Video Games For The Blind! - The Blind Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2014
- Welcome to The Blind Life!
Information about a new game designed specifically for the visually impaired!
Three Monkeys Development Trailer ~ • Three Monkeys Developm...
This is The Blind Life!
(formerly The Blind Spot)
It's where we discuss the good, the bad, and the often annoying aspects of living with low vision. Here you can find videos about assistive technology, helpful tips and tricks and the dos and don'ts of low vision etiquette. All shared with a positive attitude and lots of laughs.
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That fear factor you mentioned wasn't something I ever considered due to my love for horror games, but it makes total sense when you say it like that! It definitely is important to portray blindness as something other than fear-inducing.
You were born in the 70s? Wow. You've aged really well.
A blind legend
I love the Blind Legend, really nice and assessible for the blind.
I love that game
The story and controls in A Blind Legend are fantastic!
@@WavesNGames is that Last of us part II is that much accessible as blind legend
My gosh. Thank you so much for giving up this video. Rose just downloading age of Empire to, is I haven't played it in years and years nears. I realized sadly I cannot play this game anymore. Because my RP is getting so badd, so I typed in some ideas on TH-cam like is their games out there for the blind. And I found your video. Thank you you giving me a lot of awesome hope
You are truly the most helpful person on TH-cam! Whenever I want to find out about a piece of tech etc. I type it in and your channel always comes up! I just wondered which game is the easiest for me as my vision has deteriorated to the point where I can’t participate in my regular games.
So I just typed in games for blind people and boom! There you are again, giving me the info that I need. THANK YOU!!!!!
LOL, it’s my pleasure! Sometimes I forget how many videos I’ve actually made over the years
Ashley Long, that sounds like an awesome game! I'm usually not crazy about those kind of games but your description has got me hooked already! I'm definitely going to check it out, thanks for the suggestion!
This game sounds fun. I'll have to check to see if it was ever released.
I love this and I hope there can be some changes. And who are the jerks that disliked this video?
Hey Sam, I really enjoyed your video, I feel your struggle, I feel things are improving for us all the time and companies are invested in catering for visual disability.
Yes, still a long way to go but definitely getting better
You should play Counter Strike Global Offensive. Valve has a lot of focus on making the models stand out in contrast to their background, because of their philosophy is that only skill should count. They also have a very good sound engine, which makes sound a core feature for competetive gameplay in CSGO! Give it a try!
Glad there are more of these coming to the market
Would you reccemend any games fir the Switch other then 1-2 Switch. Thanks
Thanks
I’ve never played the switch so not sure what games are available.
Add...text to speech...to all RPGs. I have literally no idea why this hasn’t been done since these games could be made completely accessible with virtually zero effort, whereas now they’re some of the least accessible.
No problem man. I'm glad to help in anyway I can. Like I say, if you do have an iOS device, you'll want to check out the audio games. So far, I have 36 Dramatized audio games. A couple of them need to use voiceover along with them, but they are still all dramatized audio games, and you might need to disable voiceover. Some of them, however, you can leave voice over on while using very few of the 36 games I have. What do I mean by dramatized? You'll notice in some Games out there, voiceover will be in the background talking, instead of actual people. Most games however that are traumatized, you will need to disable voiceover. Or, you may need to have voiceover on, but then when the game starts, you will need to turn voiceover off. I hope this helps.
wow sounds really cool i hope it did come out.
i also have been legally blind my whole life and a big time video game person i have found forza horizon 3 to be a great driving game do to all the different camera angles you can choose from plus you can change the brightness of the game to better the contrast of it ...
Awesome thanks!
Isn't there a way to connect your xbox to your computer or a screen and then invert the colors? BR Henrik
ASMR Henrik I haven't heard of any but there might be.
by the way, I love the way you talking!
I am a gamer as well, I still have game consoles from super Nintendo, N64 to PS3. And yes they all still work. Since I love playing the sport games and racing and of course GTA 4 & 5 on PS3 because I can go into game settings and make the contrast bright. then do the same on the tv since on the GTA games it is so dark. Yes a pain in a$$ to change the tv contrast all the time. the sport games don't need to because it is all simple and bright contrast even tho after 15 -20 mind of playing y eyes are struggling to focus because of light sensitivity
Hi I really like this video but can you also have a new one which is like top10 rpg games for low vision people? Can be both for mobile or PC
I am sure there are many more games since you have done this video
I have the same painting in the background in the beginning
Maybe vibrating controllers like the wii remote can be used for navigation.
That’s a good suggestion
Hey! Just want to share that we have two mobile games with full support for VoiceOver/TalkBack:
Eldrum: Red Tide
Eldrum: Untold
My Xbox has been packed away for over a year because I can't see games well enough, would be awesome to get back on it with some accessibility options for them.
I tell u what gets to me the most on a regular basis is, subtitles.
I love film but every film now days seems to have some subtitles init.
I wish there was an option in the menu to have these sections dubbed (so the other half doesn't have to read them to me lol)
Unless u know of anything?
If you were talking about movies, they do have audio described DVDs, that can be purchased in the regular stores. I tried to look for them whenever I have the interest or the money to. If you're talking about games, I'm sorry, but I can't help you as far as subtitles or accessibility options for games. I'm totally blind, but I do know of two Wii games that are accessible. First of all there's the Wii game that comes with the Wii, we sports. I can set up the Wii by myself, with no sighted assistance. It's knowing where to point the remote, and when to press the a button. The other one is super smash Brothers brawl. The awesome thing about that game is that the guy will tell you what character you are clicking on. How awesome is that! there's another Wii game called Williams pinball. That one's accessible, I guess. At least I can get to the game. But the two I would really recommend is the sports and super smash Brothers brawl. I wrote down instructions on how to get to the Wi-Fi menu, to connect to other players. So, if someone has super smash Brothers brawl for the wii, I'd be happy to play you online sometime.
shaunteckno Thanks for that! I'll have to check out those games!
I don't know of any games that have a setting to turn those off. I guess it's not important for game developers to spend the extra money to make the games accessible to us!
Intro song name, please?
+Headquarter Punk don't recall the name but I found it in the TH-cam create section.
Yes! I can play Mario and Sonic with NO problem! I got into Red Dead Redemption (the first one) and GTA 4, but any games past those, the graphics make it so much harder for me to navigate for this exact reason!!
I also like the gamecube games because of the high contrast
Games with high Contrast that I can think of is Super Hot and Mirror's Edge.
Mirror's edge was one of my favorite games! Even talking about it now makes me want to play it again
I’m 38 and have RP, and love to game too, but not the easiest thing, but something I’d loved since i could see worth a flip
No problem man. I was happy to help out in providing games that you would be able to play. It's just the blind talking to the blind, isn't it. LOL.
lol sometimes we're the only ones that "get it"!
hello! I am a student who study in Hong Kong now. I am major in Game Design.I hope that we can design a video game for VI kids, do you have some ideas?
+YuXia Sun hello, it's great to meet you! As I talk about in this video and some of my other videos on gaming, they are in the "Tech" playlist, people with low vision really benefited from high contrast. If the game had an option to adjust the contrast for people with low vision, that would be awesome! The game could be created for individuals with normal vision but people with low-vision could adjust the settings, contrast, color, to make it easier for them to play! Also having the option to enlarge on screen text would be great!
Hello, The Blind Spot ! Nice to met you too! Cause I am still studying in English, please feel free to say it, if you were confused by my words. Our team wanted to design a game for the VI kids. It is a video game. The map of the game is the same as the real world. So that when kids play the game, they will remember the map of the real world. It is a adventure to get diamond without hurt by scary monsters. By the way,we was wondering that if the player can use the dancing mat to control the game? Do you think the idea is good or bad? Please feel free to speak straight, the user's experience is the most important for a designer!
YuXia Sun I think that would be great, it would be something different than other games. However for people with low vision, it wouldn't work very well. If the player is standing up, they would be too far away from the screen to see the game. When I play a videogame my face is about 6 to 10 inches away from the screen. So in the case of someone with low vision, you would need the option to use a controller as well. Also your English is very good for someone still learning! :-)
Yes, you are right~so that we want to let the music and voice lead the VI people to up~or turn left or turn right~thank you very much, I will work harder :-D
You can probably invert it on the console it self
Hey if you haven't checked out Batman Arkham Asylum and City, u should cos theres a mode called detective mode which is sorta like thermal vision and makes it easier to play. Played through both these games with that mode being on. Also The Last of Us has a mode where the characters focus their hearing. The issue with that game though is that mode isn't toggle able, and has a bit too much reading, still fun though. Could you do a video on what games you find easy to play at the moment?
Awesome! Thanks for the info! I did play Batman Arkham Asylum and I remember using that mode alot! That's also why I use thermal sights on all my snipers in Call Of Duty, easier to see the bad guys! I'd be happy to make that video! I'll try to get to it this week!
Hey dude,
I was recently watch a Tv Show, and there was a comment that made me think... something like... "Why would a blind kid have a video game" (That's kinda out of context)
But it got me thinking, what can blind people play (or VI)... so I did some looking, and this is where it led me. So I have a few questions, and a few ideas... so here goes!
- How do you like some of the audio only games? What do the lack compared to the normal games?
- Have you heard of games that use feeling as well as hearing? (more about this later)
- Did three monkeys come out? and how was the combat/Movement?
- What game genres would most like to see made for VI/Blind people? I thought platformer and puzzle games would work (or maybe a mixer of those 2)
- Any ideas for combat?
I thought you could use vibrations in phones/tablets to let players feel their way through a level. For example.
- You enter a level, your player starts on the far left, you begin feeling around the level, when you hit a platform it would buzz for 1 sec, while a enemy would buzz twice quickly... Items would have different buzzs...
You could then make your way through the level, which method would you prefer...
- You drag your finger around the level, to make the path of your character...
- You feel the level and play in real time (maybe left thumb to control, right finger to feel the environment)
- You feel the level, then tap your character to activate controls to run through the level.
With the entire feeling the level, scrolling would be a problem unless you scan the environment in real time... or move from one screen to the next (non smooth scrolling)
+[MC NETWORK] PIGPVP.COM You took the words right out of my mouth. Same exact concept.
+r0ck3t I did some testing with using vibration as a way of "seeing" but not much...
Have you come up with anything?
Would a descriptive play through of games like Zelda or Pokemon be something visually impaired people might like?
It’s possible. There are channels out there already that do that though. I really like “games for everyone”
Is there any great accessible and adventure games for blind people
Check out the last of us part two on PS4. The developers worked with visually impaired gamers to make it accessible. It’s currently the most accessible game on the market. Apparently lots of totally blind gamers have played the game completely through without any help.
@@theblindlife are you sure bro actually I like the game on the PS3 but I can't play at the time
@@theblindlife thank you so much for the information
I can play fighting games but I can't play adventure games on PlayStation that makes me sad
I’m a blind gamer I tried outlast and it was difficult but I have ran into things
Did this game ever come out?
I don’t know, I never heard anything more about it
Hey, if you haven't already heard of it, there is a game called Blind Side where you play as a blind person. It's technically meant for people who aren't blind to try to experience what it's like, but they make it very accessible for blind people to play, too. It has no graphics besides the control panel. None. As in, zero. And the control system is not something you have to see; everything is actually jut the arrow keys. The game is about 3-4 dollars, but it's worth much more than that. It's not very popular yet, according to the amount of you tube videos on it, but the game is absolutely amazing and deserves more credit than it's given.
The basis of the game is that you wake up in your apartment in the middle of the night, completely blind. At first, you think it's a power outage, so you get your flashlight and turn it on. When it doesn't work, you conclude that it's out of battery. So, you head into the kitchen to find a match. You strike the match, and nothing shows. Your girlfriend, who also suddenly became blind, asks you if everything is alright, and you say that you don't know yet, and you're going to go into the hall. As you do so, you hear loud sobbing. Heading in the direction of the sobbing, you ask if the person sobbing is your neighbor. She says yes, and then says that she thinks she's blind, and asks if you can take her to the hospital. You explain that you can't see either, before suddenly you hear hear loud footsteps. You call out "Who's there?" but there is no response. The footsteps grow louder and you hear your neighbor scream, growling, and the crunching of bones. Terrified, your girlfriend, still in the apartment, calls out to you. You follow her voice back to the apartment, the monstrous being in pursuit. As you close and lock the door, you run towards your girlfriend, who suggests jumping out the window. Knowing there is no other option, you agree, and you soon find yourself in the street.
That's all I'll give you for now, since I don't want to spoil too much, but it's a really good game. :)
Hello
Where can I find more about this?
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Play a blind legend I have played it before
I happen to be playing that game right now really enjoying so far.
Agreed, a very fun game.
I am currently playing A Land of Livia, though it's not action filled, I personally still enjoy it.
Can't wait until you're back from holiday so we can play some CoD :)
I'm back!! We'll play this week!
The game sounds like daredevil simulator
Yeah, I guess it does. BTW, I’m a big fan! Sorry to hear about your family
Hey man, what's up! You know, if you do have an iPod, iPhone, iPad, or any thing like that, there are tons of awesome audio games, that don't have any visual thing on the screen at all. If they do, it just says the name of the game you're playing. And, one thing you were talking about reminded me of a game called blind side. It might be available for android, I'm not sure. Anyway, in BlindSide, you have been blinded in the night, and you're with your girlfriend, Donna. You go and try to kill this creature, but you're totally blind. It's such a cool game, it uses the iPhone's gyro. It's a 3-D sound game. There is some awesome awesome games out there man, and I really really encourage you to look at them. Like I say, they are available for iOS, and one game is available for android. That game is free, and it is called Audio Archery. It's a pretty tough game to beat. I've tried on my Google Nexus seven, and it works. So if you going to the Google play store, and type in Audio Archery, you should be able to find it. You might try typing in audio games, and see what you come up with in the play store. But I do know that Audio Archery is in the android play store. You will need headphones, but it is really really cool.
Awesome thanks, I'll definitely go on Google play and see what they have!
I simply CANNOT play Smash Brothers. It's difficult as hell.
Yeah, way too much going on at the same time!
@@theblindlife the wrestling games are easy enough.. The action stays right in one square on the screen.
Who would dislike this also I would play with you
I love PlayStation
I am visually impaired as well I prefer mortal kombat
Love Mortal Kombat!
The Blind Spot I play Mortal KombatXL because it's easier for me to see
I'll have to try that!
The Blind Spot I also have stereo headphones that help me tell where my opponent is
I am a blind person I can able to play
Do you know I watched a lot of these videos and not one time have a yet come across an actual blind individual who’s playing an actual decent game that’s not one of those click game
black ops 2 has that option
All fighting games like mk
*Team Fortress 2*
Video title should be VIP or low vision a.d a seperate one for totally blind