Dark sadly I know a lot of sighted games that still run from the cd
or need the cd for varification when run so I think while a lot don't
that this seems to be an industry practice rather than a minority one.
I don't care for this either.
it puts extra ware on the drive and disks, and for a lot of programs
that do it, it is not usually needed unless some files are not
installed on the system.
Silent steel does this but you can get round it easily enough.
I have known friends that have brought games.
That they have cracked just to avoid running off the cd, because they
hate it so much.
I still know modern games that still need the cd.
I do think this is being abused to much.
In the old days 1995 and earlier I realise why that was but with all
the power we have now we shouldn't need to run off a disk or
anything like that at all, there is no real excuse.
At 03:04 AM 11/8/2013, you wrote:
Hi tom.
Even in the Uk, though the attitude of the rnib is held by some
organizations, there are some who are better. People may remember a
few years ago the organization Guide dogs organization I've always
been a major fan of for their generalized good attitude and habbit
of pushing people to try and achieve things, albeit accessible
computer games are sort of out of their perview. On the other hand,
Action for blind people ran an audio games contest as part of their
accessible technology blog, and when i wanted to test out an Iphone
there was someone from the technology section of the local society
who was quite happy to come and do a demonstration for me.
It's generally a matter of finding the good ones and going with
them, though I confess the prevailance of the rnib, the fact that
when the Uk government or health service newly diagnoses someone as
blind that! is who they are sent to does somewhat get on my whick.
Indeed, last time I went for an appointment with an optomatrist (as
I do from time to time to check my eye pressure, remaining vision
and medication), I noticed a man and his wife sitting behind me
discussing talking watches in rather worried tones. Since they were
uncertain about watches and asked about the one I was actually
wearing I broke the ice and asked if they'd like a look.
I actually felt rather sorry for this couple since the lady had
recently gone blind, was in her late 50's but had lived a highly
active life, going on major camping trips around europe, cycling and
the like, and had pretty much been told she'd now have to stop.
Indeed, she was a little amazed when she heard I lived on my own,
and even more so when I explained I was at university finishing a
doctorate since it just hadn't been explained to her that someone
without vision could do those sorts of things.
While that didn't relate explicitly to games (this lady was
obviously not really interested in such), it does sort of show the mentality.
In particular one thing that annoys me slightly about Aadvertising
zabat's is their major insistance on "running straight from the cd!"
as a major factor, as if running a program from a program shortcut
such as one of the spoonbill games, pontes backgammon or Jim
kitchins is beyond people, ----
heck, even if you were dealing with an absolute computer novice it'd
hardly be difficult to setup a shortcut key so all a person would
have to do is press say control alt 1 to run the game.
My mum is a complete computer novice, (she struggles with sending
e-mail or basically managing files on her machine), yet once I'd
installed Bg Sudocue for her (her being a big Sudocue fan), she's
got no problems running it from the programs menue.
I certainly have no problem with people producing card, word, puzzle
or other traditional games, there are people who enjoy such things
and the fact that they now come with innumerable peaces of
technology (even my parents new sky plus Tv box came with monopoly,
battleships and solitare), but why simplify more than needs be?
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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