[mattias]

i must go back to the vulcan and capture some fire manamon
but i have totaly forgot where the vulcan is



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Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[mattias]

stefan?
and maybe some people here are childs or tenagers
and they dont understand that small companies needs money
so STOP ask for companies to release titles as freeware! 

> 17 maj 2023 kl. 09:12 skrev Stephan H. :
> 
> And there weh ave the problem.
> Noone wants to pay the developer for the work they have!
> 
> And so the developer will in future only develope on or for an system, wehre 
> payment is save.
> 
> If everyone pays the developer for theyr work, and only with an small price, 
> we would have more and better games, on every system!
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blind-gamers@groups.io  On Behalf Of William 
> James
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 4:44 AM
> To: blind-gamers@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn
> 
> I am with Kelly on this suggestion for the Windows titles to be released as 
> freeware.  Imagine the numbers of people that will be able to say hey I 
> played a game written originally by James North!  Kind of cool, huh?
> 
> 
> Pro Max
> 
> 
>   On May 16, 2023, at 6:14 PM, Kelly Sapergia  wrote:
>   
>   
> 
>   
> 
>   I also hope the legacy Windows titles can be released as freeware. 
> There may be people out there who haven’t bought the titles for one reason or 
> another, and may want to play them now. While I have the majority of 
> Draconis’s Windows titles (and still play them to this day), there was one 
> game I was considering buying a couple months ago, but held off after reading 
> the announcement posted in February.
> 
>   In any case, it’ll be interesting to see how these games will work on 
> devices like the iPhone. I generally have had poor luck using the tilt 
> feature of the device in games, as I find it rather inaccurate. I’ve got an 
> Xbox 360 controller, but don’t know if that will work with the phone or not.
> 
>
> 
>   Thanks.
> 
>
> 
>   Kelly
> 
>
> 
>
> 
>   From: blind-gamers@groups.io  On Behalf Of 
> goshawk on horseback
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 3:17 PM
>   To: blind-gamers@groups.io
>   Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn
>   Importance: High
> 
>
> 
>    
> 
>   I think this is a very good idea, as the Xbox is now accessible in 
> itself, but there doesn't seem to be a listing of actual accessible games for 
> it. 
> 
>   I am an Xbox 1X user. 
> 
>
> 
>   Simon 
> 
>
> 
>
> 
>   - Original Message - 
> 
>   From: michael barnes   
> 
>   To: blind-gamers@groups.io   
> 
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:09 PM
> 
>   Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn
> 
>
> 
>   I would like to make another suggestion. Port your titles to 
> the xBox since there are a lot of blind people on that platform. 
> 
>   Do think about releasing the Windows version of the games free 
> since Windows version of the games are not going to be supported.
> 
>   
>   
>   
> 
>   On May 15, 2023, at 6:34 PM, Cara Quinn 
> mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > wrote:
> 
>    
> 
>   Hi all,
> 
>
> 
>   First off, let me thank you for all of the support 
> we’ve gotten in regard to our announcement today.
> 
>
> 
>   It really means a lot to us and really is an 
> inspiration as we move forward.
> 
>
> 
>   We also want to extend our understanding and apologies 
> to all of you who feel excluded or left out. This is absolutely not our 
> intention, and I hope that is obvious. :) We would never dream of making 
> members of our own community feel that way.
> 
>
> 
>   Our decision really has to come down to what we can and 
> can’t provide. As we mentioned, we are a small company and we want to do the 
> best we can to continue to provide the highest-quality products that we can 
> produce, so that we can offer the rich gaming experience that you’ve come to 
> expect from us, and that we hold ourselves to offering.
> 
>
> 
>   Regarding the platforms that we will be available on; 
> We are not limiting ourselves to any one of the Apple platforms. For now, 
> change Reaction and Silver Dollar are available on the Mac because of their 
> older code-base. We are planning to update these to bring them to all apple 
> platforms. Going forward, we are planning on all titles being available on 
> all Apple platforms. The only exception to this might be the Apple Watch as 
> some games may not be appropriate for the small format. So I hope this clears 
> this up.
> 
>
> 
>   Again, our 

Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[Stephan H.]

And there weh ave the problem.
Noone wants to pay the developer for the work they have!

And so the developer will in future only develope on or for an system, wehre 
payment is save.

If everyone pays the developer for theyr work, and only with an small price, we 
would have more and better games, on every system!

-Original Message-
From: blind-gamers@groups.io  On Behalf Of William James
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 4:44 AM
To: blind-gamers@groups.io
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

I am with Kelly on this suggestion for the Windows titles to be released as 
freeware.  Imagine the numbers of people that will be able to say hey I played 
a game written originally by James North!  Kind of cool, huh?


Pro Max


On May 16, 2023, at 6:14 PM, Kelly Sapergia  wrote:





I also hope the legacy Windows titles can be released as freeware. 
There may be people out there who haven’t bought the titles for one reason or 
another, and may want to play them now. While I have the majority of Draconis’s 
Windows titles (and still play them to this day), there was one game I was 
considering buying a couple months ago, but held off after reading the 
announcement posted in February.

In any case, it’ll be interesting to see how these games will work on 
devices like the iPhone. I generally have had poor luck using the tilt feature 
of the device in games, as I find it rather inaccurate. I’ve got an Xbox 360 
controller, but don’t know if that will work with the phone or not.

 

Thanks.

 

Kelly

 

 

From: blind-gamers@groups.io  On Behalf Of 
goshawk on horseback
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 3:17 PM
To: blind-gamers@groups.io
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn
Importance: High

 

 

I think this is a very good idea, as the Xbox is now accessible in 
itself, but there doesn't seem to be a listing of actual accessible games for 
it. 

I am an Xbox 1X user. 

 

Simon 

 

 

- Original Message - 

From: michael barnes   

To: blind-gamers@groups.io   

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:09 PM

Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

 

I would like to make another suggestion. Port your titles to 
the xBox since there are a lot of blind people on that platform. 

Do think about releasing the Windows version of the games free 
since Windows version of the games are not going to be supported.





On May 15, 2023, at 6:34 PM, Cara Quinn 
mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > wrote:

 

Hi all,

 

First off, let me thank you for all of the support 
we’ve gotten in regard to our announcement today.

 

It really means a lot to us and really is an 
inspiration as we move forward.

 

We also want to extend our understanding and apologies 
to all of you who feel excluded or left out. This is absolutely not our 
intention, and I hope that is obvious. :) We would never dream of making 
members of our own community feel that way.

 

Our decision really has to come down to what we can and 
can’t provide. As we mentioned, we are a small company and we want to do the 
best we can to continue to provide the highest-quality products that we can 
produce, so that we can offer the rich gaming experience that you’ve come to 
expect from us, and that we hold ourselves to offering.

 

Regarding the platforms that we will be available on; 
We are not limiting ourselves to any one of the Apple platforms. For now, 
change Reaction and Silver Dollar are available on the Mac because of their 
older code-base. We are planning to update these to bring them to all apple 
platforms. Going forward, we are planning on all titles being available on all 
Apple platforms. The only exception to this might be the Apple Watch as some 
games may not be appropriate for the small format. So I hope this clears this 
up.

 

Again, our apologies for any inconvenience this may 
cause. We sure hope that you choose to come along for the ride with us. As I 
said, your support and excitement really go a long way to keeping us doing what 
we do.

 

We hope you’ll be with us on this journey.

 

Cheers!

 

   

Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[mattias]

update:
hmm a reboot of the mac seems to have solved it
stupid

> 17 maj 2023 kl. 14:43 skrev mattias via groups.io 
> :
> 
> kara
> can you take a look into this
> latest mac update seems to have brake the game silverdollar a litle
> in the ”gun game”
> it work fine until you  get the bredplate
> the game ”hang” you still hear sounds but no game input
> it are hard to explain better 
> 
>> 17 maj 2023 kl. 00:03 skrev Cara Quinn :
>> 
>> Hi Mattias, yes, we’re definitely looking at not only porting, but enhancing 
>> and updating Monkey Business! :)
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> 
>> Cara
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 16, 2023, at 3:58 PM, mattias  wrote:
>>> 
>>> the old titles for windows too?
>>> i not sure if monkey bussines are from draconis..
>>> 
 16 maj 2023 kl. 23:51 skrev Cara Quinn :
 
 Hi Mattias, it’s our intention to port all of our titles. So this is 
 something that we’re really looking forward to.
 
 Cheers!
 
 Cara
 
 
 
 
 
> On May 16, 2023, at 3:48 PM, mattias  wrote:
> 
> cara? wich windows titles will be ported?
> silverdollar yes
> change riaction yes
> any other?
> 
>> 16 maj 2023 kl. 23:43 skrev Cara Quinn :
>> 
>> HI Michael and All,
>> 
>> Michael, thanks for your note.
>> 
>> As an XBox owner myself, while it would certainly be great to have more 
>> accessible titles on the platform, I’m just not sure I may be explaining 
>> the situation as clearly as I can, and I’m sorry for that.
>> 
>> When I say we do not have the resources for cross-platform development, 
>> it’s not as if we do not have access to actual machines if we needed 
>> them.
>> 
>> What I mean is that in regard to our development time, we would not be 
>> able to manage all of the hours that would need to go into this work.
>> 
>> this isn’t even getting into payment for our time.
>> 
>> So regarding porting titles to XBox when we would already not be able to 
>> continue Windows development is just not in the cards as things stand 
>> right now.
>> 
>> I’ve been on this list a while, as you all have, and I can’t help but 
>> note that this type of discussion seems to come up again and again over 
>> the years, and I have to wonder why this is?
>> 
>> anyone developing games for this community, whether they be an 
>> individual or a company, seems to run into the same questions / 
>> concerns. Why is this?
>> 
>> Draconis is an ongoing endeavor which we would love to have as a main 
>> source of support for us and our families in our day-to-day work. We 
>> simply cannot make that happen if we’re constantly asked to basically 
>> give up everything that we have and all past efforts as a donation.
>> 
>> Yes, there are some circumstances that would absolutely warrant this. If 
>> we were no longer supporting these games at all, for example, but this 
>> is not the case. We are simply porting these titles from Microsoft to 
>> Apple.
>> 
>> If we gave away everything that the company has, then how would we be 
>> able to do anything for the community at all? -let alone attempt to 
>> sustain the company?
>> 
>> In all seriousness, short of finding an angel investor, there is usually 
>> no way to develop for the blind community in any kind of a sustainable 
>> way.
>> 
>> If you or anyone else has leads on funding that could assist us, I would 
>> absolutely be open to suggestions.
>> 
>> Again, this is absolutely a serious question. We would certainly be open 
>> to real avenues that would sustain the company for growth and further 
>> development efforts.
>> 
>> I hope this offers a bit more clarity and discourse on this. 
>> 
>> thanks again for your suggestions and please feel free to continue the 
>> great discussion.
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> 
>> Cara
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 16, 2023, at 2:09 PM, Michael barnes  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I would like to make another suggestion. Port your titles to the xBox 
>>> since there are a lot of blind people on that platform.
>>> Do think about releasing the Windows version of the games free since 
>>> Windows version of the games are not going to be supported.
>>> 
>>> 
 On May 15, 2023, at 6:34 PM, Cara Quinn  
 wrote:
 
 
 Hi all,
 
 First off, let me thank you for all of the support we’ve gotten in 
 regard to our announcement today.
 
 It really means a lot to us and really is an inspiration as we move 
 forward.
 
 We also want to extend our understanding and apologies to all of you 
 who feel excluded or left out. This is absolutely not our intention, 
 and I hope that is obvious. 

Re: [blind-gamers] A Dragon Reborn

[mattias]

kara
can you take a look into this
latest mac update seems to have brake the game silverdollar a litle
in the ”gun game”
it work fine until you  get the bredplate
the game ”hang” you still hear sounds but no game input
it are hard to explain better 

> 17 maj 2023 kl. 00:03 skrev Cara Quinn :
> 
> Hi Mattias, yes, we’re definitely looking at not only porting, but enhancing 
> and updating Monkey Business! :)
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Cara
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 16, 2023, at 3:58 PM, mattias  wrote:
>> 
>> the old titles for windows too?
>> i not sure if monkey bussines are from draconis..
>> 
>>> 16 maj 2023 kl. 23:51 skrev Cara Quinn :
>>> 
>>> Hi Mattias, it’s our intention to port all of our titles. So this is 
>>> something that we’re really looking forward to.
>>> 
>>> Cheers!
>>> 
>>> Cara
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On May 16, 2023, at 3:48 PM, mattias  wrote:
 
 cara? wich windows titles will be ported?
 silverdollar yes
 change riaction yes
 any other?
 
> 16 maj 2023 kl. 23:43 skrev Cara Quinn :
> 
> HI Michael and All,
> 
> Michael, thanks for your note.
> 
> As an XBox owner myself, while it would certainly be great to have more 
> accessible titles on the platform, I’m just not sure I may be explaining 
> the situation as clearly as I can, and I’m sorry for that.
> 
> When I say we do not have the resources for cross-platform development, 
> it’s not as if we do not have access to actual machines if we needed them.
> 
> What I mean is that in regard to our development time, we would not be 
> able to manage all of the hours that would need to go into this work.
> 
> this isn’t even getting into payment for our time.
> 
> So regarding porting titles to XBox when we would already not be able to 
> continue Windows development is just not in the cards as things stand 
> right now.
> 
> I’ve been on this list a while, as you all have, and I can’t help but 
> note that this type of discussion seems to come up again and again over 
> the years, and I have to wonder why this is?
> 
> anyone developing games for this community, whether they be an individual 
> or a company, seems to run into the same questions / concerns. Why is 
> this?
> 
> Draconis is an ongoing endeavor which we would love to have as a main 
> source of support for us and our families in our day-to-day work. We 
> simply cannot make that happen if we’re constantly asked to basically 
> give up everything that we have and all past efforts as a donation.
> 
> Yes, there are some circumstances that would absolutely warrant this. If 
> we were no longer supporting these games at all, for example, but this is 
> not the case. We are simply porting these titles from Microsoft to Apple.
> 
> If we gave away everything that the company has, then how would we be 
> able to do anything for the community at all? -let alone attempt to 
> sustain the company?
> 
> In all seriousness, short of finding an angel investor, there is usually 
> no way to develop for the blind community in any kind of a sustainable 
> way.
> 
> If you or anyone else has leads on funding that could assist us, I would 
> absolutely be open to suggestions.
> 
> Again, this is absolutely a serious question. We would certainly be open 
> to real avenues that would sustain the company for growth and further 
> development efforts.
> 
> I hope this offers a bit more clarity and discourse on this. 
> 
> thanks again for your suggestions and please feel free to continue the 
> great discussion.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Cara
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 16, 2023, at 2:09 PM, Michael barnes  wrote:
>> 
>> I would like to make another suggestion. Port your titles to the xBox 
>> since there are a lot of blind people on that platform.
>> Do think about releasing the Windows version of the games free since 
>> Windows version of the games are not going to be supported.
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 15, 2023, at 6:34 PM, Cara Quinn  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> First off, let me thank you for all of the support we’ve gotten in 
>>> regard to our announcement today.
>>> 
>>> It really means a lot to us and really is an inspiration as we move 
>>> forward.
>>> 
>>> We also want to extend our understanding and apologies to all of you 
>>> who feel excluded or left out. This is absolutely not our intention, 
>>> and I hope that is obvious. :) We would never dream of making members 
>>> of our own community feel that way.
>>> 
>>> Our decision really has to come down to what we can and can’t provide. 
>>> As we mentioned, we are a small company and we want to do the best we 
>>> can to continue to provide the