Hi Michael, I doubt it. Any time a mainstream game is made accessible it is through a conscious effort on the part of the developer to make it accessible to a screen reader. There aren't many mainstream developers developing games for Mac, and those who do would have to be approached individually about access improvements.
The other problem is emulation. One thing that make games for Mac different from Windows is that many are developed using emulation software like Cider which allows Windows games to be ported to Mac without major changes in APIs and code. Problem is since the games are being emulated that increases the problems with accessibility since there isn't anything for the screen reader to lock onto and read. The way VoiceOver works is it checks Mac's accessibility APIs for incoming text etc, and if it doesn't see anything as far as VoiceOver is concerned nothing exists. Since emulators like Cider do not transfer onscreen information through the accessibility pipeline there is nothing for VoiceOver to see. So no. I don't see mainstream games for Mac being made accessible any more than I would expect the average mainstream game for Windows to be made accessible. Cheers! On 12/18/14, Michael Gauler <michael.gau...@gmx.de> wrote: > Such a community project might be a good idea. > And maybe something to bring the focus back to computer users. > While I don't have anything personal against mobile devices, we have or will > > get some rather complex mobile (IOS) games in the near future. > But the sad thing about this that not even Mac users won't get anything > through this, since IOS and Mac are obviously two separate things. > But if Mac has more onboard accessibility features than Windows has, I > wonder if mainstream Mac games could be made accessible like some mainstream > > IOS titles might be playable by blind or visually impaired users. > > > --- > 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. > --- 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.
