Allow for sound, but only a constant tone on/off or two alternating tones. This would make it possible to create more accessible games, for instance for blind players
Actually.. make it mandatory? I like the idea. It's probably much easier to recognize audio patterns than visual ones (at least it seems so for me). Alternating tones would probably make me go insane though so I'll just go for the constant on/off :)
Amos, I don't think it should be mandatory (especially since things like the manual aren't mandatory) but I'll try and reword the rules so it's more encouraged.
Having it be mandatory feels a bit odd, since then it'd automatically be an "audio-focused" jam. Audio isn't the norm - visual display is the "standard" mode of feedback. "bit jam" would no longer feel as descriptive as something like, say, "beep jam".
If so, only in exact conjunction with the display, though, right? The rules specifically mention controller vibration as a disallowed extra channel of feedback
I'd certainly like to "bend the rules" with audio, if it could help make something you could enjoy without your eyeballs. Heck, I might be a renegade and do that anyway!
