[Cabs-talk] No more Blindfold Games or Updates

[Danyelle]

I'm saddened to hear this news. Accessibility is a MUST when it comes to games. Unfortunately a lot of people don't get that concept. 

Danyelle Cerillo

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> On Nov 8, 2017, at 4:25 PM, Candace Luther via Cabs-talk <cabs-talk at nfbnet..org> wrote:
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> I am sorry to hear that.
> 
> Best,
> Candace Luther
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> Cc: marty at blindfoldgames.org
> Subject: [Cabs-talk] No more Blindfold Games or Updates
> 
> No more Blindfold Games or Updates<https://blindfoldgames.org/2017/11/08/no-more-blindfold-games-or-updates/>
> 
> I just finished talking with an Apple representative, and Apple’s decision is that unless I merge the 80 Blindfold Games into a handful of apps, they will no longer allow new games to be released or allow updates to be make.
> From a technology perspective, that’s extremely hard and time-consuming.  From a business perspective, that would mean spending hundreds of hours recoding the games, with no possible return-on-investment.  Most of the games generate sales in the first three months of the game being released, and I’ve been building these games for 4 years.
> From a usability perspective, that means the main menus would be ridiculously complex, and the settings screens would be confusing and almost unusable.
> If you are unhappy with this decision, you can express your opinion to Apple.  The accessibility desk is at accessibility at apple.com<mailto:accessibility at apple.com> or you can call 1-800-MY-APPLE.  Thanks to everyone for enjoying my games.
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