Hi Darren Good points indeed. I'm always open to suggestions about the content of the mag. As for the simon says games I see it as a catch 22. By this I mean it's probably easy enough from a programming point. Any new developers are going to walk before they run so to speak. True there have been a few who sprint as a new dev and deserve mention even if it's been done before. As for the games not made with the blind in mind You Don't Know Jack is a fine example of it. It's a wild and humourous trivia game that's about 90% accessible. That might be right up someone's alley but as a blind gamer myself I don't buy many PC games without knowing if it works. I appreciate the good thoughts and encourage the input, by knowing what is liked or not helps to streamline things.
Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "darren harris" <darren_g_har...@btinternet.com> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] About the mag hi tom and all, the Audyssey Magazine does do a great deal I think to show just how effective this community can be. Ok I do think that some of the game releases are a joke, like the numbers games there are out there, hangman and the like, but also there have been some fantastic games out there as well. Castaways among the best of them, along with time of conflict, tank commander, yeah the story goes on. Also another point to note as well is that the Magazine also allows for people to share their experiences of games that weren't specifically designed with blind people and accessibility in mind, but are otherwise accessible. Core exiles for one, ashes of angels, unification wars and many other titles. Also another point to consider as well is that the Magazine does have the ability to present a formal case for the inclusion of accessibility in other game titles. There are probably a lot more people subscribed to audiogames.net than there are on this list. I mean let's face it if we had a list with thousands of people on it and active, because it's emails you would be swamped so for practical reasons it's best to assume that there are far more members on audiogames.net. so having the Magazine and various ways of distribution is and can only be a good thing. I would say though however that the content does need to be more streamlined. With the recent discussions on getting this community viewed more favourably by a mainstream community, we aren't going to do it with numbers games and Simon says type games. We have so many of those that quite honestly we don't need any more and to be blunt the Magazine doesn't need it either. It's poor representation. Am not trying to offend anybody, far from it but equally it has to be said that things do need to change with regards to what is brought out by some. Having said that I think the Magazine does offer much more positive things than negative on the whole. It just depends on what content is included. --- 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.
