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Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: i_killed_ur_dog on July 28, 2005, 10:24:41 AM: I think I would officially give up playing video games if I got beat by a blind person.

click (http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/07/28/blind.gamer.ap/index.html)
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: GmanJoe on July 28, 2005, 10:31:06 AM: I could beat him. Just turn off the volume.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Phil on July 28, 2005, 10:41:52 AM: ^^^

Evil bastard
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: THX on July 28, 2005, 11:18:50 AM: Cool story :)
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Evi on July 28, 2005, 11:28:42 AM: Um...ok? How the hell is he going to study video game design like the article states?

And he should try playing someone that doesn\'t suck. Maybe he\'ll have a challenge then.

It\'s cool that he figured out a way to play the game though.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: hyper on July 28, 2005, 01:26:18 PM: Definitely an achievement. But what a waste of talent... imagine how he could have turned out if he had focused all that dedication to something more productive. To a violin maybe.

I hate how the media depicts Soul Calibur as something ultra-violent.

Quote

While playing "Soul Caliber 2," Mellen worked his way through the introductory screens with ease, knowing exactly what to click to start the game he wanted.

.....

"That\'s what happens. It\'s why I don\'t play him," O\'Banion said after his blood-spattered character\'s corpse vanishes from the screen.

:rolleyes:
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Cerberus on July 28, 2005, 01:29:20 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GmanJoe
I could beat him. Just turn off the volume.

I\'d give him my controller and let him play for me, he\'d never know the difference. Any fighting games, he\'d just be kicking the shit out of himself.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Paul2 on July 28, 2005, 01:47:59 PM: you people...:rolleyes: :p

Interesting story btw.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Unicron! on July 28, 2005, 01:53:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by hyper
Definitely an achievement. But what a waste of talent... imagine how he could have turned out if he had focused all that dedication to something more productive. To a violin maybe.

I hate how the media depicts Soul Calibur as something ultra-violent.

:rolleyes:
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.a.cnn.net%2Fcnn%2F2005%2FTECH%2Ffun.games%2F07%2F28%2Fblind.gamer.ap%2Fvert.blind.gamer.ap.jpg&hash=97b65f191a934c4d8b4267f06292b3ba96ac3de8)

He is blind.He is actually playing Mortal Kombat thinking its Soul Calibur :p
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Cerberus on July 28, 2005, 02:37:04 PM: Actually, after finally being arsed to read the article, I\'m going to take back my smart-alec, sarcastic comment about him.

*Cerberus duffs his cap at the kid*

Good on yer, kid. It might not get you anywhere in life, but it\'s an achievement, no matter how small or insignificant it is.

Anyone got one of those braile-o-mat printers? Could they run this post through it and email it to him?

:D

Only joking, I do have some admiration for the kid.

Show him some respect, you faggotty-homos

edit//

just realised how fucking dumb that was for me to say. how can you print braile out, then email it to him?

Post it to him instead.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Eiksirf on July 28, 2005, 03:36:32 PM: Somewhere I read about a blind kid who could beat Mike Tyson in Punch-Out!! using aural cues.

In a fist fight, he would kick this kid\'s poser ass.

-Dan
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on July 28, 2005, 03:49:33 PM: Give him the VCR remote and see how far he gets ehh.

But him playing without sound is like you playing without vision..
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Evi on July 28, 2005, 04:08:14 PM: Quote
But him playing without sound is like you playing without vision..
But for him it\'d be like playing without sound and vision. ;)
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: fre4d4 on July 28, 2005, 04:19:00 PM: I have to hand it to him, it takes lots of work to overcome a disability like that. It has taken me a year and a half to learn how to do some things over or reteach myself using one hand.Think im kidding try it we take so much for granted.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on July 28, 2005, 05:49:44 PM: Quote
Originally posted by EviscerationX
But for him it\'d be like playing without sound and vision. ;)

eh, he\'s learnt how to play certain games without needing vision, hence why i said it would be like us playing without vision. We can play without sound, we need vision. he can play without vision, he needs sound.. u catching on yet.
Title: Blind kid taught himself to play video games
Post by: Evi on July 28, 2005, 06:58:31 PM: I know what you meant. I was kidding. Overanalyzing is the work of the devil.