[games_access] GDC Austin -- top-secret launch. By David.

[hinn at uiuc.edu]

Re: Blog on website -- I am STILL waiting to hear when the new IGDA web changes will occur so I'm working on a way to tie in the forums at gameaccessibility.com to our wiki for at least the time being. In the time being for that happening...please feel free to put up things on the wiki and then send a note to the link on the wiki here.

Since I lost most of last week to being in the hospital, I'm running behind schedule a bit and I'm leaving for GDC Austin tomorrow to give a talk with Richard on GA/Game Audio that they'd wanted us to give since the conference last year. I will try and find out more about Top Secret while at the conference. Is there a formal presentation of it at GDC Austin, Robert?

I'm not sure what exactly is going on with my kidneys but I think that the letters GDC have something to do with it since I got sick at the end of GDC San Fran and sick before GDC Austin. This time was much more serious, however, as my pulse/ox went down to 60 at several times...yikes.

Michelle

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:09:36 -0400
>From: "Robert Florio" <arthit73 at cablespeed.com>  
>Subject: Re: [games_access] GDC Austin -- top-secret launch.  By David.  
>To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
>
>Report from Robert Florio.  Game designer on project top-secret.
>
>  My last report is that the game to the media at GDC Austin.  So if anyone
>is there and can get some PR release from them that would be great or
>whenever we need.
>
>Also in competition is supposed to release to developers in about 10 days to
>actually make on game as the designers the gamers and yet been working since
>April designing the game and will continue to hold control over design while
>developers fight for our votes in the end to get the contract to build it.
>
>Demo.
>
>The demo should be available by GDC 2008 San Francisco.
>
>Accessibility on the game.
>
>I've been working with several members getting tremendous support in the a
>working on a mock demo of some of the game user interface controls for
>actually controlling the characters on screen.  It should be fairly
>accessible for people with physical impairments.  They're also working on
>the audio input and output so that it is great for normal players also great
>for those with absence of visual and audio impairments as a gamer.
>
>Note.
>
>I'd like to start keeping more of a blog on our special interest group web
>site if that's possible again please let me know?  Sorry to hear about you
>being sick Michelle.
>
>Meeting anyone?  About top-secret?
>
>I can meet next week with anyone.
>
>MSN. arthit73 at cablespeed.com use that to connect with me.
>
>Thursday, August 6.  1 p.m. Eastern time.
>
>Thanks.
>Robert
>
>www.RobertFlorio.com   
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
>On Behalf Of hinn at uiuc.edu
>Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 5:41 PM
>To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>Subject: [games_access] GDC Austin -- Michelle and Richard
>
>Hi all,
>
>Richard and I were asked to give a talk on game accessibility "when audio IS
>the way you play the game" and that's this next week. As for this past
>week...I was in hospital wednesday until about now with no email
>access...but I was so sick i didn't care. damn kidneys. anyway no meetings
>this next week unless one of the committee chairs would like to run a
>meeting on the concerns/projects/etc of their committee  -- I'll let them
>announce that on their own.
>
>When I return we'll give one more stab a figuring out a monthly meeting
>sched...part 78! :D
>
>Michelle
>.......................................
>these are mediocre times and people are 
>losing hope. it's hard for many people 
>to believe that there are extraordinary 
>things inside themselves, as well as 
>others. i hope you can keep an open 
>mind.
> -- "unbreakable"
>.......................................
>_______________________________________________
>games_access mailing list
>games_access at igda.org
>http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
>
>_______________________________________________
>games_access mailing list
>games_access at igda.org
>http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
.......................................
these are mediocre times and people are 
losing hope. it's hard for many people 
to believe that there are extraordinary 
things inside themselves, as well as 
others. i hope you can keep an open 
mind.
 -- "unbreakable"
.......................................