[Audyssey] AGM usability questions/feedback

[Che]

  having played around with AGM for a few hours, here are my impressions so 
far.
  First of all, hats off to you guys for taking on such an ambitious 
project, I think once you include a few vital features and make some of the 
interface options more intuitive, you will have a very successful program 
for the blind community to enjoy.
  I created 2 simple games to start with, just your basic walk around and 
shoot stuff to get the hang of the interface.
  The reaction settings are quite confusing at first, and take a good bit of 
trial and error to get the hang of it.
  I think some simple promts here would help tremendously, especially with 
new users who are likely to get frustrated when they can't figure out how 
the triggers connect.
  I had to read the documentation over and over, especially regarding the 
calculators to get any positive results.  The tutorials tell you what to do 
step by step, but they do not explain each step enough as to why certain 
things need to be done, especially with the calculators and comparisons.
  The last game I worked on is a diving game, where the player will jump 
from a diving board and do various flips and twists in the air before 
breaking the surface of the water, with their score being based on how many 
tricks they do and how cleanly they enter the water.
  Unfortunately the controls don't seem to allow this level of input without 
creating an entire interface of triggers from what I have learned so far, 
but as I said I've only been at it a short time.
  Is there a random number generator in AGM?  If so, I haven't found it yet. 
If not, it is sorely needed.
  As mentioned before, the volume of the interface is too low, and being 
able to loop the menus from one side to the other would be very helpful as 
well.
  Including a save game feature is vital in my opinion, and since you guys 
are using xml anyway, it should be relatively simple to do.
  I think I will wait until the next version before continuing my diving 
game, as I feel just a few more code additions will make the work much more 
efficient.
  Lastly, at least one involved tutorial, with explainations for each step 
of the way would be immensely helpful.
  Congratulations team AGM, you guys should be very proud of what you have 
done here, especially given the time constraints, and I for one look forward 
very much to see where this project goes.
  Take care,
  Che