[games_access] Building Accessibility foundationburnedtotheground (was: BBC develops accessible educational games)

Robert Florio arthit73 at cablespeed.com
Fri Jan 26 13:04:22 EST 2007


The nurse that was with me last year cannot make it this year so I have a
new nurse who is a really good person we get along very well coming with me.
Her name is Michelle Sanchez.  I told her all about all of you and she's
looking forward to it and she's such a good sport for coming with me the
whole week.

Since it is going to be my birthday March 2 and I will arrive March 3 of
those hoping we could all do something together I think it would be really
nice perhaps we could meet someplace on the Pacific Ocean or something I
know I'm going to get a ride see it or whatever.  I'll be 25 years old and
such a blessing to be in that environment and you guys as friends.  My
flight leaves 6 a.m. Eastern time so I'll be so tired.

My mother and I laugh so much when we think of you and Sander she thinks you
guys are such a delight and everyone was just thought you guys truly make
the trip more delightful.

Robert


-----Original Message-----
From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of AudioGames.net
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:20 PM
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [games_access] Building Accessibility
foundationburnedtotheground (was: BBC develops accessible educational games)

Hihi... I was looking forward to your mother as well, Robert ;) ... And 
is... (err...whathername)... who was with you at GDC06 coming as well... ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Florio" <arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [games_access] Building Accessibility foundation 
burnedtotheground (was: BBC develops accessible educational games)


I can do that for sure and bring your cheery self also.  By the way my
mother and myself of course look forward to another great experience.

Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of AudioGames.net
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:13 PM
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [games_access] Building Accessibility foundation burned
totheground (was: BBC develops accessible educational games)

Hi,

The cause might be a couple of children playing with fire in our bicycle
shed... thanks but I guess there's nothing you can do, only be your cheery
self at GDC07 ;)

!

R


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d. michelle hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu>
To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [games_access] Building Accessibility foundation burned to
theground (was: BBC develops accessible educational games)


It's my understanding that they are still
investigating the cause -- no matter what the
cause ends up being...this totally sucks.

Richard and Sander -- please let me know if
there's anything we/I can do while you guys are
regrouping!

Michelle

>I certainly hope you all do not let this hurt your spirits something like
>this I can imagine is really hard deal with.  Please keep us updated.
>
>Does anyone know the cause on the fire or what's going on?
>
>Robert
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
>On Behalf Of AudioGames.net
>Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:00 PM
>To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>Subject: [games_access] Building Accessibility foundation burned to
>theground (was: BBC develops accessible educational games)
>
>Hi,
>
>For those who haven't heard, last night the building that houses the
>Accessibility foundation (which is part of the Bartimeus foundation) burned
>to the ground, see:
>
>http://www.nu.nl/news/955836/12/Grote_brand_bij_blindeninstituut_Zeist_%28v
i
>deo%29.html
>(in Dutch, but click link "video" to watch a video of the fire)
>http://www.rtvutrecht.nl/data/fotoboek.php?id=142219 (click "volgende" to
>watch pictures)
>http://www.fotomiche.nl/cgi-bin/2006miche/main/index1.html?menu=zoekitem&id
=
>778544689
>(more pics)
>http://www.accessibility.nl/brand/index.php (even more pics, now after the
>fire)
>
>Luckily nobody got hurt. The timing is extremely bad, since Audio Game
>Maker
>
>was supposed to be launched next tuesday. Although we have a complete
>backup
>
>up to yesterday's work, our software/licenses are burnt as well (Macromedia
>Director MX 2004 and Macromedia Studio MX 2004). This means that we simply
>cannot publish Audio Game Maker since we need to purchase new copies. Next
>to that, we have to set up a new office on Monday at a new location, which
>means that there we can't work on Audio Game Maker full time.
>
>We will keep you updated.
>
>Greets,
>
>Richard
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "d. michelle hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu>
>To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:45 PM
>Subject: Re: [games_access] BBC develops accessible educational games
>
>
>Yeah...it might have been nice for a mention
>about the SIG helping too but they also forgot
>the gameaccessibility.com mention, which is the
>real unit of Bartimeus (as I understand it at
>least -- Richard can clear that up) that's doing
>that and where it would have been appropriate to
>mention the crossover the SIG and
>gameaccessibility.com, which has done the main
>advising. Oh well. It happens.
>
>Michelle
>
>>BBC develops accessible educational games
>>
>>http://kestrell.livejournal.com/312342.html
>>
>>"The Jam team have received assistance on accessible gaming by the
>>Bartiméus Accessibility Foundation"
>>
>>no less...
>>
>>regards
>>
>>Jonathan Chetwynd
>>
>>
>>
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