Gee, I would have thought that something like A and B for north and south and C and D for east and west would have been better, at least for me it would have been easier to remember than the A and D for east and west and so on.
Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Truman Toys & Games via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:42:26 -0800 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Truman toys, audio adventures, some questions, and some feedback > This is Lee. > There are many times when we use the ABCD buttons for North South East and > West. > We discovered it was best to standardise this between games, so we always > design with A and D for West and East, then B and C for North and South. We > also introduce the controls in that order. > This might sound strange, but in testing we found people were most > comfortable with hearing the controls as Left then Right, Up then Down. We > think there's something in the way people perceive the controls, or in how > humans create a visual perception. > > Up until now, we've always used compass directions as a way of navigating, > but I managed to build a new way which appears in the upcoming Bank Robbing > Bunnies. In this new style, one of our Bunnies steals a car and has to > stealthily drive it using A to turn left, D to turn right, B to continue > forward, or C to park and lay low whilst the cops look for you. > So, instead of pressing a button to go North, you now press buttons to change > direction. If you are facing East and press to turn left, you'll end up > facing North. > During this game, you've got to drive across the city. If you hear the cops > you need to go quiet, and there is a hidden challenge in that there are three > one way streets. There's a bonus if you can find and go down them all. > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#128853): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128853 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118060459/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
