SpecialEffect - An Introduction

GamerDads kindly offered us the chance to contribute to this blog at the same time that they recently announced their charity partnership with SpecialEffect.

For those who haven't heard of the charity, SpecialEffect was set up a few years ago to help people with even the most severe disabilities to enjoy and play video games. For some people their disability can restrict them from playing the real life version of a game, and in addition, it can also stop them from enjoying the video game version as well. The charity aims to find ways of adapting hardware and software to allow everyone to experience and enjoy the fun of challenge and competition, as well as the resulting therapeutic benefits, friendships, higher levels of self-esteem and motivation, which can be gained as a result of playing games independantly and successfully.

We are aiming to use this opportunity of access to GamerDads members and visitors to raise awareness of the work being done in the area of accessible gaming and we hope that it will provide some interesting reads along the way.

We would like to thank GamerDads for their support of the charity and we look forward to posting a blog soon.