Chip, first off, a big HELLO to you! -And nice to have you on the list!!!
As far as me being the person to ask, well, there are quite a few people here who can help you out! <smile> The two developers responsible for Audio Quake are Matthew and Sebby (abv) -and there is at least one other coder on the list as well... between the four of us, as well as the many players / server admins here also, I'm sure others will be chiming in to answer any questions you might have. Let me just start by saying that Quake is probably the most popular FPS (first person shooter) on the web. It's been around since 96 and has had several generations / spinoffs by now... It was the first internet multiplayer game to use true 3D modeling technology to render elements in virtual space... it uses real physics maths to generate a dynamic 3D environment where one can move around and interact in real time. Add to this the ability to see and interact with others via the internet and with Audio quake, have that be accessible to the VI community. Eek! what a horrible sentence! lol! Please excuse me, am doing a bit of the sleepy girl thing! <smile> *yawn* Anyway, A FPS game is one where you simply move about a map and sort of do the laser tag thing, scoring frags (kills) on your opponents, be they automated monsters, bots, which are simulated players, or actual human players... My personal interest in Quake came not from being a gamer, (which I'm not) but from a developer friend of mine who was sighted and happened to work on quake and World of War Craft. She found it on line and wanted to see what it was about. I found it amazing in the sense that a 3D world could be rendered so well, sonically, so that one could actually not only move around within it, but also interact with others in it... So I see many other applications for this technology in addition to the obvious, of being able to make mainstream multiplayer games accessible... Okay, <smile> I suppose I'll sign off for now and check back in witchyall when I'm a bit more awake! lol! I hope this made sense and gives you a bit of insight into quake... <smile> Have a wonderful night and catch ya on the flip!... Smiles, Cara :) On Nov 5, 2007, at 6:37 AM, Chip Orange wrote: > Hi Cara, > > I just joined the list without actually knowing anything about audio > quake except that it's multiplayer and it's accessible to the > blind. I > have been looking around for some info on exactly what it is that I am > trying to get involved with, and if you're the person to ask for help, > then I'm asking!! Pllleeeaassseee!!!!! > > I would much appreciate an mp3 or a text tutorial rather than a live > chat. > > Thanks so much, > > > Chip > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Chip Orange > Database Administrator > Florida Public Service Commission > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (850) 413-6314 > > (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Cara Quinn >> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 2:39 AM >> To: Ken the Crazy; AGRIP User and Developer discussion list >> Subject: Re: [AGRIP-discuss] Launchpad and Future Releases >> >> >> Ken, I did try a class a while back on TT but absolutely NO ONE >> showed up! lol! this was after everybody said how much they wanted >> one. <smile> Go figure!!! >> >> So the quick answer is 'no.' *smirk* Of course, this >> doesn't mean >> I can't be persuaded! But one would need to be PRETTY creative / >> convincing to do so!... <smile> So the less quick answer is - >> maybe... so we'll see... >> >> <smile> >> >> So now, just as a quick update on my testing situation; as >> you may >> notice from my email headers, I'm now on a MacBook, and will be >> getting another copy of Win XP in a few days. So I'll then >> be able to >> resume testing / coding / hopefully even playing a few games soon! >> lol!... >> >> Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend and talk with >> y'all soon!... >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> >> >> On Nov 4, 2007, at 8:20 PM, Ken the Crazy wrote: >> >>> I would love to help out, but I have absolutely no idea of how to do >>> anything in Quake so far. Cara, are you considering trying another >>> tutorial? How bout a text version if not a class on TeamTalk? >>> Ken Downey >>> President >>> DreamTechInteractive! >>> >>> And, >>> Coming soon, >>> Blind Comfort! >>> The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Matthew Tylee Atkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 10:47 AM >>> Subject: [AGRIP-discuss] Launchpad and Future Releases >>> >>> >>>> You may remember me raving about how good Launchpad >> appears to be for >>>> helping us manage bug reports, feature suggestions, >> quesitons and the >>>> code that will make up future releases. Specifically, it can be >>>> used to >>>> share the development work amongst any interested >> community members. >>>> Please let me know if you'd like to join our ``AGRIP >> Hackers'' team >>>> and >>>> help out! >>>> >>>> In the meantime, I have begun compiling a list of bugs and feature >>>> suggestions that will need to be addressed before 0.3.0 is >> released. >>>> Launchpad provides a convenient way for us to say ``this >> feature or >>>> bug >>>> must be in for release 0.3.0''; this is called a milestone >> and you >>>> can >>>> look at what has been targetted for milestone 0.3.0 at the >> following >>>> URL. >>>> >>>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/audioquake/+milestone/0.3.0 >>>> >>>> That page lists the bugs and blueprints (feature >> suggestions) that >>>> have >>>> been targeted for 0.3.0. I will probably add a 0.3.1 >> milestone soon, >>>> too, which will mainly be about moving the code over to launchpad/ >>>> bazaar >>>> (their distributed version control system of choice). >>>> >>>> Remember that you can report bugs, blueprints and questions at >>>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/audioquake and that once >> you've done >>>> this I can set about using the information you provide to >> work out >>>> the >>>> cause and hopefully fix the problems. >>>> >>>> You will need to sign up to launchpad to do these things, >> but this is >>>> only so we can still contact you for information and the form takes >>>> about a few minutes at most to fill in (basically all you have to >>>> provide is your email address). >>>> >>>> Thanks for your time and I hope that this improves things for us >>>> all as >>>> time goes on :-). >>>> >>>> bye just now, >>>> take care, >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Matthew Tylee Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> AGRIP-discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.21/1109 - Release Date: >>>> 11/4/2007 11:05 AM >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AGRIP-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AGRIP-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss >> > _______________________________________________ > AGRIP-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss _______________________________________________ AGRIP-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.agrip.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/agrip-discuss
