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

[David Andrews]

I have had the same e-mail address, 
dandrews at visi.com for something like 18 years.

Dave

At 11:24 AM 7/27/2016, you wrote:
>I emailed the person that I believe is the 
>moderator off list to bring this to his 
>attention. However if this is the right person I 
>am using an email address that is several years 
>old. Chuck -----Original Message----- From: 
>Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, 
>July 27, 2016 9:17 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List 
>Cc: Gerard Sadlier Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 
>{Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can 
>see, then you are a bad listener Agreed, nobody 
>objected to the first email, Charles (very 
>properly) pointed out that the second email was 
>inappropriate and I left it until the 3rd email 
>before commenting. Look, I'm conscious that the 
>cure is in danger of being worse than the 
>disease, in that objections to these emails are 
>themselves generating traffic on the list, so 
>this will be my last comment. I would be 
>grateful if the mod could sort this. Kind 
>regards Ger On 7/27/16, Cody J. Davis via 
>BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > The 
>first blondfold games email seemed like an 
>interesting thing someone > would forward out of 
>want to share with a group of those likely to 
>also be > interested. I was not bothered by the 
>first email, and I was glad it was > sent as the 
>concept is interesting. However, these emails 
>are beginning to > sound like advertisements. 
>Which is quite annoying. > I typically try to 
>read all blind law threads as the are typically 
>filled > with useful information. These spam 
>emails are tainting the utility of the > mailing 
>list. > > Is there any moderator who can ask the 
>sender to stop or remove them from > the 
>list? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 27, 
>2016, at 11:14 AM, Charles Krugman via 
>BlindLaw >> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> 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  
> >>> ) >>> >>> Web Version >>> 
>http://sable.madmimi.com/click?id=12318.332650.24060-