[nabs-l] Accessible Games

Tue Sep 28 02:39:02 UTC 2010

Have any of you ever played termite torpedo?  I had it on my computer
when I was little.  I could never figure it out, but I never really
tried too hard.  My sighted friends used to get confused because they
had to use the arrow keys and things to kill the termites.  Lol!

On 9/27/10, Nicole B. Torcolini <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> Shades of Doom is an accessible version of Doom, hence the pun. It is
> available as both a demo and as a for sale full version from GMA Games at
> www.gmagames.com.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Accessible Games
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>> What is shades of doom, and where do you get it?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 9:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Accessible Games
>>
>>
>>> Did you mean Monkey Business and Shades of Doom?
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> 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!
>>>> Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com
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Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

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