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We're looking for blind playtesters for our game jam entry. The theme is blindness and we are trying to make our game accessible to you guys as well! (self.Blind)
submitted by DrJedd
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Hello /r/blind!
We're looking for blind playtesters to give our game a test run prior to submitting it. So that would have to be tomorrow morning/noon. (We're nearly ready with a few bug fixes and TTS adjustments to make still~~~~)
If you could get in touch via private message, or contact me directly on discord jedd#0279 (I heard Discord is not friendly with screen readers though)
And if you can't but you're still reading this then I guess you could enlighten us about some decisions:
- Should the TTS be sped up compared to what is usual to us non-blind? I've seen audiogames out there and I'm baffled by the speed of the information. We do not have the option to offer both slow and fast TTS so we have to pick one. Which one should it be?
- Do blind people have and use a mouse? I would suspect not but I don't want to make assumptions.
- Regarding difficulty, do you feel you can tackle harder tasks when it comes to audio like differentiating two instruments that seem very similar to most people?
Thanks for your help, and I hope in return we can offer you something interesting to play and discuss.
Hello /r/blind!
We're looking for blind playtesters to give our game a test run prior to submitting it. So that would have to be tomorrow morning/noon. (We're nearly ready with a few bug fixes and TTS adjustments to make still~~~~)
If you could get in touch via private message, or contact me directly on discord jedd#0279 (I heard Discord is not friendly with screen readers though)
And if you can't but you're still reading this then I guess you could enlighten us about some decisions:
- Should the TTS be sped up compared to what is usual to us non-blind? I've seen audiogames out there and I'm baffled by the speed of the information. We do not have the option to offer both slow and fast TTS so we have to pick one. Which one should it be?
- Do blind people have and use a mouse? I would suspect not but I don't want to make assumptions.
- Regarding difficulty, do you feel you can tackle harder tasks when it comes to audio like differentiating two instruments that seem very similar to most people?
Thanks for your help, and I hope in return we can offer you something interesting to play and discuss.
fastfinge 6 points 5y ago
Unfortunately, I wouldn't be available until Friday :-(
As for TTS: keeping it slow would open the game up to more folks. Those of us used to faster tts can still work with it slower. But folks used to only slow TTS couldn't play if it was fast.
Blind people do have a mouse, though we can't use it to click on icons. However, some FPS games made for blind people do use the mouse for aiming, and the left/right mouse buttons to fire different weapons.
As for audio: I suspect our skill levels vary as much as sighted people's do. But the average may trend higher because we've had to practice.
As for TTS: keeping it slow would open the game up to more folks. Those of us used to faster tts can still work with it slower. But folks used to only slow TTS couldn't play if it was fast.
Blind people do have a mouse, though we can't use it to click on icons. However, some FPS games made for blind people do use the mouse for aiming, and the left/right mouse buttons to fire different weapons.
As for audio: I suspect our skill levels vary as much as sighted people's do. But the average may trend higher because we've had to practice.
DrJedd [OP] 3 points 5y ago
This is already so helpful! Thanks a lot :D I'm learning so much through this process it's crazy.
fastfinge 4 points 5y ago
That's good to hear! The more developers at least aware of accessibility, the better. :-)
bradley22 2 points 5y ago
Hi. I don't have perfect pitch so perhaps my ears aren't used to sounds and I'm missing one but it says in the game that there is a sound that indicates when you are on a pixal that is the correct switch. I walked around and couldn't hear it. I pressed the guitar, the drums, then the synth sound but nothing happpened. Oh, I think there was a piano in there near the synth sound but it cut out when I walked to it. This is a great game for someone who is new to making audio bassed games. Thanks for making this game. If there's a audio jam 3, perhaps you'll take part.
DrJedd [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Hi Bradley, thanks a lot for giving it a try! Just to confirm, are you blind yourself? Also did you play the audio-only level or did you press the "new game" button? From the sounds you describe it looks like you played the mode with visuals, but I can't be sure. In any case, thanks for the feedback, I hope to fix these issues if possible and make the game better but more accessible as well. And yes, we are going to try to do the Audiogame jam 2 with the same sound designer :)
bradley22 2 points 5y ago
Hi. I played the audio only mode. I am blind and think that audio game jam is going to be awesome.
DrJedd [OP] 2 points 5y ago
So I had a critical issue 3 hours prior to the deadline and I am not able to open the project anymore D: but I had made a decent build prior so you can play that over at https://drjedd.itch.io/mosaic
There is only one level and it's missing some critical audio cues. If you are stuck or confused please reply here and I'd be happy to give better instructions!
Thanks for your help! I've subbed to the subreddit because there are some interesting discussions around!
There is only one level and it's missing some critical audio cues. If you are stuck or confused please reply here and I'd be happy to give better instructions!
Thanks for your help! I've subbed to the subreddit because there are some interesting discussions around!
DrJedd [OP] 1 points 5y ago
I think I will also be doing the audiogame jam ( https://www.audiogamejam.org/ ) because this topic is really interesting! I'll let you know if that is the case!
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