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EVE Does Nothing to Assist the Blind or Visually Impaired
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masternerdguy
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-05-07 16:11:03 UTC
EVE is 9 years old. It is a mature project that is late in the life cycle, so it is surprising that no accessibility features have been added.

While UI scaling has helped a bit, there are still no options to play EVE in a minimalistic, text oriented, mode. This mode already exists, it is called the thin client and is used by CCP to mass test without wasting computing time on rendering. With some adjustments the thin client could be made compatible with devices such as Braille displays and text to speech systems.

CCP has written EVE in such a way that is is completely incompatible with Braille displays. EVE lacks any sort of color blind mode and has no high contrast mode. Finally, EVE is moving away from text and towards lots of icons which make it even more difficult for visually impaired people to play.

Instead of fixing these problems CCP has been adding additional graphical updates such as the new missile effects, as if they do not consider accessibility to be a priority. This begs a very simple question: CCP, why u no like blind people?

Discuss.

Things are only impossible until they are not.
Blatant Forum Alt
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-05-07 16:12:19 UTC
IBTL
Aiwha
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-05-07 16:12:54 UTC
Why won't you stay banned?

Sanity is fun leaving the body.
Iamien
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-05-07 16:14:18 UTC
I hear 3d mode helps the visually impaired.
silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#5 - 2012-05-07 17:00:25 UTC
Dear CCP;
I demand you make silly, pointless, and useless changes to the way you write your game, even if such changes are hideously impractical, ruinously expensive, and /or impossible.

In fact, the less plausible the possible change, the more I demand you make it.

Fail in this, and I shall waggle my finger at you and ***** impotently.


(s)
Thank you,
Whinging Loser.

Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in Esperanto, because life is also terrifying and confusing.

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Jett0
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-05-07 17:05:02 UTC
This is an awfully specific complaint...

Occasionally plays sober
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-05-07 17:15:42 UTC
I reckon CCP went round to his house and tried to gouge out his eyes to prevent him posting...

Dodixie > Hek
Darth Gustav
Sith Interstellar Tech Harvesting
#8 - 2012-05-07 17:19:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Darth Gustav
silens vesica wrote:
Dear CCP;
I demand you make silly, pointless, and useless changes to the way you write your game, even if such changes are hideously impractical, ruinously expensive, and /or impossible.

In fact, the less plausible the possible change, the more I demand you make it.

Fail in this, and I shall waggle my finger at you and ***** impotently.


(s)
Thank you,
Whinging Loser.

Not only a strawman, but your sarcasm belittles the plight of the blind.

If I were a GM I'd ban you from the forums for insensitivity! Trolling the blind?!?

He who trolls trolls best when he who is trolled trolls the troller. -Darth Gustav's Axiom
Daneirkus Auralex
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2012-05-07 17:21:15 UTC
masternerdguy wrote:
EVE is 9 years old. It is a mature project that is late in the life cycle

Discuss.


EVE is eternal; there is no cycle.

No.
Tillin Sylph
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2012-05-07 17:21:40 UTC
Please direct all blind players to me I'll be happy to scam them so they can fully enjoy the authentic Eve Online experience.
TRUE ZER0
SILENT INC
#11 - 2012-05-07 18:28:58 UTC
what
Barkaial Starfinder
Eixo do Mal
#12 - 2012-05-07 18:32:13 UTC
*shippalm*
Shea Valerien
House of Valerien
#13 - 2012-05-07 18:37:38 UTC
Don't care.

Ideally someday there will be a way to play Eve through voice commands and blind people will have a way to simulate vision. Until then... well.. c'est la vie.

If I go blind, I'll just drink my beer..
Serene Repose
#14 - 2012-05-07 18:38:42 UTC
He's not happy unless he's constantly demonstrating why he's not named MasterMINDguy.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#15 - 2012-05-07 18:39:08 UTC
All EVE text in now available in Braille.
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#16 - 2012-05-07 18:39:49 UTC
The block button works wonders for accessibility of competent posting.

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Miilla
Hulkageddon Orphanage
#17 - 2012-05-07 18:51:10 UTC
Well, space is dark no?

Isn't a Braille display risky with all this ganking going on?
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#18 - 2012-05-07 19:13:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Ranger 1
That's not how I see it.Big smile

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FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#19 - 2012-05-07 19:34:24 UTC
I actually mused on this the other day. What games could I play if I found myself blind?

It's a short list, and Eve ain't on it.

Founding member of the Belligerent Undesirables movement.
Miilla
Hulkageddon Orphanage
#20 - 2012-05-07 19:35:22 UTC
FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:
I actually mused on this the other day. What games could I play if I found myself blind?

It's a short list, and Eve ain't on it.


I am sure perhaps 99% of games aren't on that list either.

Does spacial sound help?
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