Hi Dark,
Well, I think there is more to it than that. Companies have set
standards for applications and often times companies like Apple really
want prospective developers to meet a specific look and feel. Since iOS
is a graphical operating system they expect program launchers to have
graphical icons that visually remind their users of what application
they are launching. Many sighted developers would regard the lack of
graphical icons etc very unprofessional. I've been told this from
friends etc as well.
For example, I remember showing a friend Mysteries of the Ancients when
it was in the early stages. Of course, this person understood I was
developing an audio game. However, he told me rather than just drawing a
black screen it would look better if I added a splash screen of some
kind with an image of a Greek temple with the logo Mysteries of the
Ancients in the center. He also mentioned rather than just having icons
with text labels like Read Manual, License Agreement, Play Game,
whatever I should purchase some graphical icons of of a little scroll
for the manual, perhaps a stone tablet for a license agreement, a temple
for the main program launcher, etc. He said it would look more
professional that way. So I took his advice and implemented most of his
suggestions.
I think what Apple is doing is they are attempting to filter out
anything and everything that appears to be created by an amateur
developer the same way Microsoft approves games for the XBox or Sony
approves games for the Playstation III. Its a way to insure every game
and application meets their stipulations and design requirements.
Therefore if Liam doesn't have graphical looking icons etc its going to
look cheaply made to a sighted developer, and we can't blame them for
disqualifying a game on that basis. After all, every other developer has
to meet the same requirements too.
On 5/20/2012 5:29 AM, dark wrote:
Hmmm, as I said on audiogames.net, methinks apple need to considder
the meaning of "audio game" a bit more carefully. I'm not sure if this
is malicious disregard or just shear stupidity.
After all, I'd bet they ever reject photo management or picture
tweaking programs for not having sound? :D.
A very silly atitude for a company who include accessibility into
their os by default.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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