I understand tom, its a bad habbit of mine to get carried away and
not construct my messages as properly as I probably should.
For example, I have some issues with the fact the audiogames industry
is not spread out to other organisations for the disabled at least
what I have seen on the limited
I aggree.
Having more fludic intros and endings is better.
I also aggree that the podcast should be a secondary rather than primary.
I still have family with dialup.
I also think the magazine should be in html but also have a
traditional text file or word document or at least more formats than
Well to be honest the best solution is to have an ftp server but as
general users probably don't have the cash to afford a remote ftp or
have the means to run one without going over their cap or unless
spending more on the data it may as well be impossible.
Dropbox is good if you share folders
Well you can run wordpress off the audyssey server.
wordpress.com hosts your blogs.
wordpress.org allows you to download wordpress.
I have a site on wordpress.com but I have also co admin with someone
that has a site directly on a server with wordpress.
At 11:20 PM 11/6/2013, you wrote:
Hi
I agree
I have actually played some of the ea sports games and they do sound good.
At 02:08 AM 11/7/2013, you wrote:
Hi, guys. I was wondering if anybody ever
communicated with Electronic Arts about making
their sports video games more accessible for
blind people. I used to like playing their
Hi,
Well, it make sense that accessible games be aimed at a specific
target market. As I have said before reaching universal accessibility
is really difficult to do unless it uses very simple user interfaces
such as text which is good for blind, deaf, sighted, etc but is still
not right for
Hi Shaun,
Yes, I know that already. In case you have forgotten I am presently
running Wordpress on the USA Games site, but have not written a blog
entry on their in a long time. So I am quite familiar with downloading
and installing Wordpress on a website.
Cheers!
On 11/6/13, shaun everiss
Hi Shaun,
Actually, running an FTP server is not all that expensive. If someone
wants to he or she can do it from home using an extra desktop PC and
some open source FTP software. Personally I'd setup a Linux server for
this purpose since I know all the software I need is free and
relatively
Hi Charles,
I just had to point this out to you, but I found a spelling mistake in
this message. You meant to spell find, f i n d, and you typed fond, f
o n d. Maybe you should practice what you preach? :D
Cheers!
On 11/6/13, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote:
A good idea is to listen
Hi Tom.
Well while you are certainly correct generlly that access has to be specific
and while i would not disagree at all that universal access is probably an
impossibility in most games, I will say i've seen some quite surprising
things with access. One of them were the games Archaeist and
Hi Shaun,
As for a flat text document that is no problem. As you probably
already know you can go to any HTML web page and save it in Firefox,
Chrome, or Internet Explorer as text. So converting HTML to text is
rather easy.
I would not however recommend redistribution of the magazine in Word
Plus of course you can open text documents in word anyway, though personally
I'd much rather have an html copy for the better navigation options it
offers, eg, links to individual sections, the ability to use my screen
reader to skip to specific headings, not to mention the advantage that any
Hey, Charles.
That is a good idea, except it don't give the full list of audio horror games.
Thanks for the info.
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AAh.
Shows you how much I listen to my reader.
I just tend to type my message and not pay attention to it ie reading
it back, and therefore not getting the things meaning clear.
After reading your message I can sertainly see where you are coming
from but because I am lazy and hardly do it, it
Thanks darren.
I will definately check those casts out.
At 03:00 AM 11/7/2013, you wrote:
http://pg13.tdrealms.com/
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I just don't aggree with asabat stuff being what the blind game
should be represented as such.
Now don't get me wrong, they may be a good company, its just that I
feel that they portray the blind as simple people that have no hope.
I have seen the games out there here and on the forum and it
Hi Dark,
Oh, I don't doubt a lot more can be done for general accessibility,
and as you pointed out there have been some amazing things done in
terms of one switch games, low vision access, etc. My basic point
though was that universal accessibility is nearly impossible in some
cases.
Cheers!
There is also a game called Hurts Exile which is very creepy. It's not horror
in the zombie genre, but rather deals with the horror of being trapped in a
cult…
Also, don't forget about zombies… Run.
Good is the worst enemy of best.
Ken
On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Phil Vlasak phi...@bex.net
Hi Shaun,
Well, I think it goes without saying that many people have long
standing biases when it comes to the blind and that includes some
organizations and agencies who should know better. Organizations like
the R.N.I.B. mainly deal with the elderly on a daily basis so have
totally geared their
Yep, I missed that one, as we all do, occasionally. The spell checker
didn't catch it, because fond is a word. I didn't listen to the message
before sending. Thanks.
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Maybe someone who would be served by the RNIB, or someone who is employed by
them, can explain why the RNIB doesn't listen to, or realize that there are
blind people from the age of 1 minute to over 90 years? Sheesh. It's
common sense, isn't it? Sure, there are people who lose their eyesight
Hi tom.
Even in the Uk, though the attitude of the rnib is held by some
organizations, there are some who are better. People may remember a few
years ago the organization Guide dogs organization I've always been a major
fan of for their generalized good attitude and habbit of pushing people
Hi Charlse.
While I won't say the rnib's attitude makes sense I am quite aware why they
have it.
Actually, where as with deafness or mobility issues there is a good
proportion of people who have them in younger life, the majority of blind
people actually are! over the age of 70. Last
Hi Dark, what is a Grue? I've never tried gamebook games because of the
lack of sound, but I wouldn't mind trying to write one.
-Original Message-
From: dark
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 7:56 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iOS audio horror games.
Well
Hi everyone, I downloaded Escape the House last night and started trying to
play it, but I’m not sure whether I should turn voice-over off or not. Also,
is there an audio demo of the game availible? I think it was a mistake to
start playing the game at midnight, ah well it was on Phil’s list
Turn Voice-Over off, and then blame Phil! Twice!
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- Original Message -
From: loriduncan lori_dunca...@hotmail.com
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 9:39 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Escape the house
Hi
Lol, I'll get some funny looks if I'm ever out in the street playing it,
people will think me mad shouting into my phone. I wonder what the back
story is, like who's the killer and how the player got in the house in the
first place.
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From: Charles Rivard
Sent:
Hi lori.
Grues were creatures in the original Zork interactive fiction games by
infocom from the 1980's. Everytime you went into somewhere dark you'd get
the message it's pitch dark, you are in danger of being eaten by a grue
and then if you didn't immediately exit the area or light a match
hi Dark,
Certainly I can offer up a zip archive of he complete magazine.
Although, I think it will be a single document with links, headings,
and imbedded anchor tags which will be easier to work with rather than
a separate page for each article or section.
Cheers!
On 11/7/13, dark
Lol Dark, if you have an iphone, then go to www.audioboo.com, sign up to the
free version and record your song for all to hear and enjoy.
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From: dark
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:08 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iOS audio horror games.
Actually, it's http://www.audioboo.fm.
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From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of loriduncan
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 2:59 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iOS audio horror games.
Lol Dark, if you have an iphone, then
No, i meant to go to the audioboo site and download the app.
www.audioboo.com
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From: Darren Duff
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 9:15 PM
To: 'Gamers Discussion list'
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iOS audio horror games.
Actually, it's http://www.audioboo.fm.
Hi Lori
The problem isn't recording specifically, I have a digital recorder for
that, it's rather getting the wherewithall together to reccord backing and
then my voice over the top. It's one of these things I've always wanted to
look into but haven't got around to unfrotuantely.
Beare the
Hi,
I've found the controls lagging in papa 2, although not a full fix I have
found as someone else suggested it doesn't seem as bad if you leav voice
over turned on. In the first papa I couldn't leave voice over on since it
meant double tapping a footstep button to activate it but in papa 2
Hi.
Well After mucking about with several other online games, I've gone back to ce,
after not playing since february, and really I'm wondering why I ever stopped
playing in the first place or why i've been wadnering around looking for
alternatives!
This is particularly true given the recent
Hi,
I just tried the looktel tutorial. Thought it was really good and a great
tool for someone learning the different gestures with an iPhone, especially
liked the little mini games to teach the gestures. However, in the tutorial
it talks about things like the web, advance features of the
Ah I see, maybe the bossjok app would work, not sure if I spelled that
right, but you can play a track and speak or sing over the top of it.
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Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 9:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iOS audio horror
Hey dArk. That game sounds cool! I shall definitely give it a look.
And it's great that the developer is willing to make things more
accessible. When so many aren't, sadly.
On 11/7/13, dark d...@xgam.org wrote:
Hi.
Well After mucking about with several other online games, I've gone back to
Hi Alisan.
Core exiles is definitely the best space themed online game I've played.
there's a massive amount of stuff to do, from symple haulage missions to
mining, crafting items, managing your own starbase or settlement, playing
economics, exploring planets and derelict spacecraft, indeed
It's been at least a year for me.
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
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From: dark
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 3:58 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Back to core exiles and why did I stop?
Please can you send me the details of that game?
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Back to core exiles and why did I stop?
From: Allison P apocalypseof...@gmail.com
Date: 07/11/2013 10:46 pm
Hey dArk. That game sounds cool! I shall definitely give it a look.
And it's great that the
HI Paul,
the later tutorials are indeed coming. They are being added as we speak. :)
So yes, there will be more…
As far as more in-detail descriptions of the gestures, (including the rotor)
have you read the recaps at the end of each lesson? These go into more detail
on all of the gestures in
Hi.
This is something I started ages ago, but with restarting playing the game this
evening I sat down and finished at least some of the basics.
it's intended for any new players to make understanding the games' layout
easier, and people might be interested to know it's actually posted on
Hi,
Excellent news, I'm pleased the other tutorials are on their way.
Yep, I read all the recaps at the end of each section, I thought the whole
thing was really well done. It was explained well and then having the mini
games was a great way of re enforcing what was learnt. I did find with the
Hi Lindsay.
You can find the game at http://www.core-exiles.com/
For a more detailed explanation and some handy links, see
http://audiogames.net/db.php?action=viewid=Core Exiles
Hth, and as I said, I'm dark empathy on there. Feel free to look me up in
game.
All the best,
Dark.
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Hi everyone,
Like a week or two ago, there was some discussion on list about an apple 2EE
amulator that someone had found. I managed to find it, but I do not know how to
switch disks on it. There were a tun of messages on the topic, so obviuosly I
couldn't read them all. Does anyone remember
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does the emulator work in windows7 or is it a ubuntu/linux thing only?
sent from my windows 7 laptop
On 11/5/2013 6:23 PM, Ryan Conroy wrote:
Hi everyone,
Like a week or two ago, there was some discussion on list about an apple 2EE
amulator that someone had found. I managed to find it, but I
It works under windows seven.
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From: Josh joshknnd1...@gmail.com
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Apple 2E Amulator?
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:34:41 -0500
does the emulator work in windows7 or is it a ubuntu/linux thing
is it easy to get up and running? where can I get it from along with
directions on using it?
Josh
sent from my windows 7 laptop
On 11/7/2013 9:15 PM, Ryan Conroy wrote:
It works under windows seven.
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To: Gamers
Hi Dark and all,
Here is how I do podcasting for various apps.
First, I get a patchcord that hooks from the headphone jack of my iPhone to
my computer.
If you're lucky enough to be able to monitor your microphone, that's all
you'll need. Otherwise, you'll need an adapter with two female
If you want something truly in depth, try the Chronicles of Arborell and
IKing of Dragon Pass, one being a game book and the other being an iOS game.
Check out my games at
www.ThePionEar.net
and my music, and that of my band, at
www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html .
Also, check out, The
You'll have to watch the movie if you want to know that lol. It's called
The House at the End of the Street.
Check out my games at
www.ThePionEar.net
and my music, and that of my band, at
www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html .
Also, check out, The Believer and Skeptic Show, at iTunes!
If you
Paul,
thanks so much! yes, I work on all the LookTel apps in varying degrees, and VO
tutorial is one I've worked on a lot.
Thanks very much for the tip on the phone locking. No, this is not supposed to
happen so I'll add code to prevent it. Apologies!…
Thanks again for the support and kind
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