[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener

[Steve Jacobson]

These messages are going to a lot of our lists.  The information is probably acceptable on some lists but not on others.  I am Guessing that Dave Andrews is likely already on this.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson


-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Charles Krugman via BlindLaw
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 10:14 AM
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Charles Krugman <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener

I totally agree. Where is our moderator when we need him?
Chuck

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:12 AM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Cc: Gerard Sadlier ; Blindfold Games
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, 
then you are a bad listener

Hi All,

I think these blindfold games emails are spam and would prefer not to
receive them on this list. Perhaps those of you (if any) who are
interested could join a dedicated list?

Many thanks.

Kind regards

Ger

On 7/27/16, Blindfold Games via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> If you can see, then you are a bad listener
> ==========
>
> When I created the tutorial for Blindfold Racer, I was really confused why
> blind teens had no problem understanding the tutorial, and sighted adults
> would get confused.
>
> I added more pauses ("tap the screen to continue") between each tutorial
> instruction, or more tried rephrasing the sentence, but they just didn't
> understand. Then an auditory therapist mentioned that sighted adults lose
> their ability to listen and comprehend without seeing something to 
> reinforce
> what they are learning. Blind people can't rely on their sight, so their
> auditory attention skills are far superior.
>
> The therapist continued to explain to me that visually impaired people
> develop their auditory cortex in lieu of using their visual cortex.
>
> I learned the true extent of this when I collaborated with Judy Dixon (who
> runs the Talking Book program at the Library of Congress) to build a
> Blindfold Sudoku game. If you are unfamiliar with Sudoku, the basic idea 
> is
> that you must fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column and each row
> contains all of the digits from 1 to 9 with no duplicates.
>
> When I play Sudoku, I need to see the entire puzzle to solve it. Blindfold
> Sudoku tells you what number is in each cell, or row, or column and from
> that, you must create the image in your head. Blind Sudoku players are 
> able
> to do this; very few sighted people can.
>
> My blog follows the development of audio games and other technologies that
> we’re building that don’t require using your eyes. It’s a different way of
> perceiving the world, and it’s amazing what you can learn.
>
> Check out our blog, where you can download any of the games for free:
> BlindfoldGames.org (
> http://sable.madmimi.com/click?id=12318.332650.23710.1.80440ad88f1f36c52c7fad22d7ec2c63
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