Hi,
I'm the one of the people who are responsible for the Klango Player, a new "accessible multimedia and community center". We would like to invite all developers to submit their software to a new Software Catalog we will be launching in a few days.
Some time ago we tried to create a few audio games and other small programs for the "listening people", but after a year we already knew that reachability of the VI audience is the main problem of such activity. Because we didn't want to give up, we stopped making games and started designing a new software platform which could be used as an efficient medium for delivering (acessible) software and other interactive multimedia content to broader, worldwide VI audience. It took us almost two years to finish the first stage of the adventure.
We are happy to announce that the final version of the Klango Player 2.0 will be released on 6th October.
With a single download, and thanks to Player's simple user interface, even non-experienced blind users (not only geeks like you;) get easy access to the Player's functions and some additional Klango Programs (through a built-in install/update mechanism). Now, we are finishing the puzzle by adding the Software Catalog dedicated to all developers interested in publishing their software to the community.
If it comes to the community, it grows everyday with new users from all over the world ...without any advertisement from our side. Even now, when the Player is online just for two months (as a beta), we have over 1000 users and each day hundreds of people log into Klango and have a good time with it (take a look at the forums). New language versions are being developped by users themselves ...and so on.
So... getting back to the point of this email: if you're a developer and the Klango Community matches somehow your target audience, simply submit your software to the Catalog. :) It's a simple operation and you can be sure you'll gain a lot of new users for your applications. If you submit your app, it will be listed in the Player's menu and users will be able to download, install and run it directly from the Player with just a few keypresses.
Of course, submitting aplications to the Software Catalogue is completely free.
More detailed information about the Software Catalog and details of the submition process can be found in our Partner Panel, http://partner.klango.net. You have to own a Klango Account to enter the Panel, but we hope it's not a big problem for you :) Simply download the Player and create one. We suggest you to get the For Testers version, because it's almost up-to-date if it comes to various features. It's URL is http://setuptest.klango.net. You can also read more about the player at http://en.klango.net/readme/.
Please note that the possibility of downloading your applications is not available in the current versions of the Player. If we recieve your submission(s) to the catalog (through the panel), we'll release a "final-beta" version next week to test how the machinery works in real conditions before we enter full 2.0.
In a case of any questions, don't hesitate to contact us. Please use our support form at http://support.klango.net, it's the best way of contacting us.
Best regards, Maciej Muszytowski Klango Player/klango.net Team --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
