[Audyssey] voice problem with 7128 games
Nicol, No. We looked at our code and did some experiments. There is no way to force our games to use the Kevin voice. The Kevin voice is used only when SAPI fails. And we have two different connections to SAPI, because we don't want it to fail. However, if you heard the Kevin voice, you would run back to Anna. Kevin was a free voice we got from a university many years ago. He sounds like someone gargling, very slowly: really, really bad. So if you want a better voice, you will have to get a better SAPI voice. Sorry not to be more helpful. Eleanor 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Audyssey contact person?
Who is the Audyssey contact person? I remember a flock of Emails talking about how Audyssey would continue to operate, but I don't remember who the specific person who is the contact person. Could someone please Email that information to me directly along with the Email address. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Problems downloading the Sarah and the Castle of, witchcraft and Wizardry game.
Ari, The new website is: www.pcs-games.net <http://www.pcs-games.net> Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Some sad news.
We here at 7-128 Software mourn the passing of Thomas. We offer condolences to his loved ones. A fine man has passed. We can only strive to carry on his legacy in advocating for and creating accessible games. Rest in peace, Thomas. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Fwd: [games_access] Someone at BAFTA looking for games dev with disability for interview...
I thought someone might be interested in this or know someone who might be appropriate. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software Forwarded Message Subject: [games_access] Someone at BAFTA looking for games dev with disability for interview... Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 20:07:28 + From: Kari Hattner (Hangar 13 Games) <kari.hatt...@hangar13games.com> Reply-To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_acc...@igda.org> To: games_acc...@igda.org <games_acc...@igda.org> Saw this on LinkedIn Women in Games group… Thought someone on this email list would be interested or recommend someone. // /A researcher working for BAFTA is seeking to interview a UK games professional - female or male - with a minimum of 3-5 years' experience in the games industry but who also considers themselves to have a disability. It is for a report on games practitioners from underrepresented groups. If this is you or you know someone who can help, please contact me, david.sm...@womeningames.org and I will put you in touch./ Kari Hattner Producer, Hangar 13 Games (415) 475-5922 http://www.hangar13games.com/ h13_logo -- next part -- ___ games_access mailing list games_acc...@igda.org https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] News on Thomas
Hope you continue your improvement Thomas. We miss your presence on the list. Eleanor Robinson --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Looking for contact information
Hi gamers, If any of you remember Xavier, who is from Spain and was active on Audyssey quite a while ago, a colleague wants to talk to him but has lost his Email. If you have his Email, would you contact me off-list. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson elea...@7128.com --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Looking for contact information
Hi gamers, If any of you remember Xavier, who is from Spain and was active on Audyssey quite a while ago, a colleague wants to talk to him but has lost his Email. If you have his Email, would you contact me off-list. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson elea...@7128.com --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Important Message About Me and the List (Thomas Ward)
Thomas, I hope everything goes well and your recovery is speedy and uneventful. Our thoughts are with you. Eleanor --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 7-128 Games
There are 27 commercial games and 5 free games available. You must have a gamebook to play the free games since the game engine is in the gamebook. The games include the Inspector Cyndi in Newport mystery series, puzzle games and word games. Information about them (including their accessibility ratings) is available on our website, www.7128.com. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 7-128 Games
Maureen, When you check out, you are brought to a shopping cart page and you can choose download or CD once you fill out the payment information. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 7-128 Games
Hi Maureen, 7-128 Software games are tested against Windows XP, Win 7, Win 8, and we are presently testing on Win 10. The Perceptions GameBook contains the engine that runs our games. You can buy a game independently, but it costs less to buy the GameBook than the same number of single games. There are also several additional popcorn games that are free and can be downloaded into the GameBook that won't run without it. You say you wrote to 7-128 to ask the questions. What address did you use? I didn't see any email in our support mailbox. It might not have gotten through. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New Game in the works
In an article in the Boston Globe on 10/2/15, a company named Deep End Games is mentioned that is building a desktop game called Perception. It is a suspense game in which players are blind and use a kind of sonar to find their way. It will be released on Steam. I know nothing more about it, and don't know if it will be accessible, but given the game content it might be worthwhile to check with them regarding its accessibility. Oh, and by the way, our website, 7128.com was down for a couple of days last week because of some problems with our I S P, so if any of you tried to reach us, we weren't able to get or send any messages. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] attention : Katie Epperson
Hi Katie, If you go to our website, www.7128.com, at the bottom of our main page, you can find our Top 25 Websites for gamers who are blind. That list has direct URL's for each website listed and includes all the websites we can find that either produce games, provide information about accessible games, or provide help such as this website (which is listed on our top 25). Our (commercial) games are also listed there. We update this list annually and try to find any new websites that have information about accessible games. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] jim kitchen passes away
While we never knew him in person, we here at 7-128 Software, (Eleanor, John, Cyndi, Marcia, David and Griffin) were very saddened to hear of his passing. He will be greatly missed in the blind gaming community. Our thoughts and prayers go to his family. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] audio files (was large print/braille/other media etc)
I sent this earlier and it has not shown up on the list. So I am resending it. If you get two, that is why. Someone mentioned hosting the audio file on AudioGames and Audyssey. We would also be glad to host it on the 7-128 Software website. It could also be just the print version where the viewer's own screen reader could read the text. As far as burning a few CD's. I would be willing to burn a few CD's for distribution. When we ship CD's, we charge $5.00 for burning, shipping and materials which covers the cost of the CD blanks, printer ink, postage and a little something for my time. I am willing to cover the costs for 20 CD's. Any more than that, and I'd need to charge a little something for it, partially because of the wear and tear on our equipment. As Jeremy said: For an idea that was only a mere suggestion a little over a week ago, that's a lot of progress. Lets keep thrashing things out and make something that will help people who don't know that such things exist, find audiogames to enjoy. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] braille/large print/other media for audio games (was, info games game engines)
While we, at 7-128 Software can't help with the braille process, we would be glad to help in other ways. We have someone on staff who is a professional editor who could review the text of the final draft (not the braille rendition) if that is needed. After that, probably someone should also review the actual braille rendition to be sure there is no error in translation. I think the basic idea is a very good one. I think that distribution at local and national conferences, and by putting the word out about the availability of these pamphlets on other lists as well as some other locations mentioned previously should be an effective way of getting people aware of, and interested in, audiogames. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Att. Dark
Dark, Jim is in the central time zone. That means he is six hours EARLIER than you. So if you call at 6:00 PM, it would be noon for him. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software Message: 2 Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 21:52:49 +0100 From: darkd...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion listgamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Att: Thomas Ward Message-ID: 3F46A2A40E9B48978E6A65787DC0D9E8@userec7a90e6b3 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response For various reasons I've actually just got a phone deal that lets me ring a hole bunch of countries internationally for a very low rate, so I'd be tempted to phone Jim myself and ask how he's doing accept that I am not sure what timezone Jim is in relative to the Uk (and no knowing it is mountain or pacific or desert or whatever else the Americans call those things doesn't help too much without the actual relation to gmt), so have a nasty feeling I might wind up waking him up in the middle of the night which wouldn't make him a happy fellow :D. Beware the grue! Dark. --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Grail to the Thief
I went to the audiogames.net address Dark posted and got a bunch of error messages with no title, description or anything there. I am using FireFox. Don't know what is going on. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software That is very whacky Graham, sinse I just went to the gamelist and found the db page for grail to the thief, it's here: http://audiogames.net/db.php?action=viewid=Grail to the thief I wonder what's going on? Beware the grue! Dark. There is always more to know, more to see, more to learn. The world is vast and wondrous strange and there are more things benieth the stars than even the archmaesters of the citadel can dream. - Original Message - From: Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] experience a problem with the combo boxonaudiogames.net Unfortunately that doesn't seem entirely true there Dark. I just tried looking up Grail both in the game list and by searching and it didn't work. I eventually had to search the forum for the topic announcing its release. I also couldn't access the DB page on the game, which was of course linked to in said topic. We are the Knights who say...Ni! -Original Message- From: dark Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 2:19 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] experience a problem with the combo box onaudiogames.net Hi nicol. Unfortunately due to an error that dropdown box isn't working. If you go to the games list however you will find links to all the pages, alternatively you could go to the search games link on the main page and display all games by foralltoplay, or all audio adventure games. The pages are still there, it's just that box which is broken, though hopefully Sander will fix it soon. HTh. Dark. There is always more to know, more to see, more to learn. The world is vast and wondrous strange and there are more things benieth the stars than even the archmaesters of the citadel can dream. - Original Message - From: nicol ni...@vodamail.co.za To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 6:58 PM Subject: [Audyssey] experience a problem with the combo box on audiogames.net HI all I would like to read up on grail to the thief. I prefer the combo box on audiogames.net to read up on a game. So I choose grail to the thief in the combo box and I click submit. But I'm not taken to the page reviewing grail to the thief. I still get the home page after clicking submit. I've tried about 10 times. I have internet explorer 11 and firefox 34.0.5 I have tried both. Has anybody experienced this? If so, what address should I use to report the problem. Many thanks for any help Bfn Nicol --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Gamers Digest, Vol 110, Issue 25
On 4/9/2015 12:00 PM, gamers-requ...@audyssey.org wrote: Send Gamers mailing list submissions to gamers@audyssey.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to gamers-requ...@audyssey.org You can reach the person managing the list at gamers-ow...@audyssey.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Gamers digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Att: Eleanor robinson (nicol) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 22:20:42 +0200 From: nicol ni...@vodamail.co.za To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Att: Eleanor robinson Message-ID: 003e01d07239$7e8b8700$7ba29500$@vodamail.co.za Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Is the Salem game accessible for totally blind people? The last time I checked, it is not accessible. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Dorothy Martin Sent: 08 April 2015 12:04 AM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Att: Eleanor robinson Dear Eleanor : I checked out your website for the games. Thank you so much for the information. I ordered the Salem MA game. It sounded real good. Dorothy Martin --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- Subject: Digest Footer --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. -- End of Gamers Digest, Vol 110, Issue 25 *** The Visit Salem game is rated as NI (see our website, www.7128.com for a description of our accessibility ratings). Each of our games are rated as to their accessibility. Many have features that allow them to be rated as accessible to more than one type of disability. The reason we rate our games is to help gamers decide if a particular game will be accessible to them. It would be very helpful if all games had such a rating system. I have suggested it in several workshops I have done in game developer conferences, but there was not much interest. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] xbox accessibility?
Weighing in on the typing issue, I agree with both Tim and Dark. One point that must be made though is that touch typing really needs a physical keyboard, not just a virtual keyboard. Correct finger positioning is necessary and without tactile clues, it is difficult to do. Since keyboards can be used with tablets, someone can touch type, using a keyboard on a tablet. I am a touch typist and have to hunt and peck on a virtual keyboard, which is where this whole discussion started - i.e. are we moving away from desktops. Perhaps a Surface Pro type of device is an example of the direction that we are going? Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] recommend new games for beginners
Dorothy Martin wanted some easy games for beginner gamers. We, at 7-128 Software, have a number of relatively easy accessible games. While we don't have a mud, we do have text based mysteries, the Inspector Cyndi series. We also have memory games and word games. Go to our website at www.7128.com to see what we have to offer. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] tabletop RPG's
7-128 Software has a very simple free dice roller as well. You specify the number of sides and number of dice and get a randomly generated sum. It can be accessed at www.7128.com. Select the resources button at the end of the page and tab down the resources page to the free DarkDice application. Dark said the ability to customize dice rolls is especially helpful. Was there something beyond the ability to indicate the number of sides and number of dice that would be helpful? We are working on mobile apps at this point and might be willing to port the DarkDice application to mobile if there is an interest. What features would be nice to have besides those in our current DarkDice? Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] role-playing type game map design
Jacob was talking about the scale of maps that could be built. If the maps were designed to be nested tree sets, you could have a number of scaled maps easily moved between. For example, you could start on a continent, move to a city or town, find a specific neighborhood and then enter a specific building by using a simple keystroke (plus and minus signs) to move to larger or smaller scale maps and normal navigation (probably arrow keys) to move within the individual maps. I like the idea of transportation over longer distances being step type movements. Sounds exciting Jacob. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] AbleGamers Holiday Gift Guide
AbleGamers have published their Holiday Gift Guide for Gamers with Disabilities. While most of the entries are for motion impaired gamers, they do mention in the list of Top 6 Games one that they indicate is blind and VI accessible. The title is: Injustice: Gods Among Us for the PC. The Gift Guide is on the home page of the website. You can access their website at: http://www.ablegamers.com/ I would be interested in hearing from anyone who plays it as to how accessible the game is before I put it in my list of recommended games. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Using a TV as a monitor
Karen was interested in more traditional games for her aunt who is visually impaired. While 7-128 Software games don't play through a TV, they have both graphics and audio (using SAPI voices), a Big Type setting that increases the font size and improves contrast, and there are a number of word games as well as the Inspector Cyndi mystery series she might enjoy. Our games can be found at www.7128.com and each game is rated as to the accessibility features it has. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Sighted game developers, was first audio game.
In addition to those mentioned, the folks at 7-128 Software are sighted. We try to create games that are for both blind and sighted gamers. We use SAPI voices for dialogue, descriptive material for the scenes and sounds for, as one of our blind game testers said, ear candy that helps create the mood. This is especially evident in our Inspector Cyndi series. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Mountain Zuma's Return.
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[Audyssey] Some annoying news about audiogames.net
Charles said: This is why you should be notified directly rather than through an Email list for gamers. Charles, I agree IF the person knows your email address. As it happens, I use the email address that goes through our website for sending and receiving mail about the company. Only a few people know the other email I use for non-company stuff. That is why I would hope that someone would post information about our website being down, since we wouldn't get the email you sent directly. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Some annoying news about audiogames.net
Charles said: This is a personal opinion only. Messages that say that a site is down are, in a way, pointless, aren't they? If you try to access a site and get results that show that it is down, you'll know that it is down. On other lists that I subscribe to, messages of this nature only serve to clutter the list. I just want to say that we at 7-128 Software would appreciate having someone report when our website is down since we might not know about it and would want to get right at getting it up and running as soon as possible. So that is a reason for people to inform the community. I agree that once reported and confirmed, not much more needs to be added that would clutter the list, but it is important to know that a website is down. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Article on game accessibility in IGDA newsletter
Here is a link to an article that was just published in the IGDA newsletter about game accessibility. It is titled: Why Game Accessibility Matters. I hope that helps developers to realize that they should be paying attention to accessibility issues in their games. http://www.polygon.com/features/2014/8/6/5886035/disabled-gamers-accessibility Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Podcast on King of dragon pass
Good one Dark! Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] BGT Important Update
Philip, We really appreciate the work you have done with BGT. There are a number of accessible games that would not exist except for you. And thanks for keeping it available to people who want to build games for the blind and VI community. We wish you the best in whatever new project you are working on. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Question (Steven Cantos)
Hi Steven, 7-128 Software does code its games in Java, but we also ship with our own version of Java runtime environment so we never have to count on gamers upgrading or changing their version of Java. So, no, changing the version of Java on your machine makes no difference for any of our games. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] aesthetics and good game design
Hi Jeremy, A nice analysis of what is good game design. Now the challenge is to develop a game based on these points! Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] SOD Monsters. Was Re: SOD voices
Charles - You have described a really neat way to make replay interesting in simpler games. All this just involves additional content - not additional coding, except for the code to implement the additional content. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] game taste was: Re: regarding temporal, disturbance
Hi Dark, You use the term game mechanics which is partially what I mean when I say game mechanism. The particular way that you play the game in general has to be compelling to the player. Your comment about what happens if the player is just required to react faster and faster or how boring the simple act of fighting can become is an example of less effective game mechanics. It is more than just the way in which you play the game, it is the totality of the experience - simple mechanics, lots of variation, good atmosphere and challenge. The games that are most affected by poor game mechanics are arcade type games, puzzle and tile games and shooters. I would love to come up with a game mechanism that is as compelling as some of the match 3 games are to sighted players where the game mechanics are simple, but the variations and challenges are numerous - much like you describe for Papasangre. That's the challenge game developers face when they design a game. Well - we can just keep trying. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software Dark said: Hi Eleanor. I'm afraid I'm not exactly sure what you mean by game mechanism here. I've seen various forms of game with different controllers be more or less successful. For example Papasangre on the Iphone very much has the sort of difficulty you mention, plus good atmosphere and a simple challenge to get into, but features a first person interface and a very unique control method using the touch screen. Entombed just uses menues and basic arrow key movement, but is one of the most engaging games I've seen, albeit there are some balance issues which make the flow of the game problematic. Your own games use a basic keyboard choice interface which seems fine. The problem of difficulty seems only tangentially tied to the game's interface and control method. For me a far more serius problem is how! difficulty increases. For example, if the player is just required to react faster and faster and faster, then there will simply be a point when enough is enough. If however there are other factors than reaction involved, the player is tempted to try again and again, sinse while reaction speed can improve only slowly, the ability to get used to game mechanics and make correct judgements can improve far more quickly. Similarly for rpg or other management style games, if the player is tested simply on their abaility to balance lots of equipment, but the fighting itself is fairly dull (just hitting attack), the game can quickly become uninteresting, sinse the player is not being continually tested, particularly sinse the battle might already be lost because the player simply does not have the correct gear. If however the player is required to look at their enemy's movement and react to what they do, then the player's chance of winning is equally dependent upon their ability to interpret and react to what their enemy does. Beware the grue! Dark. --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] game taste was: Re: regarding temporal disturbance
This is an interesting discussion. I can see that you need to have a balance between popularity and individual preference as both Cara and Dark indicate, and that the game needs to be simple to play, but have depth and complexity to make it a good game. But there another component that I have been looking for and admittedly have not found, and that is an engaging game mechanism. The way in which you play the game has to suck you in and keep you coming back for more. It can't be too simple nor too frustrating. The really fun games increase in difficulty slowly as you progress through the game until you are scrambling to complete a level and are really invested in doing so. Part of the lack of different kinds of games is that it is difficult to find a new mechanism, so many developers fall back on the ones that have worked in the past - thus the sequel games of any game that made a name for itself. Another problem with the story type games is that there is not a good tool for building your interactive story that leads you to different scenes depending on the choices you make. It is hard to do the connections and dependencies by hand in an intricate story with lots of alternatives at each decision point. Oh well, that's why we are interested in doing this - it is a challenge. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Death Nell
Hi Ishan The Mystery game, Death Nell is one of seven accessible mysteries produced by 7-128 Software. You can purchase the game, either as a stand-alone game for $10.00, or as part of a game book with 4 other games for $25.00. The Inspector Cyndi series is set in Newport RI during the gilded era. Some of the same characters are present in several of the games. You are a detective, trying to solve the mystery. You question witnesses and figure out the culprit, the motive, method and the opportunity. These games are self-voiced using the SAPI voice on your computer. They have some graphics so sighted people also can enjoy the games. To purchase these games go to www.7128.com and select the GAMES button. That will take you to the page where you can read about each of our games and can purchase and download the game. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 2014 Top 25 Websites list for Gamers who are Blind published
Hi folks, 7-128 Software just published the 2014 edition of the Top 25 Websites for Gamers who are Blind. This handy resource includes where to find FREE and commercial games that are blind accessible, game reviews and information about games that are blind accessible, forums and blogs and lists (including this one) that are visited by the blind gaming community. These Web sites are ranked, and detailed descriptions make it easier to find what you need. There is a direct link to each site. This information is totally FREE.No registration is required. There also is a listing of Top Web Sites for the Accessible Gaming industry and Community Leaders for the first time this year. In addition there are lists of top websites for gamers who are blind or motion impaired. The list can be found at: http://www.7128.com/top25/topsitesblind.html I hope you will spread the word about this convenient resource. Thanks Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 2014 Top 25 List of Web Sites for Gamers who are Blind published
Hi folks, I sent this message a couple of days ago but I didn't see it published on the list. So I am sending it again. If it is a duplicate, please forgive me, but I didn't want to miss posting it. 7-128 Software just published the 2014 edition of the Top 25 Websites for Gamers who are Blind. This handy resource includes where to find FREE and commercial games that are blind accessible, game reviews and information about games that are blind accessible, forums and blogs and lists (including this one) that are visited by the blind gaming community. These Web sites are ranked, and detailed descriptions make it easier to find what you need. There is a direct link to each site. This information is totally FREE.No registration is required. There also is a listing of Top Web Sites for the Accessible Gaming industry and Community Leaders for the first time this year. In addition there are lists of top websites for gamers who are blind or motion impaired. The list can be found at: http://www.7128.com/top25/topsitesblind.html I hope you will spread the word about this convenient resource. Thanks Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Information for Ron Kolesar
Ron, I saw a letter you wrote requesting information on a controller and I might have an idea for you. I somehow lost the contact information and know you post on Audyssesy. Please contact me directly elea...@7128.com. Thanks. --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?
Hi, Yes there are still games being produced for Windows. We just released another game in the Inspector Cyndi in Newport series, Dead Man's Chest. It is available on our website www.7128.com. In addition, we also released a kid's game for Windows, Find It - for kids 8 and up. Eleanor Robinson 7-1287 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New 7-128 Software Inspector Cyndi game released
Hi, 7-128 Software is proud to announce the release of a new Inspector Cyndi in Newport Game, Dead Man's Chest. You, as the detective, are charged with finding the rightful owner of a newly discovered buried treasure chest. Everybody wants the treasure and are telling you lots of reasons why they should be the owner. Interview people in 1890's Newport to determine who should get the treasure, how it was put together, and who had access to the location where it was buried. There are a lot of possibilities. You have to pick the right one. This game is a self-voiced windows game that works on Windows XP through Windows 8. It, like all of the other Inspector Cyndi games is playable by people age 10 and up. The cost of the game is $10.00. It is available on our website, www.7128.com. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Children's Game
Hi, The game FindIt can be located by going to: http://www.7128.com/getgames.html#pizzaGames That will put you in the Pizza Games list. Paddle down the list until you reach the FindIt game. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New Release from7-128 Software
The 7-128 website is www.7128.com Eleanor --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New release from 7-128 Software
Hi gamers, We have released a new game for kids eight and older. It is called FindIt. It asks the player to find five things they might take with them to the beach and similar questions. The player selects things from a field of 36 items. I know this list focuses more on adult games, but you might know someone who would enjoy this. One of the nice things is that it is playable by both blind and sighted kids. There are pictures with tool tips and the game voice says what each item is. Anyhow, we just wanted to let you know that we are working on things. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New Yorker Magazine Blog
Sorry - there is an error in the URL. This should work. I had a slash where a dot should be. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/where-are-the-games-for-disabled-players.html Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New Yorker Magazine Blog
Brian Schmidt from the IGDA Games Accessibility SIG mentioned this article. This is the kind of main-stream article that can help promote mainstream involvement in accessible games. http://www/newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/where-are-the-games-for-disabled-players.html Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Any Accessible Android Games
Thomas was talking about developing Android games. One of the reasons that there aren't as many accessible Android games as there are IOS games is that the emulaters that developers use to write these games are extremely sloow. John has been playing with one and is frustrated with it. Since you have a lot of different Android phones with different specs, it is hard to develop code that will work on more than one phone unless you use emulators. So, if you decide to go that route, expect frustration! Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] text based games
Dark said: it'd be great to have some actual guidelines which people could google. There are such guidelines available at blindcomputergames.com. If there are things that need to be added, we would welcome suggestions from list members to improve them. Dark did make suggestions when we originally developed the guidelines. Are there particular things that would need to be added for developers making text based games that are not already included? Check it out and let us know if we need to change the guidelines. If not, use them as a basis to inform developers about improving the accessibility of their games. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Crossword Puzzles
Hi Chris - no, we don't have demos. Our games are relatively inexpensive and simple. We had them but when there was a major upgrade to the OS, we had problems and discontinued them. The playing mechanism is simple. Our games self-voice using SAPI. You get a quote. As you arrow through the words, you will hear the number of letters in the word, the starting letter and a hint. If it is a small word, you will hear the scrambled letters. You simply type in the correct word. The space bar repeats the current information so it is hard to get lost. When you have solved the quote, you submit it to see if you are correct. Thanks for your interest. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Please vote for your favourite games
Hi Ian, You have included most of the 7-128 Software blind accessible games but have not included the following: Inspector Cyndi in Newport - Death Nell Kim's Game Crossed Quotes I hope these can be added to your list. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Crossword Puzzles
Hi Chris - 7-128 Software has a game, Crossed Quotes that uses the crossword puzzle mechanism of a clue to put the right word in place. When completed, the words are a quote from a famous, or not so famous person. Small words such as the, and and of are simply scrambled. If you are interested in Crosswords, you might want to try Crossed Quotes. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] programming games
Draconis said: It is far more complex than simply looking at numbers and trying to use the size of the user base as a reference point. A huge percentage of visually impaired Windows users are, for example, are elderly persons who have recently lost their vision and primarily use their computers for only the most basic of tasks. They are not going to be a segment of the market who are likely to purchase Shades of Doom or play Swamp.*grin* I just want to say that elderly people are big gamers - just not of the same type of games that you want. If the game is a card game, word game, puzzle game or non-violent story game, they are interested and will play if they find out how to access them. The main problem is getting the information out to them that there are accessible games they will enjoy. That is one of the challenges we at 7-128 Software have tried to address over the past several years. Here is a group of people with time on their hands and usually a little disposable income who don't know that they can play games using audio rather than visual clues. The idea that older people are not computer literate needs to die a quick death. Almost everyone who is reaching retirement age at this time have used computers extensively in their employment for at least the last 15 years. They are almost all using Email, many are on Facebook and Twitter. Some have played games on game portals such as Pogo. They have recently had vision problems and don't know how to access the computer as they used to because of that, not because they aren't computer literate. OOPS - you pushed a button of mine - sorry. Didn't want to go off on a rant!! Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Text based games
Lindsey, The Inspector Cyndi in Newport series from 7-128 Software are all text based games. They can either be self voiced with SAPI or read by a screen reader. If you have a 64 bit computer, you will have to use SAPI rather than JAWs. These games are mysteries set in Newport Rhode Island during the 1890's To solve them you have to question witnesses and figure out the culprit, motive, opportunity and method. These games can be found at our website, www.7128.com. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] need to buy/find some new games
Keith, If you or your wife like mysteries, you might try one of the Inspector Cyndi in Newport mysteries. They are from 7-128 Software. You can access them at www.7128.com. There are also some word games and memory games that are simple and fun to play. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Kindle improving accessibility
Hi all, I just did an update on my Kindle app on my iPad. The writeup indicated that it improved accessibility to blind and VI users. I have not had a chance to check it out, but wanted to let you all know that Kindle apps on Apple Products might be more accessible than they have previously been. I don't know if it will extend to the games that are able to be played on a Kindle or not, but at least it is a start by the company toward improving their products. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Gaming dice
I was just wondering if anyone has thought of 3D printing as a possible way to get brailled dice? There is a lot of experimentation being done using 3D printers. It might be possible to have someone print dice with the brailled numbers on them. I have no idea about how much that would cost, but it is worth a looksee. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Audyssey format discussion
I think Lisa is right. Parents of blind and VI children are not aware of what is available. Teachers also don't know what games are available for their blind and VI students. This would be a valuable resource for them and introduce them to Audyssey where they can get lots of information and help about accessible games. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Fifty Shades of Dark
Phil - You are something else again! Good one. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 2013 Top 25 Websites for Gamers who are Blind
7-128 Software announces that the 2013 Top 25 Websites for Gamers who are Blind is now available. Sorry we are so late this year but stuff got in the way! Congratulations to all of those that are on the list. We just want to say that we appreciate the great work that so many do in making great games available, in providing help to newbies, in reviewing accessible games and providing community to people. I also want to let you know that it is quite difficult to rank the sites since there are so many really good sites out there. To check it out, go to: www.7128.com Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inspector Cyndi Games
Thank you Thomas for your reply to Ibrahim. The problem with JAWs has not, to my knowledge, been resolved, despite attempts to get them to fix it. But, as Thomas says, it works with your SAPI and I believe it works fine with NVDA. We have also tested it with the new Windows 8 OS and it works fine with SAPI there as well. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 7828 Software games
On March 30th, Dark said that: I do sometimes wish their memory games were a little harder First, did you play them with the Easy Button turned off? If so and they were still too easy, they are tunable. I would love to increase the difficulty, he he he he. No seriously, Kim's Game, Snowflake and Orchestra are all set to play with the Easy Button turned on. That is so it does not discourage new players right out of the box. I set the standard game based on beta tests and what I was comfortable with. If there is a feeling that they are still to easy, I can and will fix that. We would love you to do a review of our games. We value your input. Oh, and check out the article that Ashley wrote for Popular Mechanics if you haven't already. She did a fine job. Hope you had a great holiday. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Games wed like to play: definition game
On December 24th, Jewel asked for the address for the Synonyms and Antonyms game. ll our games are available through www.7128.com. Our accessible word games are $5.00 apiece. The only games that are priced higher than that are the Inspector Cyndi in Newport games, mystery games for you to solve. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] games we'd like to play: definition game
7-128 Software has the reverse of the game Nicole suggested. It is called Definitions. In this game you have to select the correct definition for the presented word from its definition and three others. Thomas had a point about the number of synonyms there are for many words and that it would be hard to pick the correct one unless the definition were very carefully written. Our Synonyms and Antonyms game has a player select the correct synonym or antonym, depending on what is asked for. I am currently updating the list of synonyms and antonyms for the next update of our games and I am scratching my head over how many different concepts can be included as synonyms or antonyms of a particular word. English is a really loosely constructed language. That being said, I think the idea of guessing the word from the definition is an interesting one, and since I heard it here, I promise NOT to include it in any future accessible game. So, Nicole, if you want to do it - go for it! I'll be interested in the results. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inspector Cindy Inquirie
Michael asked about the proposed Sinister Cities game series. I am sorry to report that Sinister Cities is currently on hold. We have to redo the game engine and given a very narrow pipeline to get that work done, decided to work on other things at the moment. But, the ideas are still there and we will probably return to them some time in the upcoming year. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inspector Cindy Inquirie
Michael asked if 7-128 Software is working on a seventh game in the Inspector Cyndi series. The answer is yes, we are working on another Inspector Cyndi game. It will probably ship sometime after the first of the year. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] I! am the doctor!
YeaDark Congrats on a really BIG accomplishment. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books
One comment on the different spellings on both sides of the Atlantic - as the creator of the dictionary for all the 7-128 word games, I have tried to include both spellings as correct. If you find words that are not included - let me know and I'll make sure they are in there. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New and wanting suggestions
Hi Caitlyn Welcome. If you want an overview of most of the top game sites for gamers who are blind, go to www.7128.com and look for the top 25 list button at the bottom of the page. The top 25 list is updated each year. You can go directly from that list to the great sites you have already been told about and a number more that also have some great games. Depending on the type of games you are interests in, you might also want to check out 7-128 Software's games as well on our website. The Inspector Cyndi in Newport games are mystery games much like Clue for you to solve. In addition we have word and puzzle games as well. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software Sent from my iPad --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inspector Cyndi mystery games
Paulette The Inspector Cyndi games can be purchased at www.7128.com. If you tab to and select the games button on the main page it will take you to the page where you can read the descriptions and purchase one if you like. As to the name, the company was founded by seven people inside of route 128 (a highway that circles around Boston MA) - thus the name. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software Sent from my iPad --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inquiry on Inspector Cyndi games
Dark We certainly appreciate your offer to do a recording - if and when you get a chance - obviously with what is on your plate, you can't make any promises. We would be happy if you or someone else on the list did a recording of a portion of an Inspector Cyndi game as you described in your post. You could put it on the Audio Games website and we could put a link to it on our website. One reason we haven't done that type of thing previously is that since our games are not just for blind and VI gamers and we didn't think that it would be appropriate on our website. We still are thinking that we will try to do something like a trailer demo on our website, but it may take a while. Anyway we certainly are open to whatever works best for people. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inquiry on Inspector Cyndi games (Eleanor Robinson)
Mike asked - any time frame for the iPhone? Mike the only thing I can tell you is that we are starting to look at how to develop in IOS. This means it will take some time before we can start putting actual games up in the APP store. I would estimate that it will be some time next year before we will have some of our current games re-coded for IOS. If our company was bigger and had more programmers we might be able to do it faster - but for that to happen we have to sell a lot more games than we currently do. Meanwhile we have a relatively narrow pipeline to get stuff out through. We have some ideas for new games as well as re-coding some of our current games. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inquiry on Inspector Cyndi games
Michael asked if you have to ask all the questions. The answer to that is no - you will get more points if you ask only the questions that will get you clues. As to how to do that, you need to think like a detective and try to pick questions that will get you leads to motive, opportunity or method in questioning a suspect. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inquiry on Inspector Cyndi games (Eleanor Robinson)
Hi Dark - Thanks for the suggestion. John and I have had some conversation about using HTML5 on the website to produce demo-like trailers which would show just what you are talking about - the game features such as the videos, the sound and music and so forth. If that does not work, we will get back to you regarding the sound recording. The HTML5 stuff would not take as long to do as some other alternatives we have talked about. We do want to minimize the time taken away from working on the IOS stuff though. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Inquiry on Inspector Cyndi games
Hi gamers The reason we stopped the demos was when we updated it to the SAPI voice we ran into some changes that had to be made to continue the demos. Some of the more knotty tech support problems were associated with the demos as well. So we decided to put them online. The problem is that we have a very narrow bandwidth and so far new development has bumped redoing the demos. It is still on the drawing boards, but we really want to work on iPhone and iPad games, as well as finishing the ones we have already started. Dark and others are right that the games do have the same outcome. But the scoring is based on correctness and efficiency. So there is re-playability. Each story is different, but shares some characters. You are the detective who solves the case. One Inspector Cyndi game comes with the Perception GameBook, along with a Tyler Game, a Woople game and two Woops games, for a total of 5 games. All of our games can be found on www.7128.com Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Conference Opportunity
If anyone on this list is local to the Boston area and would be interested in influencing accessibility in game development in the US, you might consider trying to get one of the free passes and attending the Enabled Play session of the Games for Health Conference. We are sending this letter to all supporters of videogame accessibility worldwide including past attendees of The Games for Health Conference. On Tuesday June 12, in Boston, MA we will be hosting Enabled Play: The Fourth Annual Games Accessibility Day.In past years the conference has seen 8-10 sessions featuring an amazing cross-section of game accessibility advocates, developers, and researchers. This year we're doing something different and we need your help! For 2012, Enabled Play is dedicating itself to generating a briefing book on games accessibility which will be presented on June 13 and 14 to all attendees which includes a cross-section of industry, health, and professional leaders who are attending and speaking.This includes the conference keynotes: Microsoft's global lead on health, Bill Crounse,Reality is Broken author Jane McGonigal, andConstance Steinkuehler Squire who is a Senior Policy Analyst at the White House Office of Science Technology Policy focusing on federal activity and policies regarding the use of videogames to solve ongoing national challenges such as health, education, science, and national security. Coupled with public posting, and sharing of the work throughout the rest of 2012 by other advocates this effort has great ability to better inform federal agencies and others working on serious games about needs for research and development of concerning accessibility.Indeed, making training, education, and other games accessible is nearly a requirement, not a choice for governments and their partners.For industry, accessibility can be a great pathway to better games and sales as four previous years of Enabled Play talks have shown. At Enabled Play 2012, we ask that you join us for a day and help us put together this briefing book, and an accompanying executive summary. As a close friend of games accessibility we are asking you to join us and help.There is no set agenda for the day, just a set goal.Everyone who attends will get a chance to share work, opinions, and ideas. Thanks to support from the Games for Health Project we have been given 20 free passes to Enabled Play to provide to attendees such as yourself.If you are able to attend for Tuesday June 12, you can attend for free.Hotel and travel are your own responsibility.If you wish to stay on for the remainder of Games for Health that is also an additional charge.If you have a brief 10-15 minute talk you'd like to give we will incorporate that into the day's activities. To attend as a guest be one of the first 15 people to send an email with your name, title, and specific area of interest within accessibility to: rsvp2...@enabledplay.com mailto:rsvp2...@enabledplay.com There have been several great resources compiled to-date including whitepapers, great Web sites, and other articles.It's time to put together a summary of all this great work, and to determine a set of guiding recommendations that can help move things further along. If you share our excitement for this opportunity, please join us on Tuesday June 11. Tara Voelker Eleanor Robinson Ben Sawyer Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New member triple game trouble
Hi Paulette - Welcome. In your intro you mentioned that you have a PC as well as an iPhone. If you want to learn more about where to go for game information for the PC, go to www.7128.com We have a list of the top websites for gamers who are blind. This list is updated every year and you can link directly to all these great sites from our list. We also produce games that are accessible. We rate all our games as to their accessibility and any that are rated as blind accessible are self-voiced using SAPI. There are a number of word, story and puzzle games that are blind accessible. We are looking at porting some of our games to the iPhone, and iPad as well as developing some new ones specifically for that venue.But that will take a while. Anyhow, welcome to the list - there are lots of interesting folk here. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] LWorks (touch screen technology)
For Damien: If he really wants to have a keyboard for an iPad, there are wireless keyboards available that can be used to type in items like search fields, addresses and the like. One of the folks in our company has one and uses it with an iPad 2. It seems to work very well. It seems to me that Apple has tried to make their products accessible. They have a built-in voice. You don't have to use a third party package like JAWS or WindowsEyes to have things read to you. Yes - there still aren't a lot of accessible games, but people are writing them and making them available on the App store. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Looking for Word and Puzzle Games
Bill Stevens was looking for Word and Puzzle Games - I suggest you check out the 7-128 Software word games. There is one you might enjoy that is a cross between a crossword puzzle and a scrambled word game. It works with JAWS in a 32 bit environment and self-voices so it is accessible whatever windows computer you have. The game is called Crossed Quotes. There are a lot of other word games and puzzle games available. Check it out at www.7128.com. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 2012 Top 25 List for Gamers who are Blind
Hi gamers Our Top 25 Lists for 2012 have been published. In response to the comments made on Audyssey, we revised our criteria and have added a listing of online games. Although we don't feel we can adequately rank them, we listed them in one location so people who want to try online games can know where to go. The ranking criteria can be found at the end of the page. We adhere to the criteria, and where it appears that a website is not in the order you would expect, try to explain the reason they are in that location. It is a lot of work, but we feel we add value in our analysis of the sites and their offerings as well as giving you an easy way to get directly to the best sites for gamers who are blind. Please check the list out at our website, www.7128.com and select the Top 25 button at the bottom of the page. Enjoy! Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Top 25 websites for gamers who are blind
Gamers - I think my request for information got lost in the shuffle. We would like people on this list to let us know if there are any websites we should consider for the Top 25 list that are not currently on our list. If there are, please let me know so they will be included in our review. Thanks. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Top 25 websites for gamers who are blind
Che asked why we did not list online sites - the answer is that, as is posted in the Methodology section at the bottom of the list, it is primarily for computer game sites. We don't discuss hand-helds, consoles, or online sites. That being said, the Sites to Watch category lists several of the more influential online sites, including Blind Adrenaline. If you look at the methodology it spells out what we look at when we review sites. What I want to make sure is that I don't miss looking at a new site because I don't know about it. I appreciate the sites you have already given me and assure you they will be reviewed for this years update of the Top 25. Thanks again. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Blind Gamers Being Taken Seriously?
Jeremy Hartley wrote an excellent post on the way that sighted people view blind gamers and what blind gamers need to do to interact with game developers. I know that I, as a sighted person, have learned a great deal from the people on this forum. I joined this forum and others to improve the games we produce and to find out what information is needed to improve access to games. That is the reason we, working with Dark, put together the information about how to work with the game development community found on www.blindcomputergames.com. I have tried to be an advocate in the accessibility community for changes in software that improve blind access. Unfair as it may seem, most sighted people will see spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors as a sign of ignorance. I do understand that without visual reinforcement it is more difficult to remember the spelling of words. That prompted me to develop our Sounds Like game that uses a sound-alike word in a sentence to help reinforce the difference between words like (pair-two) and (pear-fruit). Jeremy says accurately that in order to be taken seriously by the sighted world, we need to show that we know what we are talking about, enough to capture their interest. Unfortunately that includes being careful in communication with sighted people to spell check and be sure the sentences say specifically what you mean. We here at 7-128 Software try to make our games accessible, but most game developers know nothing about accessibility and, unless they have family, friends or an interest in the blind community, don't even realize that people who are blind play computer games. I did a session about what is needed to make a website or game application accessible to blind gamers at an unconference in Boston early this fall. The majority of the attendees knew nothing about accessibility and were surprised that it was possible to make games accessible. So, expect that you are dealing with people who know nothing about your capabilities and what improvements in their games would make it accessible for you. That being said, I do see progress happening. And we will be looking at what has happened over the last year as we update our top 25 websites for gamers who are blind. I would value any suggestions as to websites that are not in our top 25 that deserve consideration. Have a great holiday season. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Accessible Online Games for Children
Kelly asked if there were any online accessible games for young children. I don't know about online games, but we do have our PizzaGames that are accessible and geared to pre-school youngsters. If a download game is of interest have her check out our PizzaGames at www.7128.com. Eleanor Robinson 7-128.com --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] iPhone racing games that are accessible.
Hi - Michael wanted to know if there are any IPhone racing games that are accessible. Well, I don't have an iPhone so I don't know the answer to that one, but I'm sure you can get the answer on Apple's website that is specifically talking about apps that are blind-accessible. The URL is: http://www.applevis.com/ Eleanor Robinson --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 7-128 Software releases three new word games
7-128 Software has just released three new blind-accessible word games. They are: Sounds Like - a game that helps you learn the correct spelling for words like pare and pair. A sound-alike word is given, it is used in a sentence, and the gamer types in the correct spelling for the usage. If incorrect, the sound alike words with their usage sentence is given along with the correct spelling of each. People who are blind don't have the visual reinforcement that sighted people do regarding the difference in spelling of words that sound alike and have different meanings, so this should be a good way to practice that. Spelling Bee - this is just an old fashioned spelling bee. The word is said, a definition given, and the player has to spell the word. They just keep spelling words and accumulating score until they miss - and that is game over. The contest is how high a score you can rack up. Crossed Quotes - this game is a quotation in which the short words are scrambled, and each of the longer words of the quote has a clue like those given in a crossword puzzle. The first letter of the clued word is there to help the player figure out what the word is. Besides, the quotes themselves are fun and inspirational. We have also put together a Word Scholar GameBook that includes our other word games and the three games listed above. There are 13 word games in this pack and all but two of them are blind-accessible. Check them out at www.7128.com Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New Interactive accessible comic
Andrew Plotkin, a member of the Boston Indies Group announced the release of Meanwhile for the iOS. It is an interactive comic by Jason Shiga. The plot is: On the way home from the ice cream store, little Jimmy discovers a mad scientist’s wonderland: an experimental mind-reading helmet, a time machine, and a doomsday device that can annihilate the human race. Which one would you like to test out first? MEANWHILE is not an ordinary comic. YOU make the choices that determine how the story unfolds. MEANWHILE splits off into thousands of different adventures. Most will end in DOOM and DISASTER. Only one path will lead you to happiness and success. - A thrilling adventure of quantum physics, self-discovery, and kids getting into trouble. (We mentioned the doomsday device, right?) - Completely redesigned by the author for an infinite scrollable canvas. - Full audio accessibility with VoiceOver; every panel and choice can be spoken. This can be played on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. To access it, go to http://zarfhome.com/meanwhile/ The reason that this interactive comic was made accessible is because Kwasi Mensah, creator of StemStumper, did a talk on iOS game design and accessibility at a conference last spring. So the developer decided to try to make it accessible and this is the result. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] New Interactive accessible comic
Christina asked if she could forward the information about Meanwhile to people who might be interested but who aren't on the mailing list - The answer is decidedly yes. Thanks for asking. I haven't tried Meanwhile because I don't have an iPhone/PodTouch or mac but am a member of the Indie Gamer group here in Boston and like to pass on interesting stuff to people who might like to know about it. Eleanor --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] USA Games News
Thomas, John and I feel your pain. We've been sitting here reading your latest USA Games News; informative as usual. We use SAPI and JAWS in our games. Both are a pain. SAPI crashes sometimes, not always, on our 64-bit machines; though it works fine on our 32-bit machines. Our examination of the Windows error logs confirms that the crash is in their SAPI DLL. Your information about the 64-32 bit-ness of the voices is helpful to us there. Now we don't have to spend a whole lot of time looking for non-existent bugs in our code. (John says Yea!) Suspect that all of us will just have to endure the occasional crash on a 64-bit machine until our gamers replace their voices. At least our stuff automatically saves at each step, so people don't lose their games. And JAWS won't work at all on a 64-bit machine; but you know all about that. Oddly enough, we're seriously looking into using recorded voices (MP3) for the second release of our Sounds Like game. The first release is in QA right now. Ryan, our chief Beta tester says some of the words are hard to understand. And Kelly commented on sound quality in his recent review of our stuff. So we take this seriously. Since a word game is not nearly as complex as the RPG's you're doing, we think that using sound files might not be too resource intensive. Just gotta get Cyndi in front of the mike. (But she's off doing paying acting gigs right now.) Thanks for your timely information. (John says yea again!) Eleanor and John 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Interest in your Helpful Resources
On 10/14/2011 5:11 PM, Jim Kitchen wrote: Yes, I was hoping that since I myself can not do graphics etc that maybe Jeremy, Eleanor, Dark or some one that can, might be able to take up the project. I would certainly be willing to talk with you folks regarding this project. If you want to make a game of interest to both sighted and blind players, I do believe that graphics have to be included. They don't have to be fancy or 3D, but they probably do have to be present to keep the more visually oriented kids involved. That is what we try to do with all of our games - to make them for everyone. So contact me off-list to talk further. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] game styles was, USA Games Halloween Project
On 10/2/2011 Dark wrote: If! I! wrote! Like! this! then you can assume I'm shouting. No Dark - IF! I! WROTE! LIKE! THIS! then you can assume I'm really shouting!! BTW I've been accused of liking exclamation points too much too!! Eleanor --- 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://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] [Junk released by Allow List] Gamers Digest, Vol 66, Issue 204
Hi Jack - you wanted the 7-128 Software demo to use Dark Keyboard. I'm not sure that the old demo will work - that is the reason we removed the demo from our latest version of the GameBook - we were having problems with the demos. However, any stand-alone GameBook game listed on our website will work as well. So if you purchase a $5.00 game it will provide the engine for dark keyboard as well as the GameBook would. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software -- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:38:52 -0500 From: Jack Fmymonkeyboy2...@gmail.com To: gamersgamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] super mario brothers and 7128 game book demo Message-ID: cap4cvub7rgmst9vwdbe-ore7uormrg_dpspeq76tzcytb_f...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Thomas, Well, will you upload your copy of the game for me? The copy I got was from an archive with several abandoned games in it. In the mario folder I only see the sounds and some dlls. And, if you can, will you host it on your sight in the free games page? Also, if you know how to do this or know how to use innow setup, it would be nice if you could compile the game into a setup file so you don't have to unzip the game and go hunting for it. Also, while you don't have the 7128 game book demo on your sight, would you please upload it for me? I have dark keyboard on my computer and I don't want to have to pay 25 dollars for the gamebook just to use dark keyboard. Thanks. best regards, jack --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] 7-128 gamebook and jaws
Alex asked: I am just wondering, does anyone know if there are compatibility issues between the 7 128 game book and jaws, or between it and windows 7 64 bit? as I start the game up, and I find that I can't get jaws to read me any of the menus when it is loaded, and when I switch to sapi, its very sluggish and unresponsive. It worked fine under xp, leading me to think there must be an issue somewhere with windows 7 or something. any help with the above issues would be really appreciated, thanks, Alex The answer is that Freedom Scientific has NOT upgraded JAWS so that JAVA programs on 64 bit operating systems like WIN 7 will function correctly. We contacted them, and at the time we did so, there was no date by which they said they would fix the problem. You can use the game voice which works fine on WIN 7. Whatever SAPI voice you have will be the default. If nothing else, it will default to Kevin - (a voice akin to Robbie the robot on acid) but having the benefit of being free! I'm sorry they have not seen fit to make this change. There are a number of programs besides ours that are written in JAVA and are affected by this. If anyone hears that they have made the fix, please let us know so we can make sure that our games work with jaws. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Philip Benefal - superstar
Hi Gamers, just wanted to let you know that Philip was a speaker at the Games for Health Conference Accessibility Day in Boston, MA last Tuesday and was very well received. He talked about the BGT game development program and then demoed an upcoming game. There was a lot of conversation after his presentation about the quality of the audio game he demonstrated and how people felt like they were right in the jungle. The audience, all sighted folk, were impressed. So thanks Philip. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Philip Benefal - superstar
I wrote the Email when I had just gotten back from the conference and before I plowed through the hundred plus Emails I had in my inbox. I'm glad you all had a chance to hear it since I thought it was one of the better presentations. I finally got through the mailbox and now plan to chill for the rest of the day!! Conferencing is tiring!! But you learn a lot. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Implementing graphic in games with and without sided assistence
Hi Shaun At 7-128 Software we have static graphics for all of our blind/VI accessible games. That being said, even the simplest of them requires some sighted help. You have to select the graphic, edit it to meet your needs, size it correctly and have the file available for the program to place at the appropriate location. The coder can create the code that calls the graphic without sighted help, but to prepare the graphic for display requires visual help. We have also used videos in some of our games. That again requires sighted help to shoot the videos and edit them. The actual coding of the call for them can certainly be accomplished without sighted help. Simple shapes can be coded directly. We used that process for a couple of our reward screens where a smiley face bounces around the play area. That type of thing could be done strictly by coding. So that type of image can be created without sighted help. I hope that answers some of your questions. Good luck in your efforts to become a coder. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] anyone got anny suggestions for the next, version ofbattlezone?
Hey there gamers - The problem of having or not having pit warning sounds is really a problem of level of difficulty and game balance. Since that is the case, why not put in an EASY button where specific warnings are made and that would allow gamers to start on EASY and, as they got better, switch off the warnings. They would not have to lose lives before they built up the skills to navigate. Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Top 25 Web Sites for Gamers who are Blind - 2011
Count on Phil to upstage our announcement, BUT he deserves the credit!! Anyhow, this year's list of the Top 25 Websites are posted on our website 7128.com. Included in each entry is a listing of the main features of the website, information on the games, game reviews and game information available on the website, and the URL. This makes it a convenient place to go to when you need to find a website that might have the information you want. Check us out and see who is number 1, who has gone away, and who has made the list for the first time!! Eleanor Robinson 7-128 Software --- 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 messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
