Hi Dark, Certainly the fact the game will require an expensive braille display is a bit of a downer, but I think over all it is a worthwhile project. I've played Tetris before I lost my sight and the audio versions really didn't offer the same kind of experience. I think what Nick is doing here is the best possible way to represent that type of game because you get a tactile overview of the screen which IMO will makemore sense to a blind player than an audio one.
Look at it this way. Not only could Nick represent different blocks using different braille letters he also can make them meaning full. the letter g might represent a green block, a letter r might represent a red block, a y for yellow, and in this way the blocks are different from a tactile standpoint and would also represent the various colors too. However, coming back to the issue of braille displays and games in general it is something we should actively look at because it comes in handy for a number of games. I know of a number of word and puzzle games where I'd like to be able to view the board with a braille display. Something like Wheel of Fortune would be ideal for a braille display because rather than having the board spoken it could be displayed on a braille display which I'd fine more meaningful as I can examine the board at my own pace, look at it letter by letter, and give me time to think about what letters might be missing where with a spoken interface it tends to shoot it all at me all at once without much context. Cheers! On 8/6/12, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Knick. > > I'm intreagued by the idea, but as I said I'm a little concerned of the lack > > of braille displays issue, sinse it means essentially that your game will > have a 1500 pound system requirement which not everyone will have. > > I loved the idea of flight commander indeed you might remember me mailing > you on the subject some years ago, but that would've been accessible to > everyone. --- 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.
