{"id":6922,"date":"2023-08-01T13:32:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T08:56:13","slug":"one_special_abseil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/one_special_abseil","title":{"rendered":"Industry takes to the skies for One Special Abseil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/onespecialabseil\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/specialeff-d2p02.sites.urbanelement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SpecialEffectAbseilFinal_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling man and woman in safety hats looking up while abseiling\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SpecialEffectAbseilFinal_1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SpecialEffectAbseilFinal_1000-250x125.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SpecialEffectAbseilFinal_1000-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SpecialEffectAbseilFinal_1000-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SpecialEffectAbseilFinal_1000-120x60.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The UK games industry and friends will take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/onespecialabseil\">Anfield Abseil on 22 September<\/a> in aid of SpecialEffect\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onespecialday.org.uk\">One Special Day<\/a> campaign!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Companies and studios from across the games industry including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\">Sony Playstation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucidgames.co.uk\/\">Lucid Games<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wushustudios.com\/\">Wushu Studios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/ea-studios\/criterion-games\">Criterion Games<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escape-technology.com\/\">Escape Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ripstone.com\/\">Ripstone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wearesecretmode.com\/\">Secret Mode<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/en-gb\/ea-studios\/playdemic\">Playdemic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vtime.net\/\">VTime<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ndreams.com\/\">NDreams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amiqus.com\/\">Amiqus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressengine.net\/\">Press Engine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\">Xbox<\/a> will be abseiling 100ft off the main stand at the iconic Anfield Football Stadium to raise vital funds to help us support gamers with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the abseil will also be Liam from SpecialEffect who, as a Manchester Utd fan, has pledged to wear a Liverpool FC shirt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/page\/liamlawlerosdabseil\">if his fundraising hits \u00a3500!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to say a huge thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\">Electronic Arts<\/a> for being our major sponsor and to Lucid Games and Wushu Studios for their help in organising! <span class=\"ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you also to Sola Kasali &amp; James Taylor at Electronic Arts along Stephanie Murphy, Sarah May, Luke Hyland and team at Liverpool Football Club for their support in helping make the event possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This initial event is open to members of the UK games industry event. We are are down to our last couple of places (available on a first come first served basis) and we will have a waiting list! Please do contact <a href=\"mailto:Nick.Streeter@specialeffect.org.uk\">Nick.Streeter@specialeffect.org.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:Liam.Lawler@specialeffect.org.uk\">Liam.Lawler@specialeffect.org.uk<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><em>Below: <span class=\"ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Bethan Moore (Wushu Studios), Jen Williams &amp; Shirley Brown (Lucid Games) and SpecialEffect&#8217;s Nick Streeter at Anfield Stadium<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"546\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6941\" src=\"https:\/\/specialeff-d2p02.sites.urbanelement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abseillufc_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Three women and a man holding a SpecialEffect flag inside a football stadium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abseillufc_1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abseillufc_1000-250x137.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abseillufc_1000-700x382.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abseillufc_1000-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abseillufc_1000-120x66.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK games industry and friends will take on the Anfield Abseil on 22 September in aid of SpecialEffect\u2019s annual One Special Day campaign! 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