[Electronics-talk] alternatives to video games and visual games

[Jude DaShiell]

If you don't mind a little learning curve, http://nethack.org/ has a 
game for you.  Unfortunately the accessible version isn't compiled for 
any of those portable devices but can be played on pc's.  In windows a 
dos command window can be used to play the dos version of the game.  
Linux and mac users can play their own native versions of the game.  The 
nh-access configuration file sets the game up so everything that would 
have been graphical comes up in ascii text.

On Tue, 12 Mar 2013, Tone wrote:

> do you have skype or zello? or if you want email of the list, and I'll  tell
> you of some games
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Bramlett"
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:06 PM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] alternatives to video games and visual games
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As you know, more and more games are developed on gadgets. Some are
> > portable; others are for home use.
> > For at home we have the WII, Playstation and xbox. For portable options,
> > there are numerous ones. All tablets and smart phones have games. Then you
> > have the Kindle, Nook, and more.
> >
> > So what technology, if any, do you use as an alternative to these on screen
> > games?
> > Games range from adaptations of real card or board games to new ones
> > developed for these portable book readers and tablets.
> >
> > Scrabble, Hangman, monopoly, and word searches are some games.
> > I am beginning to feel left out when people talk about all these games. My
> > mother, who usually hates technology, has fallen in love with a few games on
> > her new Kindle Fire; of course, not accessible to us. My mom is intimidated
> > by computers, yet somehow picked up the concept in the kindle okay. She has
> > games, music aps, and books on it.
> >
> > Perhaps, there are IOS games out there. I suppose there are computer games
> > which I just haven?t looked at.
> > I?d love to have a version of hangman, word puzzles, and card games for the
> > pc.
> >
> > There are two games I had as a kid; I don?t know if both still exist as its
> > old technology. But one does.
> > 1. The Speak n Spell was a handheld thing; like a primative computer. You
> > used it as a dictionary and it had academic games on it such as guessing
> > partial words, a word scramble where you had to unscramble letters to make a
> > word, word matching, and more games.
> > 2. The Franklin Language master still exists; I saw it online. Most have the
> > pc for a dictionary. But for those who want another portable option or a way
> > to expand your vocabulary, this is excellent. It is lightweight with a
> > qwerty style keyboard and speaks everything as well as a way to magnify the
> > text. You can play word games on it such as hangman, word scramble, flash
> > cards, word train, creating anagrams and more. I think there?s ten games on
> > it.
> >
> >
> > So what else is out there? Maybe something from APH?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Ashley
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Microsoft, windows is accessible. why do blind people need screen readers?