[nabs-l] accessible video games

[David Andrews]

There have been various blind persons, over the years, who have 
figured out how to play some video games.  If that is what you are in 
too then great -- I applaud your ingenuity.  For me -- I don't have 
the time or interest.

Dave

At 10:59 PM 9/16/2011, you wrote:
>Dave,
>I do indeed agree with you, but would like to add this:
>  I do not know how many of you can play video games the way they 
> are today, and, in some instances, I do agree that some are quite 
> inaccessible.  However, I do have a nintendo DS and find some of 
> the games for this system to be semi-accessible if I am focused and 
> pay attention enough to play them, which I do, I'm very into these 
> types of things lol.  I am a blind individual and play by sound and 
> tactile feeling.
>
>Thoughts? Write offlist if you wish.
>Best,
>Josh
>
>sent from my Apex
>Email:joshkart12 at gmail.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:43:21 -0500
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible video games
>
>We are just to small a market for it to be worth their while.
>And
>...  in many instances, it just wouldn't be possible.  Many games are
>based on eye-hand coordination and can't be reproduced with sound or
>other  modalities in the same way.
>
>Dave
>
>At 08:00 PM 9/14/2011, you wrote:
>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