[nabs-l] accessible video games

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Patrick,

Good question! I think that's something the Federation should 
consider...  maybe I'll bring it up at my state convention.  Are 
there any games which those on this list play independently? A 
game that I have is Little League World Series for the Nintendo 
Wii.  I've learned to listen to the "whoosh" sound effect it 
makes when the ball is pitched.  If it's a louder sound, it's a 
four-seem fast ball and I can swing as soon as I hear the ball.  
But if it's a quieter and slower sound, it's a two-seemer, so 
when I hear the ball, I wait 2 seconds, then swing.  I've hit 
many home runs off of my dad that way! * Smile! I think the Wii 
is the most accessible of all of them, as the Wii requires you to 
make the same motions you would in a real game (especially in the 
sports games) with the Wii remote, whereas the other game systems 
(Play Station, X-box, etc.) require you to press buttons to do 
certain actions.  But, I think that companies can do a lot to 
make their games a lot more accessible, if the game system 
companies don't make their systems accessible.  The problem, 
however, is that video games are so interactive, that things 
change very quickly, causing it a little hard to describe.  
Movies are described using a human narrator, since the graphics 
on the screen stay the same no matter how many times you watch 
the movie.  But, that shouldn't be that much of a problem now, as 
things change very quickly on the roads as well.  * Smile! Just 
my thoughts!

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:00:29 -0400
Subject: [nabs-l] accessible video games

Hi All,
I'm curious to get your thoughts on this question that's been in 
the
back of my mind recently: Why haven't mainstream video game 
companies
even attempted to make their products accessible to blind people?
Wouldn't it grow their profits? And would it be all that 
difficult to
make a video game accessible? We have described movies, after 
all, and
there's the blind driver car.  If they can make an accessible 
CAR, why
not video games? What do others think about this issue?
Patrick

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