Definitely should, though I'd imagine programming the actual physics
for it adds at least a pint of tears to a developer's day lol. It's
something I'd really appreciate though, I think it'd go a long way
toward making you feel like you're actually running when you're
running, rather than it just feeling like you're footsteps have sped
up a bit so things will approach a bit faster. It's hard to explain,
but there's a subtle difference.
Scott
On 12/27/09, Charles Rivard wrote:
> Counting steps got me nowhere, because steps aren't always the same length.
> Set a different pace, and you might stride more, making your number of steps
> less. Hmm. I wonder if this idea could, or should, be incorporated into
> games? If you run, you take fewer steps to get there.
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> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 3D navigation was: The future of Blastbay Studios
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>
> Short answer, yes, those features are what I use exhaustively. On the
> other hand audio maps I'm afraid I find just incomprehensible, cool
> though the marauders' map in Sarah was.
>
> Even coordinates I only tend to use as a general guideline to know if I'm in
> the middle or at the edge of a level, or as an extra land mark feature
> (eg, i need to explore the turning at 8-23).
>
> this is of course just the way i do things, and other people (who do
> not have my spacial difficulties), may do things entirely differently.
>
> Interestingly enough, I'll be having my mobility assessment with guide dogs
> on january the eighth, so I've been thinking about this (and explaining iot
> to the guide dogs service people), sinse I've often found myself at a loss
> with mobility officers who insist! upon using things like step counting or
> route mental mapping which my brain just won't cope with.
>
> i remember one awful incident when learning my way around secondary school,
> there was a turning I needed to make. The bloody stupid mobility officer did
> it with me inumerable times, counting steps and being generally stupid!
>
> I eventually asked my mum (who is also visually impared), and she
> instantly pointed out that four feet beyond the turning was a cattle
> grid, so all I neded to do to find it was go too far, reach the grid
> and turn back.
>
> needless to say, i called the mobility officer some very colourful names
> after that.
> - Original Message -
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> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] 3D navigation was: The future of Blastbay Studios
>
>
>> Hi Dark,
>> As a game developer I find your comments and suggestions most helpful. So
>> as I understand it as long as I design my game engine a long the GMA
>> engine, which I am, including such features as place markers, visited here
>> before announcements, and even try my best to give each room a name you
>> and possably others should be able to give you enough info to go on in
>> order to play the game right?
>
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