One week today, on Friday, 6 October, some of the biggest names from the worldwide games industry, including the likes of Xbox, Supercell and EA, are uniting behind SpecialEffect, the gamers’ charity, for their annual One Special Day flagship fundraising campaign. At the heart of the campaign is the opportunity for gamers to raise money…
In 2021, Sumo Group launched its One Button Game Jam to inspire its teams to get more engaged in supporting SpecialEffect, and to get everyone thinking about accessibility in game design. Business Development Manager (and SpecialEffect Ambassador) David Dino – known as just ‘Dino’ – launched the original One Button Game Jam and shares some…
Rob’s enjoying the games he loves again with the help of a chin, finger and knee-controlled gaming setup recommended by our specialist assessment team. Rob can’t use a standard controller due to his motor neurone disease, so our team worked closely with him, identifying the extent and strength of his movements so they could suggest…
This month, SpecialEffect are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of when Dr Mick Donegan, their Founder and CEO, developed the first, ground-breaking Tobii gaze control interface with coder Kirk Ewing. This was not only a watershed moment for people with severe motor challenges all over the world, but it also helped to give Mick the confidence…
Every year we’re grateful for the amazing One Special Day support from the global games industry in helping to bring incredible gaming moments to physically disabled gamers across the world! With this year’s event taking place on Friday 6 October, we’re again inviting the industry to partner with us in a variety of ways, through…
The UK games industry and friends will take on the Anfield Abseil on 22 September in aid of SpecialEffect’s annual One Special Day campaign! Companies and studios from across the games industry including Sony Playstation, Lucid Games, Wushu Studios, Criterion Games, Escape Technology, Ripstone, Secret Mode, Playdemic, VTime, NDreams, Amiqus, Press Engine and Xbox will…
Chris has doubled his gaming fun thanks to ongoing support and advice from our specialist assessment team. Chris has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and our team first helped him with a carefully-configured adapted gaming controller setup in 2020. He’s since found gaming more difficult, so his family got back in touch to see whether we could…
Paul’s life-changing injury didn’t just devastate his own gaming, it had a big effect on the people he’d enjoyed playing with. A high spinal injury in 2013 left him with virtually no finger movement and very limited arm movement, and the loss of his Call of Duty camaraderie and competitiveness was particularly felt by his…
Brenda’s overjoyed to be back playing the game she’s loved for over 30 years thanks to an adapted controller setup devised by our specialist assessment team. She’s a huge Legend of Zelda fan, but weak muscle strength and reduced fine motor skills due to multiple sclerosis meant using a standard controller to play hadn’t been…
A shift from automatic to manual is giving Brandon the all-important chance to compete at a higher level in Assetto Corsa Competizione, and he’s relishing the challenge. Brandon’s left-sided weakness meant that he’d been restricted to racing with an automatic gear change – too slow to be competitive online – and he was hoping that…
