[games_access] WiiHelm and misc

Reid Kimball reid at rbkdesign.com
Mon Apr 30 15:52:28 EDT 2007


So sad that it's actually an April Fool's joke gone wrong.

I get this page when I click the add to cart button.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/42.shtml?qty=1&cart.x=29&cart.y=8

In all seriousness someone needs to make a similar device, with sip
and puff straws that hang down, like those beer hats!

-Reid

On 4/30/07, DJ Bono <ladysekhmet.dj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>     Sorry I haven't really posted...been busy playing Resident Evil 4. Why
> in the world didn't I play this before?!...it's awesome....minus the
> script...not 100% deaf friendly. Luckily someone on GameFAQ did a Game
> Script because his girlfriend was deaf. LOL!
>
>    Well...I thought of accessibility when I saw this.
>
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wiihelm.shtml
>        It may look silly to majority of people and the butt of jokes on
> GameSpot, but I think it's a niffy device for those who doesn't have arms,
> or unable to use their arms for whatever reason.  The only problem I have
> is, it could cause more damage to the neck.
>
>    Secondly....I got a book for being the top student in my Game Design
> class (with 3, 100% tests, how could I not be? :-D ), called, "Game Project
> Management" by John Hight and Jeannie Novak...when I opened it, without
> flipping through the pages, it opened to page 77, I swear, and our lovely,
> Michelle Hinn was featured! That was pretty awesome!
>
>      Tell me, and forgive me for asking...what is Michelle's disability? Is
> she deaf like me? That would totally rock my world to meet a deaf game
> designer. :-D
>
> T'care everyone and keep gaming!
> DJ   aka Lady Sekhmet
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