Thanks. Yes he plays nintendo wii. We have Jim kitchens games We have crazy tennis and the like from VIP game zone. He plays quite a few interactive fiction games on his Braille notetaker, including bears night out, winter wonderland and the like. I don't mind games where he can memorize paths, sequences and commands, but they need to be elaborate, since after playing GTA, the other games don't interest him.
Sent from my iPhone On 21-Sep-2012, at 4:24 PM, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ruchi, this is a bit of a difficult question to answer because its not > a simple yes or no answer. There are mainstream PC games that various > blind gamers have managed to play, but many of them require > memorization, sometimes some sighted help, and some are simply not age > appropriate for your son. So if you are specifically looking for games > that your son can play with his sighted friends that is likely to be a > fairly short list.' > > For example, I'm a blind man in my mid 30's and I play Wii Sports and > Wii Sports Resort with my wife and son. Its doable, but its not 100% > accessible. I have difficulties accessing the game menus, can't see my > scores, but I can generally do well enough at the game play itself > once I practiced at it. > > As a rule of thumb the games most blind gamers play with sighted peers > are fighting games such as Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Marvel > Verses Capcom, etc. These games require quite a lot of practice, > memorization, and isn't something your son can pick up and be good at > in hour or a day. Plus given the amount of violence etc I don't know > if they are exactly age appropriate either. > > All I really can say here is there are accessible games that are fine > for a 9 year old, but they are specially designed for a blind gamer. > Something like Jim Kitchen's Life, Monopoly, Yatzi, and other board > games are perfect for a blind child. If his friends are willing to > play via speech fine, but if they expect graphics I doubt they'll have > much fun with Jim Kitchen's games because they just display a blank > window on screen which is what most audio game developers do. > > Before I go I'll point you to 7-128's website. On > http://www.7128.com > they have some childrens games and if I'm not mistaken they have some > simple graphics. So might be worth looking into. > > In the end you'll have to download and try certain games and find out > if it is something you and your son will be interested in. Checkout > the database at > http://www.audiogames.net > and checkout Phil's fantastic games and where to find them list at > http://www.pcsgames.net. That may help you with ideas. > > Cheers! > > > > On 9/21/12, Ruchi Patil <ruchi_pa...@samruddha.net> wrote: >> Dear All, >> >> >> >> I am a mother of a 9 year old blind kid who enjoys playing games on his >> computer. His favourite happens to be GTA san andreas, but don't really >> want >> to encourage him on that. Are there any more games he can play which his >> sighted peers can enjoy as well, either on the comp or on playstation or >> PSP. I am sure this is a repeat post, but would really love to hear from >> you >> all. >> >> >> >> Warm regards, >> >> Ruchi >> >> --- >> 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. --- 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.
