Finding a way to play for Elliot | SpecialEffect
0What a smile! We welcomed Elliot to our Games Room at the beginning of 2023. He has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which for him means that controlling a standard controller is difficult. Our specialist assessment team spent time with him finding out which games he wanted to play and discovering more about the extent of his abilities. As a result they were able to suggest combinations of accessible equipment that had the potential to help him to get the maximum amount of fun from his gaming.
“Elliot enjoyed using the left joystick,” said Nomi, one of our specialist assessment team, “So we were able to mount the controller at an angle that meant it was a bit easier for him to use it. We then gave him a separate large button that he could press. This worked well for for games like FIFA in its One Button Mode, and gave him the independence to play against his brother.”
“For games that were a little bit more complicated, like Minecraft, he really wanted to be able to play with someone else, so we looked at giving him two buttons where he could mine and jump for example, and someone could play alongside him using the copilot feature. He had a wonderful time trying it out with Jacob.”
SpecialEffect is a UK-based charity that helps physically disabled gamers play video games to the very best of their abilities. Find out more at www.specialeffect.org.uk