{"id":5729,"date":"2022-12-07T09:31:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=5729"},"modified":"2022-12-07T11:08:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:08:37","slug":"it-was-the-end-of-my-video-gaming-days-or-so-i-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/it-was-the-end-of-my-video-gaming-days-or-so-i-thought","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt was the end of my video gaming days, or so I thought\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spare a couple of minutes to check out this amazing blog post from Lisa<\/a>, who we\u2019ve been helping to play games for many years.<\/p>\n

She lost the ability to play games after back correction surgery when she was twelve, but in 2015 she heard about the charity and contacted our specialist assessment team for support. Between them they created an accessible gaming setup that unlocked the world of gaming again for her, and within a few hours she was tackling Assassin\u2019s Creed, despite her very limited hand and finger movements.<\/p>\n

\u201c(to begin with) I was playing\u2026 like a complete noob,\u201d she writes, \u201cBut I didn\u2019t care. I loved that I could do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her basic setup hasn\u2019t changed a great deal since that day, but her gaming skill levels have soared. Our team has been in regular touch, providing advice and updating the equipment as technology and her gaming preferences have developed. She currently uses a controller by her left hand for the left stick, nine small switches by her right hand, and a controller by her chin for the right stick and D-Pad.<\/p>\n

It’s been wonderful to count Lisa as a great friend of the charity over the years, and a big thank you to her for describing the impact of our continuing help so eloquently. This commitment to lifelong support is a fundamental aspect of our work, and it\u2019s been a privilege to have helped her maintain her enjoyment of the games she loves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe staff at SpecialEffect are always there for ongoing support,\u201d she writes. \u201cThey go above and beyond and can never do enough to help.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spare a couple of minutes to check out this amazing blog post from Lisa, who we\u2019ve been helping to play games for many years. She lost the ability to play games after back correction surgery when she was twelve, but in 2015 she heard about the charity and contacted our specialist assessment team for support…. 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