[blindkid] New 7-128 Software Games

[Eleanor Robinson]

7-128 Software announces the release of three blind-accessible PC word games.  

Homophones such as pair and pare are more difficult to distinguish without visual reinforcement.  Our new game, Sounds Like, is a fun way to associate the use of the word with the spelling.  A word is said, the word is used in a sentence and the player is asked to type in the correct spelling of the word.  If the word is correct, score is added and a new word is given.  If incorrect, all words that sound the same are displayed, the word spoken and the sentence used. And then a new word is given.  

Our next game is an old-fashioned spelling bee.  A word is spoken, then defined, and then spoken again.  The player types in the correct spelling of the word.  If it is correct, the score is added and a new word is spoken.  If incorrect, the game is over.  The challenge is to accumulate the highest score score you can.

The third game is called Crossed Quotes.  A quotation is displayed with the shorter words like and and the scrambled and the longer words with just the first letter displayed.  For each of the words with just the first letter displayed, a clue is given, similar to a clue in a crossword puzzle.  The player figures out and types in the words of the quotation and submits the completed quote.  If correct, the score is increased and a new puzzle appears.  If incorrect, the correct quote, along with its attribution is given.

These and all other blind accessible computer games we produce are self-voiced with the SAPI voice you have on your computer.

In addition to these games which are rated for ages 10 and above, we also have some games for preschool children that are blind-accessible.  One of them, Here Comes the Duck, is suitable for two year old's.  It is a simple cause and effect game where the child presses any button, an animal appears, the name of the animal is spoken and the sound the animal makes occurs.  Then the child is told to press any key.  This is repeated until, at random intervals, the duck appears.  When the duck appears, all the animals run away and the game starts over.  In addition to this is a letters game and a numbers game in our Baby Bear Pizza Box.  They are simple recognition games that help a child find the letter and number keys on a computer keyboard and learn the letters and numbers.

You can see all our games at www.7128.com

Eleanor Robinson
7-128 Software