Thanks Lukas, glad to hear you like the game! Look forward to your review (and especially what you DON'T like about it ;)
Greets, Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Developers Conference 2006 > It's certainly the filter for the quantity of reviews or comments the > community submits. If Ron got your message and wanted to include it at > least > as an informative release announcement, then it's possible that he really > slip it through by accident. > I was working on a review but unfortunately didn't manage to finish it in > time for this issue, so will perhaps have better luck next time. I have to > admit for myself though that I really love the game - the way the > interface > is done, the excellent background sounds and music, the easy playability > even when playing online, and its perfect simple brilliance. I've never > been > to puzzle games much before but this game really caught my attention. > Best wishes, > Lukas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "AudioGames.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:54 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Developers Conference 2006 > > >> Hi Michael, >> >> I posted an official announcement about Sudo-San twice (!) on this list >> as >> well as sent a copy of the first announcement to Ron personally by email. >> >> *quote* >> Another factor working against you and others who have developed Sudoco >> is >> the more narrow group of people who are interested in such puzzles. etc >> *quote end* >> >> What has this got to do with it not being included in Audyssey Magazine? >> Is >> the narrowness of the targetgroup for Sudoku a filter for not being >> included >> in the magazine? Wow... >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "michael feir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Discussion list for blind gamers" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Game Developers Conference 2006 >> >> >>> Hi Richard. The lack of community support is the culprit here. Ron >>> certainly >>> makes an effort to include the release announcements when games come >>> out. >>> However, it's up to the community to get reviews in for the various >>> games. >>> Ron is an editor rather than a material submitter. He can only work with >>> what the community sends him. I was always sending out reminders and >>> requests for people to review this or that game and generally got very >>> little response if any. Another factor working against you and others >>> who >>> have developed Sudoco is the more narrow group of people who are >>> interested >>> in such puzzles. I've tried your version of Sudocu as well as Josh's >>> one. >>> While both are very well done, the game itself feels far too much like >>> actual work to me. I suspect that if you had put out an action title or >>> some >>> other genre more in demand, you would have gotten a greater response. >>> Having >>> said that, I suspect that there are a lot of people who are going to >>> appreciate the Sudocu versions out there over time. They just don't have >>> the >>> same kind of immediate mass draw that something like an accessible >>> adventure, arcade or other kind of game might have. You have to be in >>> the >>> right frame of mind to tackle something like Sudocu for fun. >>> >>> >>> Michael Feir >>> Creator and former Editor of Audyssey Magazine >>> 1996-2004 >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "AudioGames.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Discussion list for blind gamers" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:15 AM >>> Subject: [Audyssey] Game Developers Conference 2006 >>> >>> >>>> Hi Folks, >>>> >>>> AudioGames.net just got back from the GDC'06 in San Jose where we, >>>> amongst >>>> other things, have actively been promoting game accessibility and audio >>>> games. We will write all about it on AudioGames.net and you can also >>>> find >>>> more about the meetings of IGDA's Game Accessibility Special Interest >>>> Group at http://www.igda.org/accessibility as well as >>>> http://www.game-accessibility.com . Thanks to all the people (although >>>> only *very few* people from *this* list - come on, community!) who >>>> submitted their games and "me >>>> ssage to the industry"-writings for the CD that was handed out at the >>>> GDC. >>>> Amongst the CD-receivers was the legendary developer Will Wright >>>> (SimCity, >>>> The Sims, upcoming game Spore) : >>>> >>>> *Quote* >>>> "Audio games? Wow, that is a GREAT idea!" >>>> *Quote* >>>> >>>> He received a copy of both Drive and the Game Accessibility CD (which >>>> was >>>> sponsored by Terraformers' PinInteractive - also present), which >>>> included >>>> WinPong, WinSpank, Terraformers, Demor, AudioQuake, Troopanum 2 and >>>> Pipe >>>> 2. During our presentation we let the crowd hear some examples of other >>>> games like Shades of Doom and Sudo-San. Although I will post more about >>>> what happened at the GDC, we did find one professional game company >>>> which >>>> has a blind tester testing their upcoming (blind-accessible) online >>>> game. >>>> >>>> >>>> That's all for now. >>>> >>>> One note though (mostly directed at Ron Schamerhorn but to anyone who >>>> it >>>> may concern): I was a bit disappointed to find that our game Sudo-San >>>> (http://www.audiogames.net/sudosan) was not included in the latest >>>> issue >>>> of Audyssey Magazine, amongst all the other accessible sudoku games, >>>> especially when ours was released first (1st of februari, 2006), is >>>> free >>>> (!) and features graphics and animations (as well as authentic auditory >>>> yaks - which game got those, right?). Now, it must have slipped through >>>> by >>>> acciden >>>> t, I am sure, so could anyone add it to the next Audyssey Magazine >>>> instead? Thanks! Look up both release-messages on the list for any >>>> info... >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >>>> visit >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >>>> any subscription changes via the web. >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >>> visit >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >>> any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. 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