[nabs-l] Accessible Games

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

Did you mean Monkey Business and Shades of Doom?

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From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Accessible Games


>I have played a number of audio games, since I have a bit of interest
> in it. Everything from Palace Punch-up (shooting at each other's
> castles and trying to repair your own before  it is destroyed) to
> Dynoman (which I didn't really get into. It seemed quite complicated).
> My favourites are a simple game called Finger Panic (free from GMA
> Games, I blieve) and Sara and the Castle of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
> also from GMA Games I think. I also like the audio Simo Says games out
> there, and Kitchens Inc's DOS audio games, including Monopoly and
> Yahtzee (among others.
>
> I tend to prefer the non-3D audio games because the 3D ones just
> confuse me, like Monkey Madness and Shadows of Doom. Sara and the
> Castle of Witchcraft and Wizardry was the only one I could figur out
> sorta, and I kept getting lost and confused in that one, too. I think
> it'd just take a lot of practice, but should a game require a lot of
> practice just so you don't get lost in the game or don't run into
> walls all the time?
>
> I miss Super Mario Brothers and Yoshi *pout*
>
> On 9/26/10, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I used to play an audio game called TopSpeed 2. It was actually pretty 
>> good.
>> You can find it at www.playinginthedark.net.
>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Joe Orozco wrote:
>>
>>> I played one of these audio games on the computer and wasn't completely
>>> sold
>>> on it.  The soundtrack was fantastic with a great pair of headphones, 
>>> but
>>> the game itself wasn't all that flexible.  I could be wrong, but I think
>>> it's name was Tomb or Entombed.  Note, however, that my lack of 
>>> enjoyment
>>> may have also been owed to my lack of experience playing it.  Best of 
>>> luck
>>> in helping to expand that field while simultaneously finding some good
>>> uses
>>> for your laboratories.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their 
>>> sleeves,
>>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>>
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>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chrys Buckley
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:07 PM
>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Accessible Games
>>>
>>> Hi NABS list,
>>>
>>> Do you play or use any accessible, sound-based computer games? If so,
>>> please tell me about them, as it may help with an accessibility
>>> project for blind college students. Feel free to do this off-list if
>>> you prefer at cbuckley at pdx.edu. Tell me all about any games you play!
>>>
>>>
>>> My name is Chrys and I'm a blind biology student working with a
>>> software company that is trying to create more accessible virtual
>>> science labs. One of the challenges is that the virtual labs have a
>>> big visual component, and they aren't fixed like a video that would
>>> play the same way every time. In these labs, different things happen
>>> every time, so we are thinking that computer games, which also are
>>> unpredictable and aren't the same every time you play them, might be a
>>> good model.
>>>
>>> So, if you play any computer games that are accessible and that convey
>>> the information in non-visual ways, it would be really helpful to the
>>> development of this project if you could tell me about them. I am just
>>> not a computer game person myself, so I need your help if you are!
>>>
>>> This project is really exciting and will be unveiled at next year's
>>> Youth Slam!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chrys
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://chrysanthymum.blogspot.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> ~Jewel
> Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
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