Hi Charles, Yes. I agree if we submit sighted games they must meet some very specific guide lines to be considered for the award. To me accessibility means the games menus, game play, options, is all accessible without sighted help. All to often on this list I see others who have a much looser opinion about accessible, and those guide lines for the award need to be specified. For example, I have heard way to many times someone onthis list say this PS2 game is totally accessible, I rent it, and find out there is a lot of memory involved in playing it. That is not what I consider accessible, and I think those games should be filtered because it is only accessible through lots of help and memorisation. Either that or place those kinds of games in their own category.
Charles Rivard wrote: > I think that any game that is totally, and this should be the key, totally, > accessible, should be considered. Only problem is, some people might think > that being able to shoot creatures and, by luck, hit them, might mean that > the game is totally playable by a blind person. To me, if you know where > the target is, and you know where you are aiming, that would be what counts. > I used to play around with mechanical pinball machines you could buy in toy > stores, and would occasionally hit the ball with the flippers, but that did > not make the game totally usable, as I did not know my score, I did know > exactly when to hit which flipper, and so on. Does having to have sighted > assistance to locate and remember menu choices and other stuff make a game > totally playable by the blind? Not to me. For me, I must be able to play > it right out of the box with no sighted assistance, and if I have to label > some graphics with my screen reader, that still counts. > > --- > If you don't stand behind our troops, > please, feel free ... to stand in front of them! > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
