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Please help us find out if our game would be suitable for the blind and partially sighted community! (self.Blind)
submitted by PM_ME_UR_BONGOS
We are an indie developer who are in the early stages of making a Rhythm Platforming game.
Early in development we realized that there was a real possibility that the rhythm and musical components of our game may make the platforming more accessible to the blind and partially sighted community. Currently we are testing the feasibility of this.
We are currently designing the levels to be playable by reacting to accents in the soundtrack. Obstacles, enemies and collectables are all tied into these accents. Simply tap in sync with the accents to play.
Being a small team we don’t really have the resources to regularly test with blind and partially sighted players so we wanted to open up the game to you guys and get your feedback first hand.
We know there are currently challenges to using the menu system so some guidance may be required to actually access the 5 levels. (We are working on it - feedback for this element would be fantastic!)
* Give us feedback on where you have issues with either the interface or gameplay.
* How can we make the game even more fun for you!?
Every bit of advice you can give us will help us decide if our game is in fact suitable for blind and partially sighted players.
* $1
* $1
Thanks so much!
Early in development we realized that there was a real possibility that the rhythm and musical components of our game may make the platforming more accessible to the blind and partially sighted community. Currently we are testing the feasibility of this.
We are currently designing the levels to be playable by reacting to accents in the soundtrack. Obstacles, enemies and collectables are all tied into these accents. Simply tap in sync with the accents to play.
Being a small team we don’t really have the resources to regularly test with blind and partially sighted players so we wanted to open up the game to you guys and get your feedback first hand.
We know there are currently challenges to using the menu system so some guidance may be required to actually access the 5 levels. (We are working on it - feedback for this element would be fantastic!)
* Give us feedback on where you have issues with either the interface or gameplay.
* How can we make the game even more fun for you!?
Every bit of advice you can give us will help us decide if our game is in fact suitable for blind and partially sighted players.
* $1
* $1
Thanks so much!
Nighthawk321 7 points 5y ago
I'm a huge gamer, but this doesn't really sound like my type of game. However, I would suggest asking over on audiogames.net. I'm sure you can find a ton of people who will be willing to help out :).
PM_ME_UR_BONGOS [OP] 2 points 5y ago
No worries! Thanks for the tip, I'll get our sound wizard to check out the forums.
Nighthawk321 4 points 5y ago
Awesome! Just know that I think it's amazing that you're trying to implement accessibility in your game, not enough developers do that.
rkingett 2 points 5y ago
Audio games would be your best bet, so take a look in their forums.
B-dub31 3 points 5y ago
I'm a lifelong gamer that's been playing since the Atari 2600 days. I've played a couple of levels and I'm getting a Donkey Kong Country vibe, which is a good thing. I am now partially sighted--I can see about a third of my iPad Pro 9.7's screen. Maybe I'm trying to rely too much on my sight, but there is an awful lot going on! Maybe you could have an easy/accessible mode that has a barrel that slows down the action temporarily during difficult sections (maybe you could call it like a breakdown or something). I'm going to play more and my kids have seen me playing and seem interested.
PM_ME_UR_BONGOS [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Hey man, I really like that idea - you are right the screen is really busy, I guess we didn't think about how everything might merge together. I'll have a chat to the team and see what we can come up with. By all means get the kids on it! The only reason we are targeting adults right now is because the game isn't yet finished and the levels we posted (especially the last 3 of 5) can be quite difficult, but kids these days are incredible gamers so sometimes I think we worry a little too much:)
fastfinge 2 points 5y ago
If you're developing in Unity, this plugin might help with the menus:
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/87935
I'm holding off on testing myself; I'm completely blind, and don't really have anyone available to help launch stuff. Let me know if/when you get menus working, though! I am interested.
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/87935
I'm holding off on testing myself; I'm completely blind, and don't really have anyone available to help launch stuff. Let me know if/when you get menus working, though! I am interested.
PM_ME_UR_BONGOS [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Gave this to our lead programmer and he wanted me to pass on his personal thanks for sending this over...so TY:)!
PM_ME_UR_BONGOS [OP] 2 points 5y ago
Thank you so much for the tip. So sorry about the menu issue, we will keep the thread updated so when we make updates hopefully you can play!
fastfinge 1 points 5y ago
If you need beta testing for the menu update, send me a pm and I'll send you my email address for test flight.
Rustyvulva 2 points 5y ago
Downloading the game right now. I am partially sighted and will check it out!
PM_ME_UR_BONGOS [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Awesome! Thanks so much:)
Rustyvulva 1 points 5y ago
I'm a little confused. Am I supposed to jump on objects or destroy them? And why are there a lot of red X marks showing up? It doesn't seem like a MARIO type game. 😬 I'm not clear on the objective.
PM_ME_UR_BONGOS [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Heya thanks for the feedback.
* You actually tap while passing through objects to use them (I assume you mean drums).
* The red X appears when a player mistimes or completely misses a tap interaction (a jump / drum etc.) These only appear on the tutorial level (1st level) and are there to try and encourage you to tap along in time to the music in the right place.
At the moment - with this test build - the objective is to just get to the end of the 5 levels while tapping as accurately as possible on the drums, jumps, enemies etc. There is of course be a story, world, bosses etc on the full game.
* You actually tap while passing through objects to use them (I assume you mean drums).
* The red X appears when a player mistimes or completely misses a tap interaction (a jump / drum etc.) These only appear on the tutorial level (1st level) and are there to try and encourage you to tap along in time to the music in the right place.
At the moment - with this test build - the objective is to just get to the end of the 5 levels while tapping as accurately as possible on the drums, jumps, enemies etc. There is of course be a story, world, bosses etc on the full game.
Rustyvulva 1 points 5y ago
Would it be possible for the app to automatically dictate a version of what you said at startup? Maybe some kind of option for the deaf and hard of hearing?
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