Re: [Audyssey] Avoiding attacks was: Mota demo, my thoughts

2009-02-28 Thread Clement Chou
Tom... I will say this now, before it slips my mind. If this game really needed a grade, it'd get an A from me, no question. If what I've seen and played is only a small snipet... then I truly cannot wait. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send

Re: [Audyssey] samples of me playing guitar rage

2009-02-28 Thread Ken
I'm running Vista, (unfortunately,) but amazingly in this case there are no problems, though I can't even begin to figure out what note to play. I downloaded both games and they work--but I can't work 'em as yet. - Original Message - From: Matheus an...@bol.com.br To:

Re: [Audyssey] frets on fire

2009-02-28 Thread Ken
I think it defaults to playing mode, not sure. Heard the tutorial and couldn't even begin to get even a single note on it. - Original Message - From: Ron Schamerhorn blindwon...@cogeco.ca To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:08 PM Subject:

Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Warning was Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Darren Harris
Hi thomas, People use exclimations like jees and jesus all the time. This is just cluttering up the list. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: 28 February 2009 02:03 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject:

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Darren Harris
Hi, The point is, a lot of these so-called accessible games are nothing more than rince and repete type games. Which actually does annoy me because so much more could be done and yet isn't. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On

Re: [Audyssey] Avoiding attacks was: Mota demo, my thoughts

2009-02-28 Thread Michael Feir
I second that motion. This is going to raise the bar in so many ways. You've got a great thing going here Tom. The only danger to be wary of now is staying true to that overall vision. Don't let us wreck the overall challenge with features that take away from the challenge. You'll show

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Michael Feir
True enough. I would wager that most of the sidescrollers could be made accessible with the efforts of a good programmer and audio person who took sound seriously as a means of conveying functional information rather than window dressing. Surreal Horrizons was extremely close to releasing a

Re: [Audyssey] Avoiding attacks was: Mota demo, my thoughts

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Michael, I can say for sure I don't want to dumb the game down or compromise its challenge factor. In fact, Beta 2 is in its own way more challenging then beta 1 since I have now made it impossible to crouch down and let everything and everything miss you. Enemies will hit you if you are in

[Audyssey] Fw: any RPG Games?

2009-02-28 Thread lelia
here you are is the email jason sent about this game. lelia - Original Message - From: Jason Allen evildi...@gmail.com To: The Kolesar Brothers kolesar16...@roadrunner.com; Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] any

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Darren Harris
Hi, But this is a point though that I've made time and time and time again on this list. How many people outside of this little community actually know about audyssey and said games? Very few people. I only found out by word of mouth and quite frankly word of mouth just isn't good enough. I do my

Re: [Audyssey] Installing DirectX Updates

2009-02-28 Thread Valiant8086
hi. Or you could have the installer check to see if the required components are installed, if not, download them and install them before finishing installation. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 9:18 PM

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Ron Schamerhorn
Hi Speaking of that game I wonder if it's been abandoned? It was truely coming along in a most amazing fashion. Ron - Original Message - From: Michael Feir michael.f...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:13 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread AudioGames.net
Hi, *quote* Darren Said: Who's making people aware that there is: 1. a demand for these games. 2. proof that said games can be either coded or adapted such as audio quaik. Tom Says: Believe it or not there are some organizations doing this. The IGDA goes to several mainstream gaming

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread important
Gotcha, will re-install and give it a try.. Thanks - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x Hi, Any temperary directory will

Re: [Audyssey] podcast on the Wii

2009-02-28 Thread Constantine
Ok, well, website is http://wolftech.redirectme.net I still have my miriani podcast up there, with no revisions. contact details: email: tcwoo...@shaw.ca and others msn: the_conman...@hotmail.com skype: the_conman283 system details: Hp pavillion dv5220CA notebook pc AMD Turion(tm) 64

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Constantine
I agree. We have maybe 10 card games of each type. What we need is a fighting style game like mortal kombat, complete with special moves and fatalities. This is something most games lack - replayability. I can play trupenum for so long, but honestly it gets so boring. Rail racer has more,

Re: [Audyssey] Installing DirectX Updates

2009-02-28 Thread Allan Thompson
Hi Tom, As an opinion, I would pick choice 3. Most computer gameCD usually come with the proper direct X required to run it. If 3 isn't possible then I would go for choice number 2, for the sake of those who do not have the faster speeds. al inal Message - From: Thomas Ward

Re: [Audyssey] mota potential glitch?

2009-02-28 Thread Chris Hallsworth
Yeah. I think JAWS installs some keyboard driver that hooks into the keyboard software, so that JAWS can take over the keyboard. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread important
Hello, I have now placed the direct X, in that Temp folder, after this I was requested to overide different files to run the direct x, june 2008; finally trying to run the game wasn't accomplished, I get the same message Tomb has stopped running, check online for a solution and close the

Re: [Audyssey] samples of me playing guitar rage

2009-02-28 Thread Chris Hallsworth
Simulates a running program as if it was running under XP. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 - Original Message - From: Constantine tcwoo...@shaw.ca To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday,

Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Warning was Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread kev lyon
darren, whether you think it's cluttering up the list is irrelevant! it's a moderator warning! so that'ss that. take note of it. if you have a problem with it, contact one of the mods off list, to save cluttering up the list. thanks. kevin email/messenger: kr...@eklyon.co.uk - Original

[Audyssey] bomb from Braille soft

2009-02-28 Thread Yvonne Neubert
Hi, I downloaded Bomb from Braillesoft for my Pacmate Omni and I can read all of the squares but the key commands do not do anything. The letter B is suppose to tell you how many bombs surround the square and how many have been placed, but it does nothing. Do I need Jaws scripts for it to work?

Re: [Audyssey] Avoiding attacks was: Mota demo, my thoughts

2009-02-28 Thread Clement Chou
The best thing is... there are so many side scrollers that could come out of this formula. - Original Message - From: Michael Feir michael.f...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:05 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Avoiding attacks

Re: [Audyssey] podcast on the Wii

2009-02-28 Thread shaun everiss
thanks. as I said I have your msn already, you need to put your casts on feedburner or something like that as well as your site,. At 05:24 a.m. 1/03/2009, you wrote: Ok, well, website is http://wolftech.redirectme.net I still have my miriani podcast up there, with no revisions. contact

[Audyssey] entombed question

2009-02-28 Thread Kellie and my lovable Lady J.
speaking of entombed, I tried installing the setup file so that I could play it and it is locking up on my machine. It starts the set up and then says something like installing components this may take a couple of minutes and then it slows my computer to a crawl and stops responding. I have to

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread shaun everiss
well what has happened to them. they went dark all of a sudden, lists, site the load. the site is still up but nothing is on there. and no warning. I don't think its been abandoned but for whatever reason the whole company has just gone offline. At 03:59 a.m. 1/03/2009, you wrote: Hi Speaking

Re: [Audyssey] entombed question

2009-02-28 Thread dark
Hi Kelly. Entomed is doing exactly what it says it is, ie, going on the internet, downloading and installing some componentes it needs to run such as net framework 3.5. It'll be fine when it's installed them and your computer should go back up to speed. Hth. Beware the Grue! Dark. -

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread important
I have a Dell Volstro 1710, dual, at 4 g and 32 bit, Vista home premium.. It's only 4 months old.. IE 7; JFW 9 with the last updates.. Thanks - Original Message - From: michael maslo mmaslo1...@swbell.net To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread michael maslo
Go the my computer and right click and go to properties it sounds like you have 64 bit vista. I know for I get that same error. If you go to my computer and then right click on local c it will tell you if it is 64 or not. If it says nothing then it is 32 bit. My guess though it is 64

[Audyssey] Braillesoft

2009-02-28 Thread rrhopkins2
Hello. Just wondering if braillesoft will eventually make games for the windows systems? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread important
Indeed I do have 64 bit, interesting enough it also stated under performance that I have the directx 10 installed, so I'm thinking that the game should work just fine, I also checked with MS and there is a November directx I can install, didn't do it yet cause its 400 something MB; but the

Re: [Audyssey] Installing DirectX Updates

2009-02-28 Thread Mike Reiser
I too would vote for option 1. Mike --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread Kevin Weispfennig
I do have a problem witht he game. How or what do I have to do to like I go to the first rope or something. Up all the way. then over the fire pid in the warter, then pi ck up the items after that water and then swimming back. Then there is a thing, I can't jump over it or something. What is

[Audyssey] mota

2009-02-28 Thread Kevin Weispfennig
Hi I have a problem. I enter teh game, go to the first rope or something its called, then up all the way, then over the fire pids to the right and then through the water, pickup the items and swimming back, There is a thing that I can't avoid. I mean I can't jump over it or walk through it.

[Audyssey] SPOILER, SPOILER, SPOILER - Re: mota

2009-02-28 Thread Charles Rivard
Listen to the descriptions of the sounds, then you'll know what it is. Common sense will tell you what you have to do, but be sure to read the documentation thoroughly, and you'll know why you cannot currently do it. There's something you must do before making your attempt. --- If guns cause

Re: [Audyssey] Braillesoft

2009-02-28 Thread lo...@braillesoft.net
Hi. Several users have requested this, and we are rebuilding most projects to be compatible with Windows as well as other OS'S. Because of all of the PAC Mate and Smartphone games we have available, this will take more time than we thaught, however you should see more Windows desktop things this

Re: [Audyssey] bomb from Braille soft

2009-02-28 Thread lo...@braillesoft.net
Hi Yvonne, Please redownload Bomb for the PAC Mate Omni. I believe you downloaded the wrong version. After reinstalling the game, reset your Omni and try it again. If it still doesn't work, email lo...@braillesoft.net and let us know, otherwise it should work as expected. You don't need JAWS

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread michael maslo
No 64 bit works differently. My version of windows vista does not work with the game either -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of important Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:14 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re:

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Pranav Lal
Hi Ron, The websites I mentioned are running their own gaming engines. They have converted sets of game books into HTML format and are then running them through their engines. Out of the two of them, www.ffproject.com has the more advanced engine. It does automatic dice roles, score tracking on

[Audyssey] possibly broadcasting a clip of MOTA on the BBC

2009-02-28 Thread Scott Chesworth
Hey Tom - hope you don't mind me emailing you off list man. It's looking fairly likely that I'm going to be interviewed and demonstrating some accessible and mainstream titles for the In Touch feature being discussed. With your permission, I'd like to show off a bit of MOTA. Thought I'd better

Re: [Audyssey] mota

2009-02-28 Thread shaun everiss
aah. you need to swim back through the water then open the door on the left. you need to jump a chasm, with your weapon holstered then get a key. junp another chasm, open a door get all the items there and kill the monsters then go back. you should be able to open the locked door if it is locked.

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread shaun everiss
I have looked at game books on ffproject but not persued them maybe its time I tried again. At 02:00 p.m. 1/03/2009, you wrote: Hi Ron, The websites I mentioned are running their own gaming engines. They have converted sets of game books into HTML format and are then running them through their

[Audyssey] dot net3.5

2009-02-28 Thread Dean Masters
Is the dotNet3.5 on The USA Interactive site the latest one? I checked windows update and it would be 245 Mb while The one on the USA site is less than 200 Mb. Since I am on dial-up I can't get the whole thing from Windows Update before my time runs out. but I want to be sure I have the latest

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Michael, Michael Said: True enough. I would wager that most of the sidescrollers could be made accessible with the efforts of a good programmer and audio person who took sound seriously. tom Says: I'd agree with that. Side-scrollers are already fairly simple in that you basically move

Re: [Audyssey] Installing DirectX Updates

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Aaron, That's a bit of a problem. Inno Setup doesn't have a detection and install from web type of feature to my knowledge. I know Microsoft Advanced Setup Installer does, but it is also extremely expensive. I think it is possible the only way to resolve some of these issues is to stop

Re: [Audyssey] possibly broadcasting a clip of MOTA on the BBC

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Scott, I think putting Mysteries of the Ancients on the air would be some great advertising. My only stipulation would be sure to let me know in advance when you go on so I can send you the latest available stable build to use on the broadcast. Beta 2 is coming out on Monday and it has

Re: [Audyssey] mota

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
hi Shaun, Smile. you forgot the spoiler warning. It is nice to add that in case someone doesn't want to accidently stumble upon a solution just yet. shaun everiss wrote: aah. you need to swim back through the water then open the door on the left. you need to jump a chasm, with your weapon

Re: [Audyssey] Installing DirectX Updates

2009-02-28 Thread Charles Rivard
In short, OUCH!! If you're gonna buy it, I sure hope it'll be of use in other games you produce in the future?? --- If guns cause crime, pencils cause misspelled words. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org

Re: [Audyssey] mota

2009-02-28 Thread shaun everiss
aah forgot that. 03/2009, you wrote: hi Shaun, Smile. you forgot the spoiler warning. It is nice to add that in case someone doesn't want to accidently stumble upon a solution just yet. shaun everiss wrote: aah. you need to swim back through the water then open the door on the left. you need to

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Michael and all, I feel the need to point out that it makes no difference to the game weather you are running 32 byt Vista or64 byt Vista. The reason is that one of the major advantages of the .NET languages such as C-Sharp is they don't have to be recompiled and optomized for specific

[Audyssey] MOTA's second public beta

2009-02-28 Thread Charles Rivard
Just out of curiosity, have you compiled the list of what changes you want to make in the second public beta, then work on them, one by one, seeing that the change doesn't screw something else farther down the lines of code, until the list has been finished? Also, will the beta testing team be

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, The fact you have DirectX 10 is a bit misleading I am afraid. DirectX 10 only referes to the 3D graphics components of DirectX. The Audio, input, and other components for DirectX are still at 9.0C. To further complicate the issue for you there is a difference between DirectX and Managed

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, I think you might want to hold off for Beta 2 to come out. Various Vista compatibility issues have been resolveed in Beta 2 and assuming your .NET Framework and DirectX is current I don't foresee any more issues on Vista. HTH important wrote: Hello, I have now placed the direct X,

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Orin
I agree with this whole message. On Feb 28, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Darren Harris wrote: Hi, But this is a point though that I've made time and time and time again on this list. How many people outside of this little community actually know about audyssey and said games? Very few people. I only

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Mani Djazmi
Hi Michael, many thanks for such a comprehensive reply. Do you live in England by any chance? Cheers Mani From: michael.f...@gmail.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:39:32 -0500 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games Hello Mani. I've been an

Re: [Audyssey] Accessible Mainstream Games

2009-02-28 Thread Michael Feir
Hello Darren. A nice meaty post for a saturday morning. It raises two very crutial issues for games accessible to blind people and the developers of said games. I'll offer my perspective on both of them. Let's start off with advertising and awareness. To be blunt, it has proved extremely hard

Re: [Audyssey] tomb/vista and direct x

2009-02-28 Thread Orhan Deniz
Hi, dude, why is your name important? Best regards, Orhan Deniz E-mail: orhan.deni...@gmail.com MSN: orhan1...@hotmail.co.uk AIM and skype: kvp2008 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kvp2008 Blog: http://worldandother.wordpress.com last.fm profile! http://last.fm/user/orhandeniz1993 on Saturday,

Re: [Audyssey] dot net3.5

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dean, To my knowledge it should be. It was the full runtime release from msdn.com. Though, I suppose there could be a newer release with some service packs etc included in the one on windows update. Windows update tends to have the very latest .NET releases an updates that don't make it

Re: [Audyssey] MOTA's second public beta

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles and all, Yes, I have. I basically took down notes on every suggestion, bug report, and compiled them in a master list ranked as critical, suggestion, ideas, whatever. Obviously critical comes first, then good suggestions, and the future ideas are whenever I can or feel like getting

Re: [Audyssey] Installing DirectX Updates

2009-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
I have no doubt Advanced Setup Installer will come in handy for several software products. It is just that it comes with a giant price tag. Though, if it resolves the tech nightmare we are having figuring who has what it is worth it long term. They will get a lovely error saying upgrade this

Re: [Audyssey] mota

2009-02-28 Thread Kevin Weispfennig
Sorry, I meaned, could someone please contact me on skype or something like that? My skypename is foerbyse1996, my MSN is weis...@hotmail.de and my ICQ is 424263367 and my AIM is weispfennigkevin. Thanks. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers

[Audyssey] ENTOMBED

2009-02-28 Thread Kellie and my lovable Lady J.
Ok, I have got entombed working and I must say that so far I am liking where this is going. smiles Kellie and my lovable Lady J. Canine Welfare Technician/Resident adviser Guide Dogs for the Blind, Oregon campus www.guidedogs.com - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward

[Audyssey] Totally inaccessible game!

2009-02-28 Thread Lindsay Cowell
I have found a totally inaccessible online role playing game, it is at www.syrbia.com. The registration is accessible, but the rest of the game doesn't seem to be. For example there is no way for a blind person to find their inventory. Lindsay Cowell --- Gamers mailing list __