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

[Osman Koroma]

Does anyone know of a actions games for the iPhone

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On Mar 14, 2013, at 5:36, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at shellworld.net> wrote:

> 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"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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> jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
> Microsoft, windows is accessible. why do blind people need screen readers?
> 
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