Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games
Hi Charles, I'm sorry, but you know because my games are self voicing via the free Microsoft sapi5 text to speech engine I don't guess that they would do anything for a braille display. There is just no good way to put text to the screen in Windows so that it would work with all Windows screen readers like we could in dos with all dos screen readers. Speaking of dos, I did write the trivia game engine back in the dos days and there is still the dos version on my web site. It does put text on the screen. But I have no idea how well that would work with a Windows screen reader and a braille display. The file name is trivia2.zip 318k bytes August 99. To find the file first go to my free speech friendly dos games page and then click on the trivia games page. HTH BFN Jim Check my web site for my free blind accessible pc dos and windows games. j...@kitchensinc.net http://www.kitchensinc.net (440) 286-6920 Chardon Ohio USA --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games
THESE GAMES INTERFACE DIRECTLY WITH Sapi so we don't have any sort of jaws readable message that the speech history mode could intercept, so the only way out I see is jim interfacing with the jaws api and calling the braille scripts that way. but then people start complaining hey hey I'm using wineyes! what about me! and so on. - Original Message - From: "Kevin Weispfennig" To: "Charles Rivard" ; "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games I am not exactly sure if you can do that. Because it is coded for sapi 5 kind of games. - Original Message - From: "Charles Rivard" To: "audyssey gamers group" Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:57 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games Anyone done any experimenting with hooking a 40-cell Pac Mate braille display to their PC and playing Jim's trivia games using it? The reason I ask is that the SAPI speech sometimes pronounces names and words in such a way that you don't understand the questions, as in the case of some of the Harry Potter questions. Any thoughts on how to play these trivia games using braille are much appreciated. Thanks in advance. --- In God we trust! --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4333 (20090813) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4333 (20090813) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games
I am not exactly sure if you can do that. Because it is coded for sapi 5 kind of games. - Original Message - From: "Charles Rivard" To: "audyssey gamers group" Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:57 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games Anyone done any experimenting with hooking a 40-cell Pac Mate braille display to their PC and playing Jim's trivia games using it? The reason I ask is that the SAPI speech sometimes pronounces names and words in such a way that you don't understand the questions, as in the case of some of the Harry Potter questions. Any thoughts on how to play these trivia games using braille are much appreciated. Thanks in advance. --- In God we trust! --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's trivia games
Anyone done any experimenting with hooking a 40-cell Pac Mate braille display to their PC and playing Jim's trivia games using it? The reason I ask is that the SAPI speech sometimes pronounces names and words in such a way that you don't understand the questions, as in the case of some of the Harry Potter questions. Any thoughts on how to play these trivia games using braille are much appreciated. Thanks in advance. --- In God we trust! --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>?
Hi, Microsoft Anna comes with Sapi 5.3. It ships with Windows Vista and Windows 7 by default. HTH Robert Montowski wrote: Hello there, I have never heard of Microsoft Anna? is this a recent voice or has it been around awhile? Yes, I am most interested. is she Sapi 4 or 5? r_montow...@yahoo.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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It's depressing. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: "Robyn Bowskill" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? actually, i find microsoft sam's voice sinister. - Original Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? If she'll work with xp, I wouldn't mind trying anna as well myself for some variety, - I'm sure scansoft daniel is getting tired of talking to Sam and his robotic mates all the time, - -lol! Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Robert Montowski" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? Hello there, I have never heard of Microsoft Anna? is this a recent voice or has it been around awhile? Yes, I am most interested. is she Sapi 4 or 5? r_montow...@yahoo.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.46/2142 - Release Date: 05/29/09 17:53:00 --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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actually, i find microsoft sam's voice sinister. - Original Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? If she'll work with xp, I wouldn't mind trying anna as well myself for some variety, - I'm sure scansoft daniel is getting tired of talking to Sam and his robotic mates all the time, - -lol! Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Robert Montowski" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? Hello there, I have never heard of Microsoft Anna? is this a recent voice or has it been around awhile? Yes, I am most interested. is she Sapi 4 or 5? r_montow...@yahoo.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.46/2142 - Release Date: 05/29/09 17:53:00 --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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If she'll work with xp, I wouldn't mind trying anna as well myself for some variety, - I'm sure scansoft daniel is getting tired of talking to Sam and his robotic mates all the time, - -lol! Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Robert Montowski" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? Hello there, I have never heard of Microsoft Anna? is this a recent voice or has it been around awhile? Yes, I am most interested. is she Sapi 4 or 5? r_montow...@yahoo.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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Unfortunately as far as I can gather, - both from my own investigations of the screen with hal, and from playing some of Jim's games with some of my friends and their working eyeballs, all the text is directly ouput to sapi and spoken, not displayed on the screen. All I can suggest is that you look into installing some more understandable voices on your friends' system. Your probably better looking into something like the 7-128 games. they all have graphics, and can be played with or without the game voice or a screen reader, and with or without use of graphics. Maybe some of their word games or puzle games would be helpful in this situation? The games are commercial, but are quite inexpensive, and your friend would always have the option of also buying some of their non-vi specific games. Just a thought. find out more at http://www.7128.com/ Beware the Grue! Dark. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Bryan Peterson" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? I don't believe so. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: "Robert Montowski" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 3:28 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? Hello there, My sighted lady friend has been asking me if there are any games that she can play against me. I was going to install the Kitchen Trivia games on her laptop so we both could play. The only voice on her system now is the Microsoft Sam voice..not easy to take..sigh. Can anyone tell me if we can turn the voice off and jus t have her read the questions off the screen? thanks Robert PS are there any other kitchen games that can be played the same way? No voice, just have a sighted person read the screen? --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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Hello there, I have never heard of Microsoft Anna? is this a recent voice or has it been around awhile? Yes, I am most interested. is she Sapi 4 or 5? r_montow...@yahoo.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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hi. If you want you can install Microsoft Anna. Let me know if you're interested. she sounds a bit better. - Original Message - From: Robert Montowski To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 5:28 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? Hello there, My sighted lady friend has been asking me if there are any games that she can play against me. I was going to install the Kitchen Trivia games on her laptop so we both could play. The only voice on her system now is the Microsoft Sam voice..not easy to take..sigh. Can anyone tell me if we can turn the voice off and jus t have her read the questions off the screen? thanks Robert PS are there any other kitchen games that can be played the same way? No voice, just have a sighted person read the screen? --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090529-0, 05/29/2009 Tested on: 5/29/2009 5:29:48 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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I don't believe so. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: "Robert Montowski" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 3:28 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>? Hello there, My sighted lady friend has been asking me if there are any games that she can play against me. I was going to install the Kitchen Trivia games on her laptop so we both could play. The only voice on her system now is the Microsoft Sam voice..not easy to take..sigh. Can anyone tell me if we can turn the voice off and jus t have her read the questions off the screen? thanks Robert PS are there any other kitchen games that can be played the same way? No voice, just have a sighted person read the screen? --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Jim Kitchen's Trivia Games>?
Hello there, My sighted lady friend has been asking me if there are any games that she can play against me. I was going to install the Kitchen Trivia games on her laptop so we both could play. The only voice on her system now is the Microsoft Sam voice..not easy to take..sigh. Can anyone tell me if we can turn the voice off and jus t have her read the questions off the screen? thanks Robert PS are there any other kitchen games that can be played the same way? No voice, just have a sighted person read the screen? --- 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://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.