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Amazing artwork for our One Special Day Steam Sale
With the One Special Day Steam Sale mere days away, we’re excited to give you a sneak peek at the incredible artwork that will adorn our Steam page, inspired by the hundreds of disabled gamers SpecialEffect have worked with over the last sixteen years! This gorgeous artwork was created for SpecialEffect by Jan Swidan from…
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One week to go to One Special Day!
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…
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Sumo Group’s One Button Game Jam
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…
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“Thank you for making it possible to game with a disability!”
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…
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SpecialEffect celebrate 20th anniversary gaze control breakthrough
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…
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“The impact and positive change is huge”
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…
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