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Blind people of reddit, what do you guys do for fun? (self.Blind)
submitted by Pegaferno
Duriello 9 points 3y ago
After 5 years believing I couldn't code anymore due to my blindness I decided to try it and am actually writing an iOS game for the sighted. I'm probably the only blind guy in the world messing with computer graphics. The game is almost finished but I'm not sure I will publish it to the App Store because I don't know anyone who can produce the music and sound effects. My original motivation was to teach my niece how to do it, but after watching the initial reactions of both my psychologist and psychiatrist to very early versions of the game I got hooked into it.
Pegaferno [OP] 3 points 3y ago
What’s the name of the game?
Duriello 5 points 3y ago
Block Buster. It has a similar design to the discontinued Hypnoblocks by Ambrosia Software, but the rules are different. In my rendition of the game you still have to tap blocks of the same color to make them disappear, but they are constantly replaced by more blocks, and the time you have to make combos goes down each level. The objective of the game is to tap as many blocks as possible in a combo to increase the score gains before it becomes too hard. It supports multitouch which is useful in the later levels since there's very little time to make combos. Here's a $1 of the game.
Pegaferno [OP] 2 points 3y ago
I think it looks nice
mooch27 2 points 3y ago
Hi - can I ask why you thought you couldn't code and what means you now can? Ie are there some new tools available/that you weren't aware of? And what are you using to code?
Duriello 3 points 3y ago
I thought I'd have trouble navigating large source files or that I would miss things, but as it turns out neither of that is true. With a decent IDE I can easily navigate source files either by using code folding or an object browser, and I don't always need to read every symbol (when I do I just read character by character).

I'm not using any special tools to code, just Xcode, which is fairly accessible. The biggest problem I have with it is the debugger which is not very accessible even if I use commands, because there is no way to insert break-points with the keyboard and I can't read the debugger's console output since when I try to focus it with the screen-reader it only focuses the input text box, but I sort of get around that by inserting lots of asserts and watching the values when they fail.
Amonwilde 1 points 3y ago
Really nice to read about someone stretching themselves and doing something serious despite (surmountable) challenges. Makes a big difference. Thank you.
s1lvap 1 points 3y ago
Man if you want we can work together and figure out the music.. I’m iOS developer as well!
Duriello 2 points 3y ago
Sorry, not for this project, it's too small for two developers, would lead to lots of merge conflicts. I will need help with my next project though, since I'm planning something big.
HDMILex 4 points 3y ago
Trip on psychedelics!
Splatoon-U 3 points 3y ago
I love to read, I write, I love to listen to hockey games, play a little Splatoon on the Wii U, and watch the same movies I've seen a billion times over and over again but it's fun to me!
Pegaferno [OP] 0 points 3y ago
How do you play Spaltoon if you can’t see?
Splatoon-U 2 points 3y ago
I'm legally blind so I still have a little usable vision, but I sit really close to the TV and the colours are bright.
DiegoARL38 3 points 3y ago
Hear baseball matches, read, play some video games, learn programming.
kkolb7 3 points 3y ago
My blind hubby loves ham radio.
bscross32 3 points 3y ago
Fish, play audio games and some mainstream games, build patches on software synths, talk on Skype/Discord/TeamTalk, go bowling.
devinprater 2 points 3y ago
read, learn about technology, write sometimes, eat, sleep, and play video games, and an audio game sometimes.
razzretina 2 points 3y ago
Read, write, draw, hike, play games, watch tv/movies, listen to podcasts. Kind of the usual I guess, except for the drawing bit.
OutWestTexas 2 points 3y ago
I swim, ride my horse, work in my garden, listen to audible.
grinchnight14 1 points 3y ago
Watch a shit ton of YouTube, listen to music, write stuff, transcribe lyrics on Genius.com for the songs that aren't transcribed, eat food, other stuff too
LucasConnor97 1 points 3y ago
It really varies depending on the person, just like with sighted people. Obviously there’s some differences, (nothing with driving or professional sports,) but we’re otherwise able to do most things, and that list will grow as technology improves over time. For example, I’m low vision, (legally blind,) and enjoy walks, hanging out with friends, traveling, and attempting something different when available.
s1lvap 1 points 3y ago
Sure thing! No problem! Let me know.. I’m creating apps with accessibilities!
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