Awesome idea. My friend have played Dead space, and I really enjoyed hear him played it. I play lots of fighting games on my ps3, but Dead space is totally inaccessible. But you're right. It wouldn't be hard to make it playable. There should just be lots of different warnings regards to pits, machines which will kill you if you walk too close etc. We also need an accessible shooting system. Best regards: Søren Jensen mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/
Den 01/02/2011 kl. 21.22 skrev Yuma Decaux: > Hi list, > > I believe that few and far apart in this list have had the luxury of playing > dead space. A game which is in the horror-survival category of shooters. When > i still had sight, this game was played in pitch darkness, preferably with > surround sound and a bag of chips. It was the most intense game i ever > played, from the horrific scenes that suck you into the storyline, the rythm > of action and investigation, operating and reading space logs left from dead > people turned necromorphs, the whole experience just took an entire week > throughout morning to evening. The guys even made an animated movie out of > it, a sequel dead space 2 which i am sunking into depression for lack of > words, and the developers have released dead space for iphone which > apparently takes a completely different storyline from a different character > in the world of dead space. > > This game is capable of giving heart attacks to weaker individuals, and truly > scared the s***t out of me. > > If anyone has a sighted friend who has the original game, just ask them to > pop the intro movie and you will understand when i state the word terror. > > Now to get to the point of this thread, i know for one that the game, though > it was entirely reliant on visuals, 3D and exploration, there were two > aspects which i recall which lead me to make a point of the possibilities of > games in 3D made for blind gamers. > > The first one is the sound, rich and fully 3D audio in an adult sci-fi > environment packed with details, from glitchy computers to outside hazards > like meteors grinding against the hull of the spaceship, cries in the > corridor, guts, screams, everything to make your spine chill. This is > actually very suitable for blind users to navigate around. There are many > corridors and wide spaces are usually made such as compartments in any big > buildings apartments or anything created by humans for humans. > > To the second point, there was a button in the original which created a light > beam on the floor showing the gamer where to go next with a simple sound > giving the directions. > > The idea for this guiding thread just like in the minotaur's labyrinth could > be an interesting starting point for creating tools for the blind user in > navigating games such as this one, and i am sure enough that it will engross > the player into the game with just a few functions which would provide > necessary awareness of the environment. > > Sound cues are good, but since this is a sci-fi game, why not even a > character in the game which is a blind professional working on the spaceship > who works with an A.I based system which gives him necessary information such > as alerts for nearby important or intriguing objects, for walls or chasms > high falls or levels. > > A handicap setting could be toggled to allow the blind gamer to automatically > aim at specific limbs on a monster as well as an extra shield from the A.I > ship-wide botnet. > > I think i will download the game, figure where the important buttons are such > as walk and fire, and try exploring the environment in the iphone game and > perhaps report back if there are any interesting outcomes. > > Best regards, > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
