November 18, 2009 at 04:31Computer games without image
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if computers had not used video? That is, instead of visual contact with the user would be audible. No, of course, the video could appear in certain situations (just like computers now make sounds in certain situations), but the main means of communication between the computer and the user would be sound.
What would the interface look like, or rather, be heard? What kind of games would be, what kind of Internet? I once thought about an entire interface in which actions for the current moment would be located on the notes. This is an analogue of one-dimensional graphics: you can only move down and up. To open the browser, say, you would have to sing or play the musical instrument “do,” and to turn off the computer, “si." The advantage of such an interface would be that you can do without any controls at all - keyboards, mice, and so on. Just a computer (portable), headphones and a microphone. And for those users who have not yet learned solfeggio (and do not play musical instruments), it would be possible to provide special buttons that move the pointer (analog of the mouse cursor) up and down.
This, of course, is just an idea. And you can play sound games now, on your computer.
Sound game (audio game, English. Audio game) - an electronic game that uses sound to transmit game information. Initially, sound games were made for the blind, although now everyone plays them, and they are gaining more and more popularity.
It all started with the game Touch Me, released by Atari in 1974. The gameplay came down to remembering the sequence of tones, which were also accompanied by flashes. If the player correctly repeated the sequence, another tone was added to it.
Then came all new games. For example, BBBeat is a game designed for the blind. The player puts on his headphones and uses the sound to find and slam the bee. Sensors are attached to the wrist and determine whether he succeeded.
Other games do not require special devices - just a computer and headphones / speakers. An example is Be The Wumpus . It is proposed to play for Vampus - the character of the classic text game "Hunt the Wumpus". The action takes place in a cave in complete darkness, so you can navigate only by ear. To move around, you can use either the keyboard (arrows - move, spacebar - jump), or a gamepad (which the author recommends).
It turns out that there are not only graphic computer games. You can play with your eyes closed, or watching the clouds outside the window, and what kind of monitor or video card you have does not matter for these games.
What would the interface look like, or rather, be heard? What kind of games would be, what kind of Internet? I once thought about an entire interface in which actions for the current moment would be located on the notes. This is an analogue of one-dimensional graphics: you can only move down and up. To open the browser, say, you would have to sing or play the musical instrument “do,” and to turn off the computer, “si." The advantage of such an interface would be that you can do without any controls at all - keyboards, mice, and so on. Just a computer (portable), headphones and a microphone. And for those users who have not yet learned solfeggio (and do not play musical instruments), it would be possible to provide special buttons that move the pointer (analog of the mouse cursor) up and down.
This, of course, is just an idea. And you can play sound games now, on your computer.
Sound game (audio game, English. Audio game) - an electronic game that uses sound to transmit game information. Initially, sound games were made for the blind, although now everyone plays them, and they are gaining more and more popularity.
It all started with the game Touch Me, released by Atari in 1974. The gameplay came down to remembering the sequence of tones, which were also accompanied by flashes. If the player correctly repeated the sequence, another tone was added to it.
Then came all new games. For example, BBBeat is a game designed for the blind. The player puts on his headphones and uses the sound to find and slam the bee. Sensors are attached to the wrist and determine whether he succeeded.
Other games do not require special devices - just a computer and headphones / speakers. An example is Be The Wumpus . It is proposed to play for Vampus - the character of the classic text game "Hunt the Wumpus". The action takes place in a cave in complete darkness, so you can navigate only by ear. To move around, you can use either the keyboard (arrows - move, spacebar - jump), or a gamepad (which the author recommends).
It turns out that there are not only graphic computer games. You can play with your eyes closed, or watching the clouds outside the window, and what kind of monitor or video card you have does not matter for these games.