Dear all,
a seemingly weird question, and it might well be that it’s off the table within seconds.
For graphic adventures (and games in general) there’s plenty longplays on Youtube. I’m not the core target group, meaning I don’t see why I should watch them, but even I can’t deny there’s a reason why they exist - I use some for Wikipedia research and others for entertainment, e.g. to improve my French.
Now, the question: Are longplays in general of interest for blind players? And if yes, would they rather be interested in transcripts via screenreaders, or in (don’t laugh!) spoken transcripts? And in both cases, would comments be welcome or unwelcome?
Academic question, I know, but we do have blind members here, so I would find a brief tentative vote of interest.
Thanks and kind regards,
Grues
I’d watch that, it sounds cool. TTS would be fine, but a human narrator with their own commentary could definitely make it more interesting.
I’m not sure why you think this question is “weird” or “academic”, it’s a good one with importance to the blind players you mentioned. 
Well, from a non-blind perspective of someone who’s used to playing GTA and the likes it’s so off… But then, I do love text adventures, and from Wikipedia I’m used to some articles being provided in an audio format (despite screen readers doing the same with computer-generated voices). And so one day I thought… If I teamed up with a friend, fired up a text adventure, have some beers, have a screen reader read the game (or read it myself??), and live play and humorously comment on the game (with the background knowledge I have from e.g. Wikipdia) - would that just be one of the more bizarre Youtube formats, or would someone actually say “Hey, those guys are weird, but I find that entertaining”?
CLASH of the TYPE-INS has approximately that format, and was quite popular…
The above-mentioned Clash of the Type-Ins is one of my favorite IF-related podcasts, so I would definitely enjoy this.
I’m not blind so can’t weigh in on the question, but in case you end up doing this, it could be useful for metadata purposes to know that “LP” in this context stands for “let’s play”, not “longplay” like a music album.
Edit: Never mind, I had never seen this usage of “longplay” before but just got linked (in a completely different context) to a YouTube video of what I would call a “let’s play” that calls itself a “longplay” (unabbreviated). In the context of a video of someone playing and commenting on a game, “LP” was definitely originally an abbreviation for “let’s play”, but I guess the preexisting usage of “LP” as an abbreviation for “longplay” caused enough confusion that the two are now being used synonymously.
( For the records: To my knowledge, the term “longplay” is roughly 15 years older than the term “let’s play”, and a “let’s play” is commonly associated with commentary. )
This is a Let’s Play of a text adventure, right? I always interpreted longplay as “no commentary, just pure gameplay”.
For videos of people playing video games specifically? I didn’t realize that there was a genre/well-established concept of that as early as 1990.
Nah, Youtube is only 20 years old. Text with pictures. 
Videos since 2002. Wikipedia has some background.
That’s very interesting, thank you! It seems like maybe “longplay” isn’t as much in use in this context in Anglophone spaces? But in any case, I’m sorry for making poorly-informed assertions.
To me, a let’s play has commentary and audience participation, while a longplay is just a straight recording of someone playing through the game.
I just want to mention that videos of playing IF are also valuable to audience members who aren’t blind. For example, the author of the work being played will probably find it worth watching as candid feedback, and fans of the work in question might be entertained by seeing how someone else makes their way through it. Academics might also find them to be of value as actual data of someone working their way through a particular path without foreknowledge.
So, I hope that you make some!
Lets play videos are usually cut down and edited, while longplays are uncut/full games with nothing edited out! reasonable confusion to have, tho.
Also while I am not blind in the usual sense, I do have very poor vision and would LOVE a longplay OR a let’s play of IF games with commentary, as it’s nice to be able to enjoy something while taking a break from wearing my glasses. I know I’d prefer a human voice over a screen reader, as they often sound pretty emotionless and boring.