[games_access] The Archaist

[Barrie Ellis]

>From the front-end menu of 'The Archaist' you can change the controller settings to one-switch control - but you'll be stuck with your initial problem, because the menu doesn't recognise your mouse click at that stage as a one-button input device. SPACE BAR is great though. I have passed this onto Michi the programmer, and he will look at this, but it is not a small fix due to the way he designed the menu up front. I'm sure he'll do it though.

Meanwhile, what are you using to access your lap-top? Have you a specialised switch interface and a switch, or are you just operating a left mouse button from a standard mouse, or....?

If you are making do with a mouse button, I highly recommend that you get a switch interface for your PC and a switch. Take a look here for more help: http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/1/AGS/AGS-switch/2/PCinterfaces.htm. All the interfaces displayed are up to this job.

Barrie
www.OneSwitch.org.uk






----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Florio 
  To: 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List' 
  Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 5:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [games_access] The Archaist


  Did I miss something is there an option to adjust the mouse clicking as one of the keys instead?  I didn't see how the game was played I'm assuming you should be able to use only one key like just the or does it play with multiple different and other buttons?

   

  I don't like setting up my QuadController it's very large it's better for stationary things like just keeping it plugged into the console next to my TV on a hospital bed table where I can roll up to it and play there's no room on my desk for something like that it would be good your one switch games on your site are just or whatever input its just one click.

  Robert

  www.RobertFlorio.com 

   


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  From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Barrie Ellis
  Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 8:42 PM
  To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
  Subject: Re: [games_access] The Archaist

   

  Hi Robert, 

   

  You are right. The actual game itself can be played with mouse clicks, but the menu navigation can not. I'll pass this onto Michi. If you had been able to assign the SPACE bar to your click then you'd be able to play.

   

  I'm wondering if it would be convenient for you to use your Quadcontroller on your PC with JoyToKey. I'm assuming that you could set it up to act as a Mouse with left and right click - but find another couple of comfortable controls to trigger SPACE and ESCAPE. This would open up 99% of one-switch games.

   

  You could also play Archaist with emulated mouse control too, although I've not actually tried this.

   

  Barrie

  www.OneSwitch.org.uk

   

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Robert Florio 

    To: 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List' 

    Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 10:13 PM

    Subject: Re: [games_access] The Archaist

     

    I tried out the game Archaist and unfortunately you can't play with just a click of a mouse.  Apparently I think you have to use keyboard commands which I can't access at all on my laptop.  I downloaded it and played it but it would not respond to my clicking.

    Robert

     

     


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    From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Barrie Ellis
    Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 6:19 AM
    To: IGDA GA mailing list
    Subject: [games_access] The Archaist

     

    Michi Andersson has added a huge number of improvements to highly accessible game, The Archaist:

     

    http://www.michi.nu/games/archaist/version.php

     

    These include some superb options for sight-impaired gamers, such as high-contract modes, inverted modes, alternative colour schemes and text to speech options.

     

    Fantastic!

     

    There are also a number of new one-switch games featured in the one-switch library: http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/switch-downloads.htm - with many more to come when I find the time...

     

     

    Barrie

    www.OneSwitch.org.uk

     


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