{"id":6189,"date":"2023-10-06T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=6189"},"modified":"2023-10-06T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:16:35","slug":"with-games-anything-is-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/with-games-anything-is-possible","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWith games, anything is possible!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpGWUovFXf4\" frameborder=\"0\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What a story for <a href=\"https:\/\/onespecialday.org.uk\/\">One Special Day<\/a>! YOUR support has enabled us to be at Tiago\u2019s side since 2013, helping him to meet the challenges of playing the titles he loves as gaming technology and accessibility have evolved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We first helped Tiago to enjoy playing games when he was five, and it was fantastic to catch up with him recently and find out more about how his gaming journey has led him to a course in games development.<\/p>\n<p>In this video update we chat to Tiago, his mother and his course tutor and discover how his passion for gaming has been the catalyst for an impressive start towards a future career in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe support from SpecialEffect as I\u2019ve grown up has helped me by adapting how I game,\u201d said Tiago. \u201cI\u2019m able to access a wider range of games and I can play with my friends. I feel exhilarated about playing as I\u2019m not restricted on what I can do, whereas in real life I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I hadn\u2019t had the chance to game and be involved with SpecialEffect, I wouldn\u2019t be in my Games Development and Coding course at college \u2013 because it opened my eyes to what I can actually do!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is the kind of far-reaching difference your vital <a href=\"https:\/\/onespecialday.org.uk\/\">One Special Day<\/a> support on 6 October has helped to make over the years for thousands of gamers across the world. THANK YOU so much \u2013 you\u2019re genuinely changing lives!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to Tiago for representing the charity on One Special Day, and thanks also to his mother and Banbury &amp; Bicester College for making the filming of this video possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ufeff What a story for One Special Day! 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