Just as most things today exist for a world that takes in 90% of its environment through sight, the iPhone is no different. That's why you don't need audio feedback for visual apps. You can tell just by looking at the screen that things are working. In fact, many apps lose their sound when the iPhone's mute switch has been flipped, whereas at no time is the screen blank unless the phone is off or a blind user turns on the screen curtain. I see where you're coming from, and to you and I it makes sense, but Apple is catering to a pretty low denominator--the same type of people who can't find the button to make the cup holder pop out the front of their computer again. Like it or not, it's just a picture, and that won't be hard to implement. At least they're not making Liam put moving graphics into the game. Ryan
-----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:07 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Audio Archery news. I'm afraid I disagree Ryan, sinse the entire point of an audio game is that the audio is still laying, so no reason for sighted people to freak. By the same logic, shouldn't all those soundless aps have sound just in case someone freaked out because they thought their speakers were bust? And anyway, don't Iphones have a way to alt tab to the desktop or nearest equivolent? while I freely confess I know little about the interface, I'd be very shocked if once something was running you couldn't go back to your basic phone setup or pull up a taskbar, just in case it crashed, in which case, no freakout. As I said, unless Apple are requiring the same requirements from visual only programs that have no sound, which planely they are not doing, this strikes me simply as unrealistic standard applied to a medium they weren't meant to be applied to. Beware the Grue! dark. ----- --- 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://mail.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://mail.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.
