{"id":3084,"date":"2020-01-27T12:22:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:44:12","slug":"your-video-it-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/your-video-it-changed-my-life","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYour video… it changed my life.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul\u2019s finally playing games again fifteen years after his spinal injury – after discovering our YouTube video on how to set up voice controls.<\/p>\n

Paul could already use a PC really well with a head-controlled mouse and a couple of switches that utilised his shoulder and arm movement, but his gaming really took off after watching one of our videos on adding the GavPi voice control software.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had really enjoyed playing games but after my accident I gave up hope of playing as I never thought I’d be able to keep up,\u201d said Paul. \u201cI stumbled across your\u00a0video about GavPi<\/a>\u00a0and it changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

He now uses over 40 voice commands in Fortnite, but he was having difficulty fully controlling his forward movement in the game. Our therapists Joe and Frankie visited him and introduced a sip and puff switch that solved the problem, and now he\u2019s back in the fight playing online regularly with his friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe often use the GavPi software for voice control because it\u2019s easy to set up and can be personalised,\u201d said Joe. \u201cPaul\u2019s now using Voice Attack instead, which gives him access to some options that work for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe and Frankie are also looking into the option of a second sip\/puff switch to add to his setup for strafing, so it looks like Paul\u2019s hand\/shoulder\/mouth\/voice setup is going to make him a genuine gaming force to be reckoned with!<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0more voice control walkthough videos<\/a>\u00a0on our GameAccess blog.<\/p>\n

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