[games_access] Why Apple's Tablet Will Include Gaming

[Javier]

ohh, i hope Mark still have his email.

I have played in a old iPhone, and try the voiceover in a new iPhone, but I
have not played in a new iPhone  xD
In Spain the new iPhone is really expensive.

Anyway... you can use the high contrast and zoom inside a normal iphone
game?


2010/1/22 Tara Tefertiller <tara.tefertiller at gmail.com>

> 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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