[Audyssey] Announce: Surreal Horizons Releases Initial TorrentSoundbite

[Reinhard Stebner]

Could you please repost the link for the audio demo?  The link got split and
will not open.  Please resend the link on its one line.


-----Original Message-----
From: gamers-bounces at audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-bounces at audyssey.org] On
Behalf Of Nolan Darilek
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:28 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: [Audyssey] Announce: Surreal Horizons Releases Initial
TorrentSoundbite

Hello.

I'm pleased to both announce Surreal Horizons, a new entrant into the  
accessible gaming arena, as well as  the initial soundbite of  
Torrent, Surreal Horizons' first title.

=== What is it?

Hop aboard your fighter, warm up your lasers and prepare to  
obliterate wave upon wave of oncoming asteroids and alien ships in  
this exciting, fast-paced audio arcade-style shooter. For how long  
will _you_ survive the torrent?

=== Features

This feature list is subject to change and not complete. It does,  
however, represent current plans for the first public release.

  * Gameplay is driven by a real 3-D engine integrating physics and  
positional audio.
  * Semi-realistic collision physics. Colliding asteroids bounce off  
each other upon contact.
  * Positional audio for two or more speakers with velocity-based  
sound dopplering.
  * Unlimited waves of oncoming targets.
  * Multiple target types. Asteroids bounce on collision and may  
fragment on destruction. Alien ships navigate intelligently and fire  
back. Power-ups provide bonuses when collided with but are otherwise  
fragile and easily destroyed.
  * Special levels. Blast entire waves of alien fighters, guide light  
freighters through the sector safely for extra power-ups and more.
  * Compete with others via the online scoreboard.
  * Joystick/gamepad support, both for navigating the game and its  
user interface.
  * Rich, self-voicing user interface utilizing both synthesized and  
sampled speech to provide the richest in-game interface experience of  
any other accessible game.
* Embedded screen reader and accessible array of in-game user  
interface elements with keybindings familiar to users of OS X, Linux  
and/or Windows.
  * Cross-platform. Supports Apple OS X, Linux and Windows 2000 or  
greater.

=== Availability

Initial development is nearly complete, and beta testers will be  
sought soon. Please do not inquire about testing at this time, and  
watch the community (http://surrealhorizons.com/community) for  
further developments.

An initial soundbite of gameplay has been released. See http:// 
surrealhorizons.com/2006/11/30/first-torrent-soundbite-released for  
the details.

Best of all, this soundbite was recorded and produced using the OS X  
version of Torrent. The Linux port is mostly complete, and testing  
will begin under Windows shortly.

Enjoy, and keep an eye on the Surreal Horizons community for future  
updates!



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