[blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener

[Cody J. Davis]

The first blondfold games email seemed like an interesting thing someone would forward out of want to share with a group of those likely to also be interested. I was not bothered by the first email, and I was glad it was sent as the concept is interesting. However, these emails are beginning to sound like advertisements. Which is quite annoying. 
I typically try to read all blind law threads as the are typically filled with useful information. These spam emails are tainting the utility of the mailing list. 

Is there any moderator who can ask the sender to stop or remove them from the list?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 27, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Charles Krugman via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I totally agree. Where is our moderator when we need him?
> Chuck
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:12 AM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Cc: Gerard Sadlier ; Blindfold Games
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Blindfold Games: If you can see, then you are a bad listener
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I think these blindfold games emails are spam and would prefer not to
> receive them on this list. Perhaps those of you (if any) who are
> interested could join a dedicated list?
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Ger
> 
>> On 7/27/16, Blindfold Games via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> If you can see, then you are a bad listener
>> ==========
>> 
>> When I created the tutorial for Blindfold Racer, I was really confused why
>> blind teens had no problem understanding the tutorial, and sighted adults
>> would get confused.
>> 
>> I added more pauses ("tap the screen to continue") between each tutorial
>> instruction, or more tried rephrasing the sentence, but they just didn't
>> understand. Then an auditory therapist mentioned that sighted adults lose
>> their ability to listen and comprehend without seeing something to reinforce
>> what they are learning. Blind people can't rely on their sight, so their
>> auditory attention skills are far superior.
>> 
>> The therapist continued to explain to me that visually impaired people
>> develop their auditory cortex in lieu of using their visual cortex.
>> 
>> I learned the true extent of this when I collaborated with Judy Dixon (who
>> runs the Talking Book program at the Library of Congress) to build a
>> Blindfold Sudoku game. If you are unfamiliar with Sudoku, the basic idea is
>> that you must fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column and each row
>> contains all of the digits from 1 to 9 with no duplicates.
>> 
>> When I play Sudoku, I need to see the entire puzzle to solve it. Blindfold
>> Sudoku tells you what number is in each cell, or row, or column and from
>> that, you must create the image in your head. Blind Sudoku players are able
>> to do this; very few sighted people can.
>> 
>> My blog follows the development of audio games and other technologies that
>> we’re building that don’t require using your eyes. It’s a different way of
>> perceiving the world, and it’s amazing what you can learn.
>> 
>> Check out our blog, where you can download any of the games for free:
>> BlindfoldGames.org (
>> http://sable.madmimi.com/click?id=12318.332650.23710.1.80440ad88f1f36c52c7fad22d7ec2c63
>> )
>> 
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