Hmm, how long has it been since I sent you that free stuff for review?
Must be a couple of years or more, I think. I'm just glad you didn't get
around to writing your review sooner...
I'm quite surprised by what I read here. I always thought you were more
logical and level headed but I really
Hey Dark,
Your approach to getting the RNIB to sell audio games is all wrong.
Complaining about the lack of options isn't going to work. The RNIB aren't
going to start phoning up developers with offers to sell their programmes.
It's up to the individual developer to create a product that the RNIB
Just noticed this thread and, being a big fan of Sudoku, had to put my two
cents worth in.
Azabat Software is a bit different than the other games that are usually
mentioned here in that it is aimed primarily at blind and partially sighted
people who have little or no computer experience. They
Hello,
I will shortly be releasing Azabat Crosswords, which will, of course, be a
collection of accessible crossword puzzles. I have produced an evaluation
version, whcih contains 5 puzzles, and wonder if anyone out there would like
to try it out and send me some feedback. It's supplied on a CD
The volume contains 3 other games as well, so you also get Backgammon,
Dominoes and Draughts. If you just want Scrazabat (I can't call it Scrabble
for legal reasons) on its own you the price is $29 (I'm assuming you're in
the US). The list of individual games is at:-
Hello,
Azabat games are usually sold on CD because they are designed for blind and
partially sighted beginners. All the sounds are built into the CD, so it
doesn't even use SAPI, and there is no installation required. A blind person
with little computer experience can receive the disk in the
Hello,
As some of you know, I've developed a number of games and sell them as
collections on CD. They are self-voiced and run from the CD so they are
ideal for beginners - just pop the disk in and let the games begin.
Anyway, I am thinking of putting together another volume of games that
You're approaching this in the wrong way. Different people have different
levels and the higher you set the price the bigger your margin but the fewer
your sales. Nobody is getting rich from this and unless you can find a
bigger market - perhaps by getting a larger distributor to take it on -
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Sent: 05 March 2007 01:44
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Boy Advance
I could be wrong but I think that's illegal.
Bryan and Jennie
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From: Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) [EMAIL PROTECTED
Not on the Game Boy itself, but emulation is illegal.
Bryan and Jennie
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From: Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Boy Advance
Hmm, you mean
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Behalf Of Liam Erven
Sent: 05 March 2007 14:26
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Boy Advance
I'd love to know what language these games are written in.
it's probably some scary low level language. eep.
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From: Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) [EMAIL
rather a
lot of money, so you probably wouldn't make a whole lot from them but it's
worth a try.
Bryan and Jennie
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From: Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 9:06 AM
Subject: Re
the legality of emulation.
As I explained in a previous message the law regards wripping and
sharing of roms to play for emulation not emulation itself which is
illegal.
Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) wrote:
Hmm, you mean to say that there's a law that says blind people aren't
allowed to play
Sorry, I think I caused some confusion with the word emulator. The one I
mentioned, called HAM, allows you to write your code in C, compile it and
run it in a little window to emulate how it would run on the Game Boy.
Emulator may be the wrong word because it's also used to describe a range
of
Hi,
Can anyone tell me if there are any accessible games for the Game Boy
Advance? Does anyone play any of the standard games on their GBA? I'm trying
to establish whether there's any sort of market for doing self-voiced games
for the GameBoy.
Thanks,
Steve
Azabat Software
Computer Games for
overshadow it.
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From: Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:38 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] Game Boy Advance
Hi,
Can anyone tell me if there are any accessible games for the Game Boy
Well, there's at least 3 different answers depending on your approach.
There's the whole DirectX approach using DirectSound, or you can use an
ActiveX multimedia control or you can use the Windows API. I used a
multimedia control in the early days but had some compatibility problems and
on some
Hi Bryan,
You should check in the control panel, go to speech then choose the
TextToSpeech. This will let you set the default SAPI voice from those
installed and will also allow you to preview the voices. Pick one that works
and see if it fixes the problem. I think most programmes that work with
I think the smell would probably kill him anyway.
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Behalf Of damien c. sadler - head of x-sight interactive
Sent: 24 February 2007 20:39
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Trivia time #1
could you
Well, I would have said a newspaper but you said red (spelled R E D) rather
than read (R E A D). Here's a similar one: what is black and white and red
all over?
S
P
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A penguin with a sun tan.
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Behalf Of
You can't force accessibility, for the reasons mentioned by Che and because
accessible is a subjective term. What is accessible to you may not be
accessible others. I make games for blind and partially sighted people but
they won't work with a Braille display so people who are Deaf-Blind can't
Yeah, and what about the tutorial you promised on writing an Asteroids game?
Sky, there are some free screenreaders out there already. One that got a
pretty good review recently was Thunder, which you can download at
http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?section=Thunder. It's not just for XP
and
You know, there are a few blind people who have never heard of accessible
games.
My point exactly. If you increase awareness you'll increase the size of the
market and once you've got thousands of people buying games and not just a
few dozen, larger developers will start to take notice.
Have you managed to contact them yet and what sort of response did you get?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Dennis
Sent: 12 February 2007 13:19
To: 'Gamers Discussion list'
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] deal or no deal
Here's the email address
Quote:
What is the easiest way to encrypt files or is there one?
I have purchased a sound pack from Sound Ideas and if I use them I don't
want them stolen by someone.
To answer the question, it involves extra steps and additional work. The
basic encrytion technique is to take the file byte by
Hi Gerry,
Quote: is there a way to ask the people who copy writed the material to let
you use
it?
Tom has had dealings with Lucas and Paramount and I've had dealings with
Celador (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire). If they just asked for royalties,
as in a small percentage of the revenue, Tom and
Hey did anyone listen to Ivan's Goldwave demo podcast on Blindcooltech?
Maybe he'll give himself away.
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Web: www.azabat.co.uk
Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel (UK): 07740 777 364
International: +44
If you create a game with external WAV files there's a risk that someone
will come along with their copy of Goldwave, or some other such package, and
make changes. You can save them as a resource file which just adds it to the
executible, so you can end up with a huge executible which probably
Ivan is not distributing anything at this stage, so a cease and desist
letter isn't really the way forward. If he releases something and the code
can be proven to be Liam's then he's committing a crime and it's time to
take legal action. In the meantime, copying someone's ideas is not a crime
and
Hey if viruses and worms can travel down telephone lines then it's perfectly
reasonable to believe that demons can get into your computer that way too.
Just kidding. Don't forget to check under your bed for Tokoloshes, Nicol.
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It doesn't makes sence to me. Shades of Doom is just a game. How
Re: the game isn't copyrighted in any way
Unless the author has been dead for 75 years then he (or his heirs) still
own the copyright. Copyright is automatic. It's not something you need to
apply for. If you create something original then you automatically own the
copyright and you do not need to
Hi,
I got an article from another list and it lists some toys which have
speech:-
Lucky the Incredible Wonder Pup (Zizzle)
Jibbi TV (Radica)
SurfBoard Voice Activated Remote Control (Innotech Systems)
BRATZ Talking Alarm Clock (MGA Entertainment)
Amazing Allysen (Playmates)
Furby (Hasbro)
Hi Chris,
I've started work on a crossword programme which I may release after
Christmas. In the meantime, have a look at www.azabat.co.uk Volume 2 has
some fairly easy word games but volume 4 has complex games, including an
accessible clone of Scrabble.
Steve
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Hi Chris,
I've started work on a crossword programme which I may release after
Christmas. In the meantime, have a look at www.azabat.co.uk Volume 2 has
some fairly easy word games but volume 4 has complex games, including an
accessible clone of Scrabble.
Steve
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Er, forgive me for saying this, but in business you'll aways find some
difficult customers. You shouldn't have to close your business because of
one bad experience, or let one bad experience affect you to this extent.
Live and learn from the experience.
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Azabat
Hi Thomas,
I haven't been on this list for long, nor developing accessible games all
that long either, so I'm probably going to ask a really dumb question but
here goes. Your Montezuma's Revenge sounds like a clone of the famous Parker
Brother's game of the 80s. Did you have to get permission
Being in the UK, I did once consider producing an accessible version of our
equivalent but I decided there probably wouldn't be much interest in
accessible rounders.
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Behalf Of Stancil Tootle
Sent: 17 November 2006
Tom, for what it's worth, there's some sort of routing problem to BSC games.
I can't connect to it from the UK and tracert eventually times out. You
should ask your ISP to investigate.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Tom Randall
Sent: 11
Check out Azabat Backgammon for SAPI. You can play against the computer or
against a second player and there's instructions on how to play the games.
www.azabat.co.uk
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Ronald Hopkins II
Sent: 02 October 2006
Hi,
Bowing to public pressure, I've produced a SAPI version of my accessible
Backgammon and put it in the download section of my website:
www.azabat.co.uk
It's a commercial product and will sell for 10 pounds (18 US dollars) but
you can download it and try it out a little for free and buy a
Hi All,
Just to let people know that I've slashed 20% off the retail price of my
games. Full details at www.azabat.co.uk
Cheers,
Steve
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Hi Ari,
Perhaps I should have introduced myself sooner, I'm Steve Crawford, the guy
who runs Azabat Software.
You've raised a lot of questions, I'll try to give you some answers.
1. The games are self-voiced and sound exactly like NeoSpeech Kate - I just
love that voice. They were designed
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