J4MES OX4D 10,022 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I've recently been following a fantastic charity based in Oxfordshire who help disabled people engage in videogames using specially engineered and modified controllers to enable them enjoy something we all take for granted on a daily basis. Some of the work this organisation has done has been remarkable and the stories from the people have been truly inspiring. It really puts into perspective the pointless squabbles we see too often on Call of Duty! To learn more; have a browse at http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/ There is also the SpecialEffect GameBlast 24 hour endurance fundraiser that a few of you may be interested in http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/gameblast Thanks for reading tronic44, Diddums and jordie1892 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Looks like I've got some promoting to do. This is astonishing, thanks for sharing James! tronic44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordie1892 681 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 A while back on the old forum (and I'm talking mw2forum.com old) a guy called 'AskACapper' made a few posts. He's a quadraplegic gamer and comedian (and is quite popular on youtube now). He was asking for help with a petition to add button remapping in CoD to make it easier for him to game. It might be worth tweeting or messaging him to see if he can send traffic that way, I'm sure he'd be interested. http://www.youtube.com/user/askacapper/ https://twitter.com/AskACapper Diddums, J4MES OX4D and tronic44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ok, I've shared it on a few forums and will be posting it on Twitter shortly. I've actually got some very large ideas regarding this although this is very short notice. tronic44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordie1892 681 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 We could get a ForeverGaming 24 hour stream going. I'm sure a few of us (especially Dylan ) would be up for it. Either way I'd really like to help out somehow. Diddums and tronic44 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'm already throwing some huge ideas around, but the time scale is too short. I'll update this as I go. jordie1892, J4MES OX4D and tronic44 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,022 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 We could get a ForeverGaming 24 hour stream going. I'm sure a few of us (especially Dylan ) would be up for it. Either way I'd really like to help out somehow. I haven't seen Dylan on here for over a week - maybe he's attempting his world record attempt or perhaps he's just forgotten he's a member of this community Even if we can't scramble something together in time for the GameBlast event; there is an easy way of donating through the justgiving site. I get paid at the end of the week so I will weigh in with a few notes from my PS4 games fund. I donated a fiver earlier instead of buying the Hitman Franchise which made me feel very happy tronic44 and Diddums 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Or forgotten to exist? Or breathe? Maybe he's been chasing a butterfly for the last week? You never know with that kid. tronic44, jordie1892 and J4MES OX4D 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordie1892 681 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I haven't seen Dylan on here for over a week - maybe he's attempting his world record attempt or perhaps he's just forgotten he's a member of this community I'm sure he's lurking somewhere tronic44 and J4MES OX4D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madjonny 386 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 A while back on the old forum (and I'm talking mw2forum.com old) a guy called 'AskACapper' made a few posts. He's a quadraplegic gamer and comedian (and is quite popular on youtube now). He was asking for help with a petition to add button remapping in CoD to make it easier for him to game. It might be worth tweeting or messaging him to see if he can send traffic that way, I'm sure he'd be interested. http://www.youtube.com/user/askacapper/ https://twitter.com/AskACapper Yes, I remember that! Very worthy cause if you ask me... tronic44 and J4MES OX4D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm down with anything, let me know and i'll make sure i'm free to help. Definitely a worthy charity! If we can't sort anything out then i'll host a 24 hour live stream at mine if anyone's interested, if not i'll definitely be doing something towards this. Thank you for posting this! <3 Dave, hit me up man and we'll sort something! I'm busy as hell at work but will put my spare time into this! J4MES OX4D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Right i'm hype about this, lets get it done people, got some great ideas as well Dave! This is a good video about tips for doing marathons, i like the idea of having forfeits at certain amounts of money. J4MES OX4D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Also if people could think of games that we could stream so it's not just COD and BF, our main issue will be picking games, 24hours is a long time and we want to pick games which people will find exciting. I used to do quite a lot for a few charities but since i've moved to London i haven't really done much and since i've been a gamer since i was around 5 this seems like the perfect way to give me thanks back to gaming. I figured we'd be a team and make it from Forever Gaming, i don't know if Dave has the same sort of ideas but super hyped about doing this so going to post lots. I think you might have to quit work for this Dave J4MES OX4D and jordie1892 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordie1892 681 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Also if people could think of games that we could stream so it's not just COD and BF, our main issue will be picking games, 24hours is a long time and we want to pick games which people will find exciting. I used to do quite a lot for a few charities but since i've moved to London i haven't really done much and since i've been a gamer since i was around 5 this seems like the perfect way to give me thanks back to gaming. I figured we'd be a team and make it from Forever Gaming, i don't know if Dave has the same sort of ideas but super hyped about doing this so going to post lots. I think you might have to quit work for this Dave As a regular Twitch viewer, I've noticed that CoD and especially BF4 get hardly any views in comparison to other games. This could just be to do with specific large channels playing the same games but it seems MOBA's, Dayz, Minecraft etc. all get the most views. And obviously more views = more donations. J4MES OX4D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison 202 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We could get a ForeverGaming 24 hour stream going. I'm sure a few of us (especially Dylan ) would be up for it. Either way I'd really like to help out somehow. I'd be down! jordie1892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch616 697 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 This would be awesome to take part in. Would be cool if we could get a few of us together to stream from the same place tronic44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Diddums 4,346 Posted January 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2014 Right, I've done some research and homework. First off, I'm looking into organizing something that's totally independent from the marathon, an event which people can attend and maybe have competitions, bring along some of the guys the charity support and have a good time for all of us. I approached my forum representative within BT (not internet forum, an actual forum) and she sounded positive about the idea and mentioned that it fits in perfectly with the BT brand. Provided that BT is willing to help us out with a venue, I'd then start looking at getting sponsored by companies like Monster, Relentless, Red Bull, maybe approach some companies for catering, speak to the likes of GAME, Scan, Overclockers, etc etc, maybe get some PCs lent to us, consoles, whatever we can get to turn this into an awesome event for these guys and hopefully raise as much cash as possible. My wife and I will organize everything once we've got a go-ahead from BT, she'd be great for this what with her outstanding management skills, so I'm feeling quite confident that we will in some way or another manage to organize an excellent day out. I'll also be exploring options to accept virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and perhaps most importantly Dogecoin, the following of which recently gained press coverage worldwide by helping raise $30k to send the Jamaican bobsled team to the Winter Olympics. In short I'm exploring every avenue possible and will be reaching out to many companies to help us get this off the ground. If anyone has any other ideas please drop them in this thread and let's turn this idea into an awesome day of fundraising and awareness for those less fortunate than ourselves, so that they may enjoy the games we all take for granted. Thanks for reading, and as always, stay classy FG! jordie1892, Commander_Undies, Jason and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch616 697 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Good work Did's Looking forward to seeing where this can go. I love the idea of doing something i love for the good of other people. I don't really have much to add to what's been posted above but i'll help in anyway i can on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I don't have much to add either, great idea Dave!! The more people we can get involved and the more publicity we can get, the more money we will hopefully raise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Any more news on this Dave? I know you're mega busy but if there's anyway i can help then give me a shout! Diddums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Good morning Caroline, I hope you had a nice weekend. Following on from our discussion from Friday 24/01/2014, I’d like to introduce you to a charity I’m hoping to get involved in, and hopefully get some backing from BT. Ultimately I’d like to host an event for these folks to help raise funds for their cause, but more on that later. As you are aware I am a video gamer myself and it’s a hobby I thoroughly enjoy, and I have a small website which revolves around this hobby too. SpecialEffect is a charity which helps people with disabilities to enjoy the games we as able-bodied gamers all take for granted. This ranges from basic support, to fully bespoke, customized control systems. It really is quite amazing what they manage to achieve with their small reach. The charity was founded in 2007 and has gained quite a lot of support over the years it’s been active. I only recently found out about them thanks to one of the folks on my website, and I decided to try and host and event which some of the charity’s beneficiaries could attend and hopefully raise some funds for them in the process. I’ve been in contact with the charity themselves and they seem very enthusiastic at this possibility, and are able to bring a few of their guys to an event, although it won’t be many due to the restrictive nature of their disabilities. Ideally I’d like to host a day of gaming with able-bodied gamers and these guys alike, with some competitions and prizes, lunch, snacks, some drinks and a great atmosphere for all to enjoy, all the while raising both awareness and funds for their cause. I’ve spoken with my wife about this, who has almost a decade of managing restaurants and events under her belt, and we feel quite confident that we can get something together. Of course the big question to ask BT is whether or not the company would be willing to help out at all, and if so, in what ways. Ideally speaking we’d like a venue for a weekend so we can stage an event. We’d look after the catering, I will approach various companies like Coca Cola, Monster Energy and whoever else is willing to help us make this an unforgettable day for this cause. Obviously having a room full of televisions and consoles is a bit of a stretch, but for this I will also be approaching companies like GAME to see if they’d be willing to help out in any way. I think the first port of call is to see whether or not BT would be able to help at all, and Kyla (my wife) and I will take it from there. If not, we’ll find other ways to do something to make a difference. If BT agrees, I will proceed to contact other companies to test the waters and see how far we can get on goodwill, and following that I’ll start raising funds to make this happen. Obviously this is a fairly large plan but one I’m quite confident we can achieve. I am also a member of various online gaming communities and I’ve reached out and asked the gaming community what they think of this idea, and the support has simply been overwhelming. I think that this is an excellent cause which will tie in very well with the BT brand. Please see below for more information: Website: http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/ Meet Ajay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30QGu0-uctQ Meet Reece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBNTNvZWIq Meet Elliott: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd2BsLecH9o Please let me know if there’s any more information you’d like, I’ll be more than happy to provide where needed. Thanks in advance! Regards, And now we wait... tronic44, Dr Diamond, J4MES OX4D and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 <3 I will move the world for this so what ever you need and when ever, let me know. I think my mate Barney still works for Red Bull, so hopefully we can get them on board. J4MES OX4D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordie1892 681 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 As Tronic said, you need any help just let me know man. This is awesome. tronic44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Diamond 407 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 any reply yet dave Chookes said:I absoloutely prefer it this way. You have overall more control. You can finish one guy off first, or all ten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,346 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Nope. I know who she forwarded the email on to though, I have faith in that lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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