{"id":2381,"date":"2021-05-13T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/corey-kicks-on-with-his-adapted-controller-update"},"modified":"2022-05-18T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:48:56","slug":"corey-kicks-on-with-his-adapted-controller-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/corey-kicks-on-with-his-adapted-controller-update","title":{"rendered":"Corey kicks on with his adapted controller update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Corey.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Corey.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Corey-250x131.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Corey-700x368.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Corey-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Corey-120x63.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Below: Corey tries out the updated setup after our therapists Jacob and Nomi (top right) reviewed and actioned equipment changes with Corey\u2019s father via an online assessment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blues fan Corey is looking forward to leading Manchester City to plenty of virtual victories in FIFA21 with his updated controller setup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Corey\u2019s has hemiplegia on his left side as a result of a pre-natal stroke. For years he had to watch his brother have all the gaming fun, but our specialist assessment team\u00a0helped him to start playing independently back in 2017\u00a0by carefully selecting equipment for an adapted gaming setup that made the most of his abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Now he\u2019s enjoying FIFA21 thanks to the latest changes to his setup. Our team carried out an online assessment to keep up with his developing control skills and the new games he wanted to play, and as a result he\u2019s now trying out extra switches and a newer adaptor to help him level up to more complex titles. The next step is to trial a second joystick, which could expand his gaming choices even further.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been wonderful to keep in touch with Corey. We fell in love with his infectious laugh five years ago, and it\u2019s a privilege to able to keep his gaming journey very much alive and kicking. Although the magic of the FA Cup might be on hold for another year for Manchester City, Corey enjoyed a fantastic day recently as their virtual mascot and Junior Cityzen of the Match at the fixture against Leeds United, all thanks to the lovely people at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mancity.com\/\">City<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/sports\">EA Sports<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City may not have reached the FA Cup final this weekend, but Blues fan Corey is looking forward to leading them to plenty of virtual victories in FIFA21 with his updated controller setup.nCorey\u2019s has hemiplegia on his left side as a result of a pre-natal stroke. For years he had to watch his brother have all the gaming fun, but our specialist assessment team helped him to start playing independently back in 2017 by carefully selecting equipment for an adapted gaming setup that made the most of his abilities.nNow he\u2019s enjoying FIFA21 thanks to the latest changes to his setup. Our team carried out an online assessment to keep up with his developing control skills and the new games he wanted to play, and as a result he\u2019s now trying out extra switches and a newer adaptor to help him level up to more complex titles. The next step is to trial a second joystick, which could expand his gaming choices even further.nIt\u2019s been wonderful to keep in touch with Corey. We fell in love with his infectious laugh five years ago, and it\u2019s a privilege to able to keep his gaming journey very much alive and kicking. Although the magic of the FA Cup might be on hold for another year for Manchester City, Corey enjoyed a fantastic day recently as their virtual mascot and Junior Cityzen of the Match at the fixture against Leeds United, all thanks to the lovely people at City and EA Sports!nBelow: Corey tries out the updated setup after our therapists Jacob and Nomi (top right) reviewed and actioned equipment changes with Corey\u2019s father via an online assessment.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Corey kicks on with his adapted controller update - SpecialEffect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/corey-kicks-on-with-his-adapted-controller-update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Corey kicks on with his adapted controller update - SpecialEffect\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manchester City may not have reached the FA Cup final this weekend, but Blues fan Corey is looking forward to leading them to plenty of virtual victories in FIFA21 with his updated controller setup.nCorey\u2019s has hemiplegia on his left side as a result of a pre-natal stroke. 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