Blind Luck MUD Development Diary, Entry 1
Since I have more ambition than sense, I’ve decided to go ahead and start development on an online fantasy roleplaying game in Python — a text-based MMORPG — where the visually impaired who use screen readers can participate on the same terms as everyone else. As I make this game, I will write a series of articles (of which this one is the first) where I share my progress. Will I succeed? I have no idea! Read along, and let’s find out together!
A note though — this is not a tutorial. I will show you some of the Python code as I write it and explain how it works, but my aim is not to teach you how to make a game. I will, however, point you to relevant tutorials from time to time, should you feel inspired to make something of your own. And eventually, I will probably need help from my fellow Python developers expanding on this game, so stay tuned — maybe you can join me in the not too distant future?
I explored the topic of making a game like this in a previous article. If you don’t know what a MUD is, then I suggest you start with that article and come back here when you’re done. The short version is, a MUD is a text-based online roleplaying game. The visually impaired, who use screen readers — software that reads computer text out loud to them — can play these games. But more often than not, MUDs aren’t especially designed to work well with screen…
