Re: [Audyssey] Strategy Games

2014-04-03 Thread Lindsay Cowell
I can't find this game. Lindsay Cowell. -original message- Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Strategy Games From: Ron Schamerhorn blindwon...@cogeco.ca Date: 03/04/2014 9:29 pm I believe it's audio wars. Sort of like risk. On 03-Apr-2014 1:01 PM, leo wrote: Sure, there are other games. Like Entombed

[Audyssey] Strategy games.

2014-04-02 Thread Lindsay Cowell
Any good games where you have to plan things, like SoundRTS, for windows? Lindsay Cowell --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-11 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
On Fri, 7 Mar 2014, shaun everiss wrote: I say this to be telling everyone my opinion. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, as the popular saying goes. What follows are some of my own. And I am trying to be as nice as I can. I think this needs work. JMO. :) To be honest I do not

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Well, not knowing anything about the conversation in question it is hard to comment on it, but a lot of people have unrealistic expectations. Especially, if it is their first time beta testing and have little to no actual skills with software development. Some people, for whatever

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-10 Thread Stephen
- From: shaun everiss Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:19 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Ok, Ok! Enough is enough. I wasn't going to chime in because of the reasons below. However enough is enough. No one has pushed

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-10 Thread shaun everiss
Message- From: shaun everiss Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:19 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Ok, Ok! Enough is enough. I wasn't going to chime in because of the reasons below. However enough is enough. No one has pushed

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-10 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Stephen, I imagine it would be extremely unpopular for a developer to slag a customer or tester for finding too many crashes or bugs. Fortunately, I can not think of too many developers who would do that, because the number of bugs customers find the easier it is to gather information about

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-10 Thread Bryan Peterson
Not that I've ever heard of a dev slagging a customer for finding too many bus. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 10:08 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-10 Thread Stephen
Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Stephen, I imagine it would be extremely unpopular for a developer to slag a customer or tester for finding too many crashes or bugs. Fortunately, I can not think of too many developers who would do

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread john
@audyssey.org Date sent: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 23:44:25 -0500 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Dark, I don't think I have ever heard your Fighting Fantasy podcast, but I'd like to hear it if you have a link to it. Not just for the voices, but I'd be interested

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread shaun everiss
be holding my breath. LOL. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 7:22 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? I don't think you could have said

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread Bryan Peterson
No need to get bent out of shape. Tom's post I thought was quite reasonable and accurate. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? -Original Message- From: shaun everiss Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 9:19 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Yes, it is true if a person is a game developer, a software developer of any kind for that matter, he or she must willing to put up with a certain amount of flack from the user base. That is all apart of the territory of designing software. Someone will like what a developer does and

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread Bryan Peterson
09, 2014 10:02 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Shaun, Yes, it is true if a person is a game developer, a software developer of any kind for that matter, he or she must willing to put up with a certain amount of flack from

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, No, Philip didn't take pre-orders for Perilous Hearts for precisely the reasons you stated below, nor did I mean to imply he did. What I meant to say was that a game developer can release a preview or demo, to give perspective customers an idea of the game, and then optionally take

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-09 Thread shaun everiss
Yeah I agree with you there, someone over skype to one of the devs of the group I work with or at least one of them went nuts at him probably because he expected far to much. At 05:02 PM 3/10/2014, you wrote: Hi Shaun, Yes, it is true if a person is a game developer, a software developer of

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Oh, I don't know about that. I have gotten use to Espeak and it isn't that bad once you get use to it. Of course, it is the default voice on Linux and I have used it with NVDA a lot so I probably have just grown use to the sound of Espeak. Either way, the voice of Keynote use to get

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Lol. No, Angela Carter wasn't suppose to be Australian, but I didn't see the voice of the game as being representative of her voice or nationality. I just considered the voice of the game as the TTS output. Nothing more and nothing less. I could have used Realspeak Tom as the TTS output

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, I don't think I have ever heard Alan or Carol. The only Orpheus voices I have ever heard were pretty robotic and sounded like Robbie the Robot on drugs. Cheers! On 3/8/14, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Well it depends upon which orphius voice. the default synthetic ones are pretty

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread dark
. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Dark, Lol. No, Angela Carter

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread dark
Hi tom. The orphius voice you heard was likely synthetic dave, which is indeed very robotic. However, in Supernova version 6 dolphin started shipping the human voices as default, and if you hear my podcast about the fighting fatnasy project game that I made in 2007, it has that voice.

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, I don't think I have ever heard your Fighting Fantasy podcast, but I'd like to hear it if you have a link to it. Not just for the voices, but I'd be interested in hearing it for its own sake. As for the Vocalizer voices there are actually three different versions on the market.

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-08 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Lol. I didn't quite see it that way at the time, but now that you mention it I do like the idea of a badass Australian female with lots of attitude. For one thing it would be different from the usual American or English treasure hunter we see in movies and games, and I do just like the

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Ah, I understand now. Thanks for clearing that issue up for me. When it comes to TTS voices one thing I have noticed there is a pretty big difference in preference, and a lot of it comes down to what a person is use to. Eloquence came with Jaws and even Window-Eyes for many versions

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread dark
Hi Tom. I do understand both the responsiveness and dictionary points sinse both are reasons I used to like the human voices from orphius although annoyingly it's had a nasty habbit of crashing on me recently so I've switched to vocalizer full time. At least with the later versions of

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread Josh
I think espeak sounds a bit like orpheus or keynote gold. using windows7 laptop On 3/7/2014 2:04 PM, dark wrote: Hi Tom. I do understand both the responsiveness and dictionary points sinse both are reasons I used to like the human voices from orphius although annoyingly it's had a nasty

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, I disagree with that statement. I use to own and use Keynote Gold in the 90's and Espeak doesn't sound anything like Keynote Gold in my opinion. Yes, they are both robotic, but Espeak doesn't have the same tone and inflection as Keynote Gold. On 3/7/14, Josh joshknnd1...@gmail.com

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yeah, I don't really use Eloquence's British voices much, me being an American, so I am perfectly fine with Reed. However, I can and do see your issue with Eloquence because the British English voices sound off to me as well, and I am use to listening to British voices like Realspeak

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread Bryan Peterson
No kidding. Espeak is worse as far asI'm concerned. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 6:55 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Josh

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread dark
: Josh joshknnd1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? I think espeak sounds a bit like orpheus or keynote gold. using windows7 laptop On 3/7/2014 2:04 PM, dark

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-07 Thread dark
Hi Tom. Personally I didn't mind the australian voice in the game, albeit was a little surprising given that I don't believe Angela carter was planned to be an ozy. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread dark
Personally I agree with Josh, I don't see what is wrong with sapi. Sinse dolphin have (up to last year), been so precious about the api for supernova, very few games have run with it, but that's not stopped me playing Vipmud, alteraeon with Mush Z, Lone wolf etc. The exception of course is

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Lol. Yeah, I suppose for most people a wrapper is a wrap artist. However, in programming a wrapper is simply a piece of code that wraps another piece of code or a program with a different interface in order to make it easier for a developer to use the API etc in question. Cheers!

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Yeah, I personally don't get what is wrong with Sapi either. It is a quick and easy API, works fairly well for what it does, and there are plenty of voices available for it. However, as a guess I suppose the voices are precisely the issue people have with it. A lot of Jaws users, for

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Sky Mundell
Tho -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 8:20 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Dark, Yeah, I personally don't get what

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Sky Mundell
-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Sky Mundell Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 8:41 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Tho -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread dark
Hi Tom. that is likely true regarding people's feelings, however equaly that arguement isn't really a tenable one anymore sinse the days when a high quality voice would cost you 200 quid or so are gone so your not really talking sky rocket prices. Plus, on a personal level I'd actually

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Well, it is certainly true the cost of most Sapi voices have gone down in price. Most are reasonably priced about $30 to $45 USD which is well within a person's budget. At least most of the time. However, I disagree about Microsoft Mike, Mary, and Sam. In my opinion those are some of

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread shaun everiss
Windows is still one of the major gaming systems the blind will use for a while. True there are a lot of mainstream accessable games from smart phones apple and android devices and some consoles. However most that can afford it are moving to win7 and up now. Yes eventually we may loose some of

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread shaun everiss
There are a lot more things on the forum to. I also know for a fact because I am on the teams that mtg, ks and reality gaming have games out. In fact reality gaming have just gone live with their snow boarding beta. And this morning I did some sound work for at least 2 upcoming titles and set

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread shaun everiss
which is the problem. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Michael Feir Sent: 05 March 2014 20:06 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? The only game I know of under development

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Actually, compared to other operating systems like OSX Windows is more difficult to develop for not easier. The reason has to do with too many different configurations, versions, and too many libraries and languages that makes Windows difficult to support. For example, right now there

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, True enough. I think a lot of developers choose not to say anything unless they have something of substance to say because a lot of us have gotten sick of negative feedback from this and other accessible gaming communities. The minute a developer announces he or she has something in the

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread shaun everiss
! - Original Message - From: Darren Harris darren_g_har...@btinternet.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? I think though sooner or later a lot more games

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread shaun everiss
devices. I for one can not afford an IPhone. Lindsay Cowell -original message- Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? From: Darren Harris darren_g_har...@btinternet.com Date: 05/03/2014 8:54 pm I think though sooner or later a lot more games will be developed

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Actually, there are more than one library out there for Windows for accessing multiple screen readers. There is Accessible Output for Python, there is Universal Speech which is available for various languages, and now there is Tolk. So I agree supporting multiple screen readers isn't

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Charles Rivard
, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Shaun

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread Bryan Peterson
I personally won't be holding my breath. LOL. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 7:22 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? I don't

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-06 Thread dark
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Dark, Well, it is certainly true the cost of most Sapi voices have gone down in price. Most are reasonably priced about $30 to $45

[Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread lindsay . cowell
Are games for windows not being produced any more, if so, what games? Lindsay Cowell. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread dark
Hi Lindsay. People are still making games for windows, especially many of the people like Spoonbil, Aprone and Gma who always have, plus there are things like interactive fiction, browser games, muds, text rpgs and the like (I was beta testing a text rpg game for windows just the other

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread darren_g_harris
Cool what you beta testing for dark? That astro galaxies game? -original message- Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? From: dark d...@xgam.org Date: 05:03:2014 5.04 pm Hi Lindsay. People are still making games for windows, especially many of the people

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread dark
that is the place to go. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: darren_g_har...@btinternet.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Cool what you beta

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Lindsay, Yes, there are still accessible games for Windows being developed. Although, you don't always here about them on this list there are various new games available that have been written in the last few months or so. From Draconis Entertainment we have their Silver Dollar game for

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Michael Feir
The only game I know of under development for Windows is Three Monkeys. It's going to be an audio action roleplaying games using binaural sound. That should be pretty awesome. News of accessible Game development has always been very slow in coming for numerous reasons. The only area where I think

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Darren Harris
but also with third party screen readers and it's the fact that there are multiple screen readers which is the problem. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Michael Feir Sent: 05 March 2014 20:06 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread lindsay . cowell
I hope not. Apple devices arre more expensive than windows devices. I for one can not afford an IPhone. Lindsay Cowell -original message- Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? From: Darren Harris darren_g_har...@btinternet.com Date: 05/03/2014 8:54 pm I

[Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Eleanor
Hi, Yes there are still games being produced for Windows. We just released another game in the Inspector Cyndi in Newport series, Dead Man's Chest. It is available on our website www.7128.com. In addition, we also released a kid's game for Windows, Find It - for kids 8 and up. Eleanor

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Charles Rivard
...@btinternet.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? I think though sooner or later a lot more games will be developed for apple devices over windows because

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Josh
. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Michael Feir Sent: 05 March 2014 20:06 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? The only game I know of under development for Windows is Three Monkeys. It's

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Josh
: I hope not. Apple devices arre more expensive than windows devices. I for one can not afford an IPhone. Lindsay Cowell -original message- Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? From: Darren Harris darren_g_har...@btinternet.com Date: 05/03/2014 8:54 pm I think

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, That is certainly part of it. Outputting text to speech is simpler for a developer to do when there is a standard method for doing it such as with SAPI which should be installed on every machine from XP on up by default. With screen readers there are so many and each has its own

Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more?

2014-03-05 Thread Charles Rivard
@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New games for windows not being produced any more? Hi Charles, That is certainly part of it. Outputting text to speech is simpler for a developer to do when there is a standard method for doing it such as with SAPI which should

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-03-02 Thread shaun everiss
Agree with that one. even in my simple programs I did in uni in pascal and even java script there was simple math for simple outputs, and the like. Unless you just wanted to print a message on the screen that was. At 08:16 AM 3/1/2014, you wrote: Hi Cara, Well put. The majority of

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-03-02 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yeah, there is usually some basic math involved in any program, especially games, just because that is the way things are. However, it doesn't mean all the math has to be difficult or complex. Usually a novice programmer can get by on basic adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing if the

[Audyssey] Strategy games.

2014-03-01 Thread Lindsay Cowell
Are there any good strategy games for windows? Lindsay Cowell. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] Strategy games.

2014-03-01 Thread Charles Rivard
lindsay.cow...@virginmedia.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 2:36 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Strategy games. Are there any good strategy games for windows? Lindsay Cowell. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Strategy games.

2014-03-01 Thread Jacob Kruger
: [Audyssey] Strategy games. Are there any good strategy games for windows? Lindsay Cowell. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] Strategy games.

2014-03-01 Thread Josh
yes. sound-rts and alter-aeon the mud with mush z client and sound packs. using windows7 laptop On 3/1/2014 3:36 PM, Lindsay Cowell wrote: Are there any good strategy games for windows? Lindsay Cowell. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send

Re: [Audyssey] Strategy games.

2014-03-01 Thread Josh
and star trek time of conflict. and trek 2000 using windows7 laptop On 3/1/2014 3:36 PM, Lindsay Cowell wrote: Are there any good strategy games for windows? Lindsay Cowell. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Cara, Well put. The majority of programming is the logic behind how the program will work and then coming up with a design, organizing the code, so you get that functionality out of the game or program. Once a developer understands the logic and the concepts behind how a program works they

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, Well, let me reiterate that the math skills you do have such as basic adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, etc is sufficient for very simple and basic games. You do however have to understand the basics of how Algebra works such as assigning and using variables in formulas

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Ian Reed
Thomas said: Just do what you can with the skills you do have, know your strengths and weaknesses, and do the best you can. I say: Very well put. Josh, I'd like to add that nobody is good at Math or programming when they are born. Becoming good at them is a process of learning and practice. It

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Josh
I asked chip orange if he would do some game programming classes on a team-talk server. His audio classes and accompanying examples for window-eyes scripting are excellent! he seems to be one of the few people who can both program, and also teach and explain things in a way with lots of

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Josh
perhaps chip's window-eyes scripting classes will help. I'll take them one class at a time I finnished class one, played around with the examples and such and its going good so far. using windows7 laptop On 2/27/2014 1:33 PM, Ian Reed wrote: Thomas said: Just do what you can with the skills

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, Well, keep in mind that writing scripts for Window-Eyes is completely different from game programming. I know that Chip is a talented developer, is a skilled developer, but to my knowledge he has never written any audio games so probably is not the right person to ask about game

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Josh
oh so visual basic won't do it then? jim seems to get along good with vb6 though. using windows7 laptop On 2/27/2014 6:38 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi Josh, Well, keep in mind that writing scripts for Window-Eyes is completely different from game programming. I know that Chip is a talented

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, You are confusing Visual Basic with Visual Basic Script., Those are completely two different languages from Microsoft. Visual Basic is a full fledged programming language for writing applications, games, etc. The later versions of Visual Basic are a part of Microsoft's .NET suite of

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Cara Quinn
Another consideration is that much of programming is logic and creativity. Math can come into this in the form of simpler work with variables as Thomas has said but important concepts are the logic of how a program will function and what you need to do creatively to make that happen. Once you

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Cara Quinn
Absolutely! Totally agree! Where there's a will there's a way! :) Go for it! Smiles, Cara :) --- iOS design and development - LookTel.com --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Feb 27, 2014, at 10:33

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-27 Thread Josh
yes it sure does. using windows7 laptop On 2/27/2014 8:28 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Another consideration is that much of programming is logic and creativity. Math can come into this in the form of simpler work with variables as Thomas has said but important concepts are the logic of how a

[Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-26 Thread Josh
let me help you further by telling you what my math skills are in a list here... good skills 1. adding 2. subtracting 3. multiplying 4. division. 5. decimals. 6. I know pi is 3.14159. 7. percents. 8. less than and greater than. things I am bad at or don't want to touch. bad skills. 1. algebra.

Re: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have

2014-02-26 Thread Jacob Kruger
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, 27 February, 2014 5:16 AM Subject: [Audyssey] making games with skills i have let me help you further by telling you what my math skills are in a list here... good skills 1. adding 2. subtracting 3. multiplying 4. division. 5. decimals. 6. I

Re: [Audyssey] Online games.

2014-02-19 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Nicol, Well, in all honesty I would find that rather unlikely. While a BopIt game for Symbian phones doesn't sound like much its still inconvenient for the majority of accessible game developers for one of two reasons. First, the number of people who have Symbian phones these days are very

[Audyssey] HTML5 Games: Are Any of These accessible?

2014-02-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, guys, Anyone ever tried these games? I’m about to. I’d think that this might be a way to design accessible games on the web that could take the place of flash games, but I’m not a developer, so I can’t be sure. http://html5games.com Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers.

Re: [Audyssey] HTML5 Games: Are Any of These accessible?

2014-02-18 Thread Jacob Kruger
well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, 18 February, 2014 8:36 PM Subject: [Audyssey] HTML5 Games: Are Any

Re: [Audyssey] Online games.

2014-02-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Hope you feel well soon Lindsay! Smiles, Cara :) --- iOS design and development - LookTel.com --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Feb 13, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Lindsay Cowell lindsay.cow...@virginmedia.com

Re: [Audyssey] Online games.

2014-02-15 Thread shaun everiss
To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Online games. I'm not feeling too good, and was wondering, are there any accessible games I could play on my symbian cellphone, in bed? Lindsay Cowell. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers

Re: [Audyssey] Online games.

2014-02-14 Thread Nicol
PM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Online games. I'm not feeling too good, and was wondering, are there any accessible games I could play on my symbian cellphone, in bed? Lindsay Cowell. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail

[Audyssey] Iphone games was: Re: Starbase orion

2014-02-13 Thread dark
Well Simon ironically I was the other way around. I was interested in the Iphone mostly for playing games when i heard about games like king of dragon pass, which is one reason I like the variety of games available. I've sinse found some other things the Iphone is good for as well, for

Re: [Audyssey] Iphone games was: Re: Starbase orion

2014-02-13 Thread darren harris
yup totally have to agree with you thee dark. i have had my phone constanly in my hand since startraders became more accessible that's for sure. wish there were games out there more like it but accessible. Sent from my iPad On 13 Feb 2014, at 09:54, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Well Simon

[Audyssey] Online games.

2014-02-13 Thread Lindsay Cowell
I'm not feeling too good, and was wondering, are there any accessible games I could play on my symbian cellphone, in bed? Lindsay Cowell. --- 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

[Audyssey] Facebook games

2014-02-11 Thread Bogdan Muresan
Hello all. Who knews some kool facebook games. Thanks alot. --- 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

Re: [Audyssey] Facebook games

2014-02-11 Thread Ken Downey
me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook, (KenWDowney,) or write me at kenwdow...@me.com . - Original Message - From: Bogdan Muresan bogdanmures...@gmail.com To: gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:18 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Facebook games Hello all. Who

Re: [Audyssey] Facebook games

2014-02-11 Thread Teresa Cochran
It’s been a long time, but I used to play one called My Zoo. It had you build a zoo, and when you acquired a new baby animal, all these terminally-cute baby animal pictures would be posted to your wall. You had to keep the zoo financially solvent, make sure there were enough amenities for the

[Audyssey] Japanese Games

2014-01-29 Thread Leonardo Argel
Hi guys, It has been a long time. Glad to be back! I just wanted to know about using the NVDA Instant Translate Add-on. I just got BK2 and BK3 but for some reason, the text is not going on the clipboard and I can not translate it. Sorry if this sounded stupid to others that know how to use it but

Re: [Audyssey] android games

2014-01-07 Thread Dakotah Rickard
Consider this. Right now, most of the info on Android that you find on the net is outdated and not really workable in terms of research. For current data, check out the eyes-free google group. It's active, open, and friendly. Furthermore, Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0, is really making strides

Re: [Audyssey] android games

2014-01-07 Thread Josh
please someone make a simple duck hunt game. I'll pay $1 or $2 for such a simple game right off the bat myself. I can afford $1 for a game. my google wallet is set up and ready to go. I'll be the first one to buy if someone makes it. Josh using windows7 laptop On 1/7/2014 2:34 PM, Dakotah

Re: [Audyssey] android games

2014-01-07 Thread Cara Quinn
HI Dakotah, Not sure if Thomas is on the Eyes-Free list but I am, and I think much of what is being discussed here is really pretty current as regards Android accessibility. If there are issues that we're missing, can you maybe go over them point by point? This would really be helpful to me

Re: [Audyssey] android games

2014-01-07 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dakotah: Up until a couple of days ago I was on the Eyes Free mailing list, and I believe my information is as up to date as it needs to be. I seriously looked into Android game development, and decided for the moment it is not for me. I think that is what you, Josh, and some others perhaps

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