{"id":4867,"date":"2019-10-08T14:23:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T13:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=4867"},"modified":"2022-06-06T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:18:20","slug":"long-range-support-brings-minecraft-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/long-range-support-brings-minecraft-joy","title":{"rendered":"Long-range support brings Minecraft joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4-fNE9zF_8\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This video raised huge smiles here with the team. It&#8217;s a ten year-old boy in Japan playing Minecraft for the first time using a chin-controlled joystick, a walk forward switch and voice controls. It\u2019s a great example of how your magnificent support will let us help gamers across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s parents got in touch as he already had general control over his computer using a chin-controlled joystick and a small button switch in his hand &#8211; but they were really hoping he could play Minecraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI contacted them via email and took them through how to remap the switch as a walk forwards button,\u201d said Joe, one of our specialist therapists. \u201cI explained how set up the joystick for in-game movement, and sent them links to our how-to videos about voice controls. Soon he was playing Minecraft!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so glad to enable this long-range gaming magic. It&#8217;s reassuring to know that the experience we gain through our face-to-face work with disabled gamers in the UK is having a global impact!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ufeff This video raised huge smiles here with the team. 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