[HN Gopher] Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with thei... ___________________________________________________________________ Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with their mouths Author : DamnInteresting Score : 63 points Date : 2021-01-30 22:21 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com) | eulers_secret wrote: | I think accessibility is going to become more important as | Millennials start to age. I'm only in my mid-30's and already | have RSI and CTS due to decades of mouse use & bad ergonomics. I | suspect I'm not alone. | | I bet many folks want to play videogames once retired/aged, and | old hands can be painful, arthritic, or simply worn out. I love | to see things like this, and OpenBCI - it gives me some hope that | I can continue a hobby I love well into old age. Despite my body | rebelling. | | I've been thinking of a career change lately... I might dedicate | myself to fixing this problem so I can game in my 80's and keep | schooling n00bs. Looks like Microsoft is doing something in this | space, and I've heard Valve is interested in brain-control | interfaces. | DC1350 wrote: | Impressive! It's crazy how far accessibility has come. I'd like | to think Helen Keller would be a pro gamer if she were born | today. | danbolt wrote: | The Xbox Adaptive controllers are a remarkable device as far as | OEM gamepads go. Every input can be specialized and hotswapped | with switches connected via headphone jacks. Existing DirectInput | USB controllers can also be plugged in to the device as well and | used in tandem. | | The customizability and hackability is through the roof, and the | cherry on top is that they work on existing computers and Xbox | consoles. | [deleted] | ironman1478 wrote: | This is an awesome article. Here is another example of somebody | overcoming their disability to play games. | | https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/27114444/mike-brolyl... | tjr225 wrote: | When I think about how flawed technology is and how it hurts our | society I try to remember that I liberates others who are limited | by the physical world. | breakfastduck wrote: | Amazing stories & big props to Microsoft for pushing this thing | on with their accessibility controllers. | | I mean it sounds like common sense that gaming would help the | metal state of people with this level of disability. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-01-31 23:00 UTC)