[games_access] Why Apple's Tablet Will Include Gaming

[Tara Tefertiller]

Haha, Mark mentions that his email is getting hacked... and right after this
email thread I get an email from Apple. I was very amused.

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Mark Barlet <mark at ablegamers.com> wrote:

> Um, I am guessing that both you have not played with the latest iPhone?
>
> The 3Gs as it is called here in the States is a HUGE improvement over the
> prior model, with low-vision (high contrast), zoom mode, t2s, and many more
> really cool thing. There are countless sites that have accessibility
> breakdowns on the iPhone. Also Apple has loads of docs if you are part of
> the dev community on how to use the new features.
>
> As for the rest of this, total speculation because the new device (if there
> is one) may be a beefed-up iPhone OS, or a mac OS. We will have to wait and
> see. I suspect it will be a iphone os, and if that is the case it should get
> all of the great features already found in the latest Iphone.
>
> Coincidentally, AbleGamers went live with a story on this very subject this
> morning... starting to think that my inbox is being hacked (kidding).
>
>
> http://www.ablegamers.com/hardware-news/tablet-gaming-a-nightmare-for-the-motor-impaired.html
>
>
> Go and have a read and enjoy.
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Javier <javier.mairena at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> yes, but that i wanted to say is that a screenreader only give you access
>> to the system interface, not the game. Unless the game is a form game.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2010/1/22 Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de>
>>
>>> Hi Javier,
>>>
>>> but I think it will be easiert for developer.
>>> For Windows they have to buy and install for example JAWs.
>>>
>>> And I have the feeling that apple cares for accessibility.
>>> I heard they have an own group that focus on it.
>>> And they have support from the community.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Sandra
>>>
>>> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>> > Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-
>>> > bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von Javier
>>> > Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Januar 2010 11:27
>>> > An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>>> > Betreff: Re: [games_access] Why Apple's Tablet Will Include Gaming
>>> >
>>> > if it has a inbuilt screenreader will be good for use the interface by
>>> > blind people, but games have to include a blind game mode, like if you
>>> > do a game for blind for any console or PC, and that is a matter of game
>>> > developers.
>>> >
>>> > However is great if the entire console is accesible for blind people
>>> > for the beginning to the end, like iphone 3gs.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2010/1/22 Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >       Hello,
>>> >
>>> >       it looks like that the Apple Tablet will be a new "console".
>>> >       I am wondering if it already has an inbuilt screenreader?
>>> >
>>> >       http://kotaku.com/5452728/why-apples-tablet-will-include-gaming
>>> >
>>> >       Best regards,
>>> >       Sandra
>>> >
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