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Joel has athetoid cerebral palsy and wasn\u2019t able to play games before his visit here last week, but his friends play games like Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty and FIFA, and he didn’t just want to watch!<\/p>\n
Frankie and Joe from our specialist assessment team worked on making the very best of his bilities in order to be able to play the games he wanted to play. Frankie takes a deep breath and explains.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started with a setup for FIFA in two-button mode,\u201d she said. \u201cJoe and I plugged an large joystick into an XAC and positioned it securely by his right hand. He needed a couple of switches for pass and shoot so we mounted two button switches either side of his head where his headrest usually is – he\u2019d left his at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wanted to try Red Dead Redemption next, so we positioned a mini joystick by his chin to act as the right joystick.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo button switches were placed on the floor by his feet for aim and shoot. A blue and a yellow button were placed on the tray for the bumpers along with two small switches for triangle and square. Joel was able to press the d-pad, start and home button on the XAC, and the switches by his head stayed in place as A and B.\u201d<\/p>\n