call for Roberts meeting RE: [games_access] Retro Remakes 2006 Games: The Pyramid

Sat Sep 9 19:44:19 EDT 2006

I definitely have joy to key it's a hassle getting someone to set up my
mouth controller just to play this what looks like a casual game wouldn't
make me feel very casual except for taking 30 minutes to set up so I think
if right off the bat this game could be played with just the click of a
mouse it would've been much more confined for accessible issues.  Thanks for
chatting I think I will go to use the example in my speech and maybe chat
with a few of you before September 28 about how to incorporate the game as
an example.  This one.  Would be cool if I could play it in front of the
crowd and point out all the things that need to be made to make a simple
game like this more playable I think a huge visual representation.

For example I'll start the game, start going through the configurations and
show people I can't reach the keys on my keyboard, and I don't have a
joystick set up so the game is played with a mouse, so from right there on
stock and then we'll have to call someone to hit control alt and delete to
to help me because it froze on me the first time I played it and I have to
get someone to restart the computer.  I couldn't reach the escape button
that's why.  This might work in a speech but I must meet with Michelle or
someone I can't make the this Wednesday chat but I need to chat with some
people get this speech I am writing nailed down with some input from you
guys.

Anyone interested in meeting this Sunday 6:00 p.m. Eastern New York time
instant message?

This is my first huge speech I asked my media frenzy that my story in the
town so maybe they could bring a newsgroup don't know though but would like
to use that poster you guys are talking about make it also.  More things to
talk about hopefully this Sunday or maybe next Sunday or Wednesday.
September 10 and September 17.

trillion. Yahoo. arts144

Robert
AI online SGA President
arthit73 at cablespeed.com 
www.RobertFlorio.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Barrie Ellis
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:52 PM
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [games_access] Retro Remakes 2006 Games: The Pyramid

Hi Robert,

Are you using your Quadcontroller with your PC? You should be able to get 
any Playstation or Xbox compatible controller working with a PC with an 
adapter (see below). From here you can get it to act as a keyboard using a 
free software utility called JoyToKey.

http://www.lik-sang.com/list.php?category=160 - PC adapters from Lik-Sang
http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/I/JoyToKey/JoyToKey.htm) - JoyToKey download 
and info

I can't think of many controllers that won't work with this game in this 
way.

All the best,

Barrie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Florio" <arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:16 PM
Subject: RE: [games_access] Retro Remakes 2006 Games: The Pyramid

>I disagree I think this game even though it has a lot of free set up
> features or you can custom set up all the moving for keys, already part of
> the beginning features of the game, someone like me I can't use my fingers

> I
> couldn't reach the keys to even assign different movements left and right 
> so
> I like sticking with those one click games.  This might be a good example
> for me to use playing aesthetic game a tempting accessible feature making 
> it
> so that the player can set up the accessible environment but what happens
> when someone like me can not even reach the keys.  I might use this for my
> speech games for health conference September 28.
>
> Robert
> AI online SGA President
> arthit73 at cablespeed.com
> www.RobertFlorio.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of AudioGames.net
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:10 PM
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [games_access] Retro Remakes 2006 Games: The Pyramid
>
> Hi,
>
> I copy that. This is an excellent example of accessibility features in a
> game! I especially liked the solutions to some possible design problems.
> Such as when you zoom in on the game, the location of the enemies is shown
> by exclamation marks (!) on the sides of the screen. When looking at this
> game, game accessibility seems so simple, doesn't it?
>
> Ok, I would have given a 10 (or an A+ for those outside of Holland) if 
> this
> game was accessible for the blind as well. Still this is an excellent 9,5
> (or A-?) !
>
> Barrie (and others of course: would you like to set up an interview 
> together
>
> for www.game-accessibility.com with the developer on his experiences
> building this game (including his experiences in the spare room he
> mentioned... ;) ?
>
> Greets,
>
> Richard
>
> http://www.audiogames.net
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Reid Kimball" <rkimball at gmail.com>
> To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [games_access] Retro Remakes 2006 Games: The Pyramid
>
>
>> After playing it I am really impressed with its wide range of
>> accessibility options and I think it could be a great model for other
>> developers to look at. It's valuable to have one game to look at that
>> incorporates many features instead of looking at 10 different games
>> that each do one accessibility feature. All the elements work well
>> together and improve the enjoyment of the game for many people. I
>> could play the game just as easily and enjoyably in "normal" mode and
>> also when I had nearly all of the accessibility features turned on.
>> Excellent job.
>>
>> -Reid
>>
>> On 9/4/06, Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd be really interested to read people's thoughts on "The Pyramid" from
>>> Pug
>>> Fugly Games.
>>>
>>> http://www.pugfuglygames.com/Downloads/ThePyramid.zip (PC
>>> only)
>>>
>>>
>>> Barrie
>>> www.OneSwitch.org.uk
>>>
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