Hi Jason,
While it is true mono isn't as feature filled as the Microsoft .NET
Framework I wouldn't discount it as a viable development platform
either. The current mono build/releases is similar to .NET 2.0 which is
good enough for my purposes. I've already built and ran some test builds
on
I have a sound pack for Nethack which helps make it very accessible. If you
can send me a link I'll put it somewhere. There is also a version of it for
the PM, and I've modified the ascii values so that walls and flooring look
like they might on a map. This could also be used on a PC with a
I've been off here for a while so knowing this is an older post, I wanted to
give you my thoughts on the Wii.
Having played my sister's Wii and my dad's, I got hooked, especially on
baseball and boxing, so I bought one. Starting the Wii is simple enough, if
you have the patience. There are
You can get a wii bundle at Toys r us for $349 that comes with two wiimotes
and nunchucks as well as two game cds.
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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:24 AM
Subject: Re:
I've never found that one quite so easy, but then I haven't played the
computer, which seems to have a very limited intelligence.
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Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:54 PM
Subject: Re:
Hi Ken.
Unfortunately I've not got a braille display at all, but the sound pack
sounds very helpful indeed. Could you please upload it to sendspace or
similar?
Btw, do I need the nhaccess1 file? I remember when I tried nethack before I
had to do some random copying and pasting of values
my type of game will take a look at this.
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Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 7:25 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Sleuth: Shades of Mystery a detective game
Hey all,
Just found this interesting
What is this game? and where can i fond it Dark? and what about
soundpack... please write something more if you can.
Greets.
2009/1/19, dark d...@xgam.org:
Hi Ken.
Unfortunately I've not got a braille display at all, but the sound pack
sounds very helpful indeed. Could you please upload it
I haven't ever even looked at a Wii, but might just check it out after
listening to this conversation. It connects to an existing TV, doesn't it?
My apartment's pretty crowded, so space is at a premium.
Thanks,
Terrence
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From: Ken
Wow! I'd be interested in the sound pack links for Adom; I have played
Nethack on my Linux box, squinting; it'd be great to have a setup like
you're talking about.
Thanks,
Terrence
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From: Ken kenwdow...@neo.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, January 18,
OhI realize that. All I was saying was that the only reason I even bother
with Eloquence for my screen reader is because of its response time. I've
already experienced the way it sounds in some of Jim's games. It sort of
fits there but it would be horribly out of place in a game like MOTA.
Actually my folks got themselves a Wii for CHristmas and so I've had lots of
chances to lay it. I've only played three of the sports games, Baseball,
Boxing and Bowling. Didn't do too hot on Baseball but I managed to beat my
dad in Boxing once and I tend to whip my parents in Bowling on a
Hi Thomas,
Angela's nationality doesn't determine her accent.
She could have spent a long time vacationing or in school in another country
thus gain a different accent.
I think I hear a slight Swedish accent in the Heather voice for example.
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From: Thomas Ward
That was Karen in the original trailer? Oh Aha. :-D-D I didn't like her
very much either then... But well, the voice used doesn't matter that much
to me after all. Just keep up the good work and do whatever you feel is best
for the game (it's you who's creating it and who is so familiar
I see, I know this fact very well myself, first from other self-voicing
games and second from a project I am working on myself (that's still only in
czech though). But I still like this method of reading messages to the
player more than using SAPI voices. But that's probably because the czech
hi to all
OK, it seems that on the
www.playsleuth.com
site there are 2 versions of the same game. The one for the blind is
called, it seems, sleuth noir. i.e. black sleuth as in i guess,
playable with no sight since when it is black one sees nothing.
However i hear that in the
hmm interesting, pitty there is no sfx for that.
however for the blind version who knows.
At 06:56 a.m. 20/01/2009, you wrote:
hi to all
OK, it seems that on the
www.playsleuth.com
site there are 2 versions of the same game. The one for the blind is
called, it seems, sleuth noir. i.e.
Hi, Gamers,
I've downloaded VIPMUD but I cannot load any of the MUD's. Each time I go to
the Connect menu, select QuickConnect, arrow down the list of MUD's and press
on any of them, after about 20 seconds I'm told that the MUD cannot connect.
What am I doing wrong.
Thanks
Allen
The sighted version is annoying with the sounds. I like it without the
sounds for the sounds just go in a circle and gets irritating after a while.
My opinion only
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Sent:
Check your firewall
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Behalf Of Allen
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 12:13 PM
To: Blind Gamers
Subject: [Audyssey] vip mud problem
Hi, Gamers,
I've downloaded VIPMUD but I cannot load any of the
My personal preference is Cepstral Callie; of the ones you mensioned,
probably ScanSoft Daniel or Karen. When given a variety to choose from,
many people I have worked with have had similar preferences, especially when
tspoken letters are involved.
Terrence
Sorry I'm a bit late chimming in here, but I most like RealSpeek Jill.
Thanks
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From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com
To: gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:26 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] Cross Platform Speech Support
Hi all,
As most of you
Hi Phil,
I hadn't thought about that, but that does make sense. Especially, in
Angela's case. In the bio I am developing for her she became interested
in archeology principly because her father, Dr. James Carter, use to
take her with him on digs where she got hands on training in the field
That would be my first question. Why, when there are so many better voices
out there, would anyone want to use such a monotonous voice like Eloquence?
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To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Monday, January 19,
Hi Lukas,
Well, you aren't the only one who didn't like karen. I rather like her
voice, but there are those who don't. It is one of those things that
not everyone likes/dislikes the same TTS voices. Can't please everyone I
guess. Smile.
Anyway, getting too much feedback is one of the reasons
Hi Lukas,
Well, yes and no. There are cross platform text to speech engines for
Mac, Linux, and Windows but they aren't necessarily ideal for accessible
gaming. The ESpeak TTS Engine is cross platform, free, works well, but
it sounds too robotic for mine. The Cepstral Swift engine is cross
Hi Phil,
Grin. Since I paid for Heather out of my pocket at a price of $35 USD
I'd say that is 35 reasons to use her in the game. let us see $35 plus
two votes is 37 reasons to use the voice. i'd say she won.
Smile.
Phil Vlasak wrote:
Hi Thomas,
As you now have Heather to play with, How
so do I actually.
At 04:08 p.m. 20/01/2009, you wrote:
Hi Lukas,
Well, you aren't the only one who didn't like karen. I rather like her voice,
but there are those who don't. It is one of those things that not everyone
likes/dislikes the same TTS voices. Can't please everyone I guess. Smile.
Actually, eloquence sounds quite human to me. that can't be good huh? lol.
The voice wouldn't work for a game such as what Thomas is developing, but
for a screen reader there's no better voice than eloquence. the response
time is instantaneous, and this is definitely not the case with the more
As I've said before, the response time is the only reason, and i repeat the
ONLY reason, why I use Eloquence as my screen reader voice. As for whether
it sounds human, I've rarely heard a less human sounding voice. But I guess
it's a matter of opinion. But you're right in that it would be
Hi,
Hmmm... I don't know about the more human part but Eliquence is
responsive. I'll give it that much credit. Though, as a Window Eyes user
I am more use to the Dectalk Access software that comes with Win Eyes
than Eloquence. I've always been a bit of a Dectalk fan anyway. Even
back when
well thats why I like eloquence and orpheus as synths for general stuff.
they are robotic pieces of junk but at least they will almost never crash and
at least they will get the job done.
at any rate I prefur serious stuff to be in the audio book/ drama format.At
07:53 p.m. 20/01/2009, you
That's one area where the Neospeech voices really suffer. I stopped playing
Sryth with them because of that. It would say some names like Hawklor,
Trithik or Talinus just fine but then it would see the name Merzekk and it
would actually spell it out M E R Z E K K rather than try to pronounce
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