[blparent] FW: video games

Sat Dec 19 01:22:54 UTC 2009

Hi Allison,

Deven isn't very clear when he explains things, but trial and error is OK 
here, so we'll manage. We would need computer games that are accessible for 
both of us as well, as like Nathaniel, Deven would get bored quickly. He is 
a visual guy, not an auditory guy, so sounds and verbal cues don't register 
nearly as well as the visuals would.

I appreciate your description of the Wii. My nieces have one, but I've never 
played.

I will certainly keep you posted if I find anything like what we're looking 
for.

Rhonda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allison (NFBA)" <nfbarizona at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] FW: video games

Hi Ronda,

I've played Wii bowling with my little guy and it works okay.  You hold the
game remote like a bowling ball and swing it.  You hold a button while
you're swinging, and then when you're ready to actually let go of the ball,
you let up on the button you've been holding down.  So you don't throw the
controller exactly like you would throw a ball, you press, hold, swing the
remote, then release the button.

Learning the buttons on the game control can be a little confusing.  The one
that we hold down while bowling is actually on the underside of the remote.
So you'll have to have Deven explain the buttons to you and each of their
functions.  This will be easy if he's pretty verbal and good at describing
visual concepts.  Nathaniel wasn't really sure how to explain the buttons to
me, so we did a lot of trial and error.  Once I began to understand the
layout of the game remote things got much easier.

As for computer games, please let me know if you discover any that are
accessible to us as blind people but that also have graphics and visuals for
our sighted kids to enjoy.  I keep hearing about great accessible games, but
none of them seem to have any visuals.  I know my little guy would get bored
by a game that's sound only.  Ideally, I'd like it to have sounds for me and
both graphics and sounds for him.  I don't know if such an animal exists
though.  Thus far I haven't found one, but I may not be looking in the right
places.

Best,
Allison

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rhonda Scott" <earthmagic7 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] FW: video games

> Awesome! Then we can get some physical exercise too. Thanks to all for the
> input.
>
> Rhonda
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Babcock, Michael A." <michael.babcock at gwhosting.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] FW: video games
>
>
> hi;
> a WII is very, physical, example:
> you swing the "WII remote" the controller like your bowling for bowling,
> and
> like a baseball bat for baseball. Granted, there are some games that just
> aren't feasible for a blind person, but my sighted girlfriend, roommate,
> and
> brother love it, as well, do i. If i can find it, no, i know there's an
> audio demo of the WII here:
> http://blindcooltech.com
> sorry i didn't get you the direct url, as my internet is not working right
> now.
> thanks a lot
> hth
> mike
> On Dec 18, 2009, at 2:54 AM, Rhonda Scott wrote:
>
>> Hi Allison
>>
>> I know for sure that Shades of Doom doesn't have graphics, not sure about
>> any others. I had that thought too that if any of them were audio as well
>> as
>> visual, I might be able to play them with Deven. He insists that his dad
>> and
>> I could play games with the Wii, but I've never seen a Wii, so I don't
>> know
>> about that.
>>
>> Rhonda
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Allison (NFBA)" <nfbarizona at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] FW: video games
>>
>>
>> Hi Veronica,
>>
>> Thanks for forwarding this!  Do you know if any of these accessible
>> computer
>> games have graphics in addition to their sounds?  Could you ask your
>> friend?
>> I've been thinking of buying an accessible comp game, but I'm afraide the
>> audible ones won't be interesting for a sighted kid.  Especially not one
>> like Nathaniel who's used to action-packed games like World of Warcraft.
>> But it'd be fun to find at least one comp game I could play with him.
>> The
>> website All In Play has free memberships available through Dec 31 and I
>> plan
>> to give that a try with Nathaniel to see if he likes playing those with
>> me.
>> We'll see.  I'll let you all know how that goes.  I think All In Play is
>> kinda exspensive, but I'm greatful for their free trial option this
>> month.
>>
>> Allison
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:05 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] FW: video games
>>
>>
>>> I asked a friend of mine who is blind from birth about video games.  Of
>>> course he is 21, but has been playing some of these games for years.  I
>>> thought I'd share his reply.  V
>>>
>>> Hello veronica. A few games for the blind that I really enjoy playing
>>> are:
>>> 1. Shades of doom. This game is found at www.gmagames.com and costs $35
>>> 2. Lone wolf. Also found at www.gmagames.com. This game costs $30 as
>>> well.
>>> 3. GMA Tank Commander also at www.gmagames.com.
>>> A great site to check out is www.audiogames.net. It has loads of info
>>> on just about every audio game.
>>> I also enjoy playing Madden NFL which is produced for xbox playstation
>>> and nentendo. With Madden and games of that nature I usually have some
>>> one read me the lay out of the screen so I can memorize it. otherwise
>>> I wouldn't reccomend it.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
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