Re: Games for the Mac?

2020-10-28 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi Richard, I don’t know enough about developing to offer you much help, but I just wanted to say thank you. Your willingness to make your games accessible is very much appreciated. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Oct 28, 2020, at 3:09 AM, Richard Bannister > wrote: > > Hi Brandon, >

Re: Games for the Mac?

2020-10-28 Thread Richard Bannister
Hi Brandon, I am the developer of a number of games for Mac. As yet I have not done anything to make them accessible, but I’d be happy to do some work in this area if someone can give me some guidance about what is needed. I’m not sure whether all my titles will be suitable, but I imagine th

Re: Games for the Mac?

2020-10-03 Thread Herbie Allen
I don’t know about games of that sort, however, if you want more dice and card games, there is an RS games app for the Mac, and Quentin's Playroom is accessible via Safari. > On Oct 3, 2020, at 14:21, Brandon Olivares wrote: > > Does anyone know of any good accessible games for the Mac? I espe

Re: games for the mac?

2013-09-21 Thread Cait and Maggie
thanks! I do have choice of the dragon on my i phone and like that one. I'll go check out the app store later today! Cait On 2013-09-21, at 9:43 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Not sure about Inquisitor as I haven't played it, but there are quite a few > text adventure games available in the Ma

Re: games for the mac?

2013-09-21 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Not sure about Inquisitor as I haven't played it, but there are quite a few text adventure games available in the Mac App Store. One series is "Choice of" Games – they're available on iOS too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

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2013-09-19 Thread Cait and Maggie
Oh, ok. I've got it here on the desk top and also can't seem to import anything. Dissappointing, really. thanks, Cait ps-am waiting for my equipment from Terry. He said it should be about 3 weeks, give or take, depending on the hover cam. I'll let you know so we can set up training for brai

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2013-09-19 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I have zoom. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll dropbox it to you. I couldn't get any of the games on the IF archive to import into my zoom library and haven't touched it in a long time. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through t

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, This sounds fun! Would anyone be willing either to post some instructions for getting the current version working, or, if that info is available somewhere already, post the URL? I, too, would be willing to try and install the current version. Cheers, Donna On Feb 10, 2010, at 2:49 AM,

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-10 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Yeah. Ever since I switched to Mac, I have been missing Audioquake and the killing something terrible. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Feb 10, 2010, at 2:49 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > P

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread william lomas
would we need to buy the full game of quake though to experience the fullness of the project On 9 Feb 2010, at 23:34, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hi Nic, actually the package Bryan and I are working on now will be as easy > to install as any other bit of professionally created Mac software, as it > u

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread william lomas
when is the usable mac version hoping to be completed for us? I know we can get it working in its current state, so i may try that for now On 10 Feb 2010, at 01:49, Cara Quinn wrote: > Pete and all; Actually Audio Quake is nothing like a turn-by-turn text based > game or mud. It's also not lik

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Pete Nalda
Wow!! That really does raise the bar by several notches! It really does leave the past behind on many levels. This will probably open the doors for further development. Before long, we'll have accessible games of every ilk and scenario imaginable. I might be jumping ahead a bit now, but hey,

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Pete and all; Actually Audio Quake is nothing like a turn-by-turn text based game or mud. It's also not like the current ilk of blind-accessible games in that it's a completely 3D real-time physics-based online multi-player first-person-shooter. *how do you like that for a mouthful!* lol! O

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Pete Nalda
On Feb 9, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > Ahh,thanks for the update, Cara :). I wasn't sure, since I'm pretty certain > last time I looked on that site, it said that a version would be ported for > the Mac and it was not very hard to do. However, that was in 2008 and 2009

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Ahh,thanks for the update, Cara :). I wasn't sure, since I'm pretty certain last time I looked on that site, it said that a version would be ported for the Mac and it was not very hard to do. However, that was in 2008 and 2009 nothing had changed. Someone told me that the developer had ceas

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Nic, actually the package Bryan and I are working on now will be as easy to install as any other bit of professionally created Mac software, as it uses a standard GUI based Apple install program. As for a Mac version on the AGRIP site, it is there, but you'll need to find it in the down

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-09 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, I remember Cara said she was gonna upload an easier install somewhere. I didn't even know a version of AQ for the Mac existed, as it's not on the official site. I guess the developer quit and didn't port it. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster

RE: games for the mac

2010-02-08 Thread Bryan Smart
Audio Quake is available for the Mac, but the public version is only a beta of sorts that is difficult to install. Audio Quake is an accessible first-person shooter game that you can play against other people (blind and sighted) over the Internet. The game is cross-platform, allowing you to play

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-07 Thread May McDonald
Thanks I'll see what I can find. skype and aim: CanadianLynx2010 windows messenger: mcdonald@gmail.com On 2010-02-07, at 7:09 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: > If you like text adventure games, you might check out zoom. It is an > interpreter for these games, and works really well with VO. I kno

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-07 Thread Darcy Burnard
If you like text adventure games, you might check out zoom. It is an interpreter for these games, and works really well with VO. I know it can work with inform games, and may work with other types as well. I don't have the URL for zoom, but a google search for mac zoom "interactive fiction" sh

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-07 Thread william lomas
i thought draconis entertainment were working on some. Johh, any news? I thought last year we were supposed to see some but obviously not On 7 Feb 2010, at 11:53, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > I played something called Terrestrial Invaders. It was weird, but I sucked > royally at it. It's m

Re: games for the mac

2010-02-07 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, I played something called Terrestrial Invaders. It was weird, but I sucked royally at it. It's more an engine that tests certain disability features. That's the only one I know. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Faceboo

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-17 Thread Mark Baxter
Thanks, John, for this and your other informative response. I'm also interested in so-called "3-D audio," environments. One of these days I'll get around to learning enough code to create one. I hope. :) Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.c

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-17 Thread william lomas
hi all there isn't much for the mac really though at present. www.draconisentertainment.com are supposedly converting their pinball games, monkey business soundoku etc. into mac compatibility and they are reportedly release new titles, to be working on both platforms, to On 17 Apr 2009, at 13

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2009-04-17 Thread John
Mark, If you're looking for blind accessible games, you might check our Top 25 Web Sites for Gamers who are Blind. It's an annotated list of links to the best places to find what you're looking for. Each entry tells you if they cover Macs, Windows, or both. And yes, MacVisionaries is included. J

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-17 Thread John
Mark, Our company, 7-128 Software, ships 12 games that are blind accessible. We don't do VO yet, but the games self-voice. The games include 6 detective mysteries, 3 puzzles, and 3 word games. In addition, we ship 7 blind-accessible games for very young children. All run on the Mac and Windows.

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-16 Thread Chris Blouch
I wonder how accessible the Apple II emulators are such as Virtual II, OSX II or KEGS http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/VirtualII/ http://kegs.sourceforge.net/ http://www.intergalactic.de/pages/OSXII.html CB erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, have you considdered porting eamon to the mac? No one seems to

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-14 Thread Alex Jurgensen`
Hi, I'd do it in the summer possiby. Thanks, Alex, On 4/13/09, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Hi, have you considdered porting eamon to the mac? No one seems to > have done that yet, and I've got over 150 apple II images here that > I'm supposed to be able to port to dos very easily using compil

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-14 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, have you considdered porting eamon to the mac? No one seems to have done that yet, and I've got over 150 apple II images here that I'm supposed to be able to port to dos very easily using compilers on the disc but I've never had time to force it to co-opperate. Best, erik burggraaf A+

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-13 Thread Jason Custer
Hello, the (i)nteractive (fiction) archive (ifarchive) has thousands of games and interpreters. Several are mac compatible, some for the terminal, some with gui interfaces. For those who want to write games, I recommend the inform language. It lets the author of a game write in english, no

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-13 Thread Chris Blouch
As mentioned before the Zoom player lets you load up different interactive fiction games. You can download it here: http://www.logicalshift.co.uk/unix/zoom/ You can find a number of games at the IF archive here: http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXzcode.html If you would like mor

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-13 Thread william lomas
oh i didn't think powerup ran on mac? On 13 Apr 2009, at 17:07, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to bring back text adventures. I'd be gald to compile and > package them. > > Where can Iget the source. > > Thanks, > Alex, > > > On 13-Apr-09, at 1:43 AM, constantlyvaria...@gmail.com wrote

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-13 Thread Mark Baxter
I didn't know SoundRTS was mac able. I had a brief fling with that game, but never found on line players and got bored with beating the computer... Don't forget audioquake. There is a mac version for it and it puts that space invader game to shame. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter:

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-13 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, I want to bring back text adventures. I'd be gald to compile and package them. Where can Iget the source. Thanks, Alex, On 13-Apr-09, at 1:43 AM, constantlyvaria...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi! > It's reassuring to know that this topic is being discussed here. I've > been googling this for

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-13 Thread constantlyvaria...@gmail.com
Hi! It's reassuring to know that this topic is being discussed here. I've been googling this for some time and so far I found the following: 1. Text adventures and Zoom, 2. A simple Space Invaders type game called Terrestrial Invasion, 3. A 3d MORPG called Power Up which claims to be accessible bu

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2009-04-11 Thread E.J. Zufelt
"Second Life (SL) is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab that launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via the Internet. A free client program called the Second Life Viewer enables its users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars. Residents can explore, meet o

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Mark Baxter
Second Life is a VR universe. Check it out at www.secondlife.com I have heard though, that lots of it is not accessible to screen readers, and I'm trying to see if I can work with them to hep. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home pag

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Jessi Rathwell
what exactly is second life? I've heard a lot about it but don't really know what it is! it sounds interesting. On 11-Apr-09, at 7:29 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > This is great to know; thanks. I'm also looking to working with > second Life to make more of their world accessible, but that's a >

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Mark Baxter
This is great to know; thanks. I'm also looking to working with second Life to make more of their world accessible, but that's a project a ways down the tunnel. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
Hey Josh; Know of any good card games that are accessible? When I'm home, I really enjoy playing poker at all in play, but they don't have a mac version. Perhaps you know another free poker site that is accessible to the mac? I'll appreciate any help. Thanks, Max --~--~-~--~--

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The Chess game that comes on all Macs is accessible. Zoom, an interactive fiction interpretor is an excellent way to play ZCode, TADS, and other games of that style on the Mac, including automatic voicing of new text built right into the game. DraconisEntertainment.com has some cross plat

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Jessi Rathwell
m: "Peninnah" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:18 PM > Subject: Re: games for the Mac? > > >> >> I was wondering the same thing. I'd like to find an accessible >> solitaire. >> >> - Original Message - &g

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-11 Thread Mitchell Smith
- From: "Peninnah" To: Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: Re: games for the Mac? > > I was wondering the same thing. I'd like to find an accessible solitaire. > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Baxter" > To: > Cc: >

Re: games for the Mac?

2009-04-10 Thread Peninnah
I was wondering the same thing. I'd like to find an accessible solitaire. - Original Message - From: "Mark Baxter" To: Cc: Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:12 PM Subject: games for the Mac? > > Other than web-based games like trivia type games, are there any games > that are VO frien