Hi Charles, Well, that's precisely the problem. A lot of audio games etc are developed especially for the blind and while that does not in of itself preclude sighted users from playing the word blind has a negative stigma attached to it which can adversely effect their opinion of the game or games at hand.
Take for instance the games like Run for President, Destination Mars, Atlantic City Blackjack, and so on. On the face of it those are just Dos text games with some sounds. If called text games a sighted user would accept it as that. Call them a "blind game" and immediately they will probably draw the wrong conclusion about the game and assume it is exclusively a blind thing which isn't true. The point being coming out and saying this or that game is made for the blind can and probably will carry negative connotations weather intended or not. What we need to do is use more inclusive language that makes sighted gamers share in our experience rather than isolate them. Make people aware they are accessible to a visually impaired user, but include it more as a feature rather than its soul purpose for existing. :D I think what we need to do here is broaden our horizons and go above and beyond thinking of just blind friendly games. We could do more to think about accessibility in general and how to bring together people with other disabilities too who may not be able to play standard mainstream games for some other reason besides blindness. Cheers! On 10/30/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > That's because of who they are designed for. The blind. No negativity > intended. The problem might be the way in which the word "blind" is taken. > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. --- 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.
