I can use a mouse just fine! I like experimenting so I'll definetly try the demo. were do you get it? And as for the comment "mice are for sighties", have you ever even tried using a mouse? I think its a good idea in the game because you can turn faster than you can by repetitively pressing the arrow keys.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Orin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:48 PM Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: News from Alchemy Game Studios I hate people who use excuses like that. At 01:52 PM 12/14/2005, you wrote: >Hi Michael >I am really glad to finally see a blind person on this list that >doesn't use there blindness as an excuse why they can not do things. >I am also a person who has been blind all of my life and for one am >extremely tired of hearing other blind people use it for an excuse, >until I started playing computer games for the blind have not dealt >with very many blind people in my life >especially since I got out of school, >and have found this same mind set with sighted people, >once again thanks for a refreshing point of view. >Steve Walker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: michael feir > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:41 AM > Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: News from Alchemy Game Studios > > > I accept your challenge. I've played James's demo and defeated the boss. > I've been blind all my life. The demo does a superb job of > demonstrating the > fundamentals of using the mouse to aim and turn while using the > keyboard to > walk forward and backward. I'm not exactly a fan of the heavy > metal music he > chose for the action indicator, but I can aim at and shoot zombies just > fine. I can also collect ammunition. It doesn't take a lot of > imagination to > see where this demo might lead in hands as capable as James North's. The > demo demonstrates the basics of a system which will doubtless be refined > into something truly excellent. > > You asked where the good old days went. The short answer to that > is that it > depends on the community as a whole. Cash is a chronic problem in > the blind > community that doesn't look like it's going away any time soon. Most of us > don't have a lot of it to spare. What we can give freely is good > will and a > degree of patience. I'm the first to admit that James is taking > an extremely > long time releasing Monty after saying that it was ready. However, there > were a lot of circumstances not generally known that makes this delay very > understandable. Not the least of which is the certainty of piracy if > products aren't properly protected. I also have some sense of what he's > added onto the game and it's now a far better game than you would have > gotten a year ago. Has he made mistakes? Absolutely particularly > in the area > of communications. However, his intentions are rock-solid and haven't > wavered with Monty or Max as I believe this demo illustrates. > > In the new year, I still have high hopes of bringing the idea of an > accessible games virtual convention to reality. This community is > in need of > fresh voices and new ideas. A highly publicised event drawing in > parents and > educators as well as gamers is I think the next step in helping us out of > the dry spell we've experienced over the past while. > Michael Feir > Creator and former Editor of Audyssey Magazine > 1996-2004 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:53 AM > Subject: RE: audyssey: Fw: News from Alchemy Game Studios > > > > how do you play with a mouse. > > where do you click on the screen. > > A mouse is for sighted people to use. > > It clicks icons, its the stupid touchpad on the laptop that > does flip all. > > I challange anyone here to play the demo and tell me that mice > can be used > > by the blind. > > This is laughable crap! > > At 12:16 a.m. 15/12/2005, you wrote: > > > >>Simple. Use the mouse with your hands? > >>How does this limit the customer base? Seriously Wil. You need to > >>start thinking before you post. > >> > >>Games for the blind do not have to just be limitted to the keyboard. > >>The whole point of this demo (demo short for demonstrate), is to > >>demonstrate another way someone can play a game. The only purpose it > >>serves is for broadening your horizons. > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>On Behalf Of will > >>Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4:21 AM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Re: audyssey: Fw: News from Alchemy Game Studios > >> > >> > >>hi > >> > >>what a pile of rubbish this game is > >>firstly it limits the customer base and erm, hello? how can we use the > >>mouse > >>if we are blind? > >>pile of crap > >>will > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Ryan Conroy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[email protected]> > >>Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:18 AM > >>Subject: audyssey: Fw: News from Alchemy Game Studios > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Alchemy Updates" > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: News from Alchemy Game Studios > >> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:46:19 -0800 > >> > >>Dear Customers, > >> > >>A new demo is available for download via our website or by following the > >>direct link: > >> > >>Note: A mouse and surround sound speaker system is required to play > >>this demo. The system requires are: > >> > >>- Sound card supporting at least thirty-two hardware 3D sound buffers, > >>i.e. Sound Blaster Live! or equivalent > >> > >>- Surround sound speaker system with at least four speakers, i.e. front > >>and rear speaker pairs > >> > >>- Mouse > >> > >>- Make sure your screen reader is turned off during play. > >> > >>- Make sure your speaker configuration is set appropriately in the > >>control panel (if it is set to 'stereo speakers', this demo will not > >>function properly). > >> > >>Click here to download now (approximately twenty-two megs) > >> > >>Or, copy this address to your web browser: > >> > >>http://www.alchemygamestudios.com/downloads/demosetup.exe > >> > >>In other news.. > >> > >>Montezuma's Revenge is in final package testing and will be released by > >>the year's end. > >> > >>If you're interested in ordering either Montezuma's Revenge or Max > >>Shrapnel, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] The order form > >>will be back online soon. > >> > >>Note: If you'd like to be unsubscribed from the Alchemy News List, > >>please send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and request to > >>be removed. > >> > >>Sincerely, > >> > >>Alchemy Game Studios > >> > >> > >> > >>"So you sedate and drown in vain > >>You've got a pill for every day > >>A suit and tie to mask the truth > >>It's ugly head is starting to show through > >>Sometimes when you're out of rope > >>The way to climb back up's unclear > >>The walls you build around yourself > >>I guess they also keep you here > >>Are you afraid of what they think? > >>Whoever 'they' happen to be > >>Or are you hiding from the scars > >>Of your own reality? > >>The monster you're feeding, your lack of perception > >>The things that you do to fulfill addictions > >>The light at the end of your tunnel is closing > >>What is it that you're so afraid of exposing > >>You'd give it all up > >>For what's there for the taking > >>Whatever it takes to keep your hands from shaking > >>The same things you're thinking might make you feel better > >>The same things that probably got you here." - Aaron Lewis > >> > >> > >>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > >>Yahoo! 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