Wow, this is a pretty cool story. David Berger recaps the story of his past love for video games, a pasttime he could no longer enjoy due to the physical bias of the majority of game controllers out there. With the Wii, however, gaming is accessible to him again.
…Then, when I was 15, I was in an automotive accident that claimed my left arm, above the elbow. I needed to focus my energies and interests on other things – videogames weren’t much of a priority. But one day, not long after the accident and bored out of my mind (we were still in the “no cable†aspect of my father’s stubbornness) I pulled out my old 2600.
This is where you, the reader, might expect me to talk about how videogames helped my physical recovery, leading to a lifelong love of videogames that continues to this day. Cue the violins. But the hard truth is, I suddenly was now physically unable to play. Even the joystick for the 2600, with its one oversized red button, required a two-handed dexterity that was impossible to replicate with one hand…
It’s an amazing story. I wonder if David’s tried a DS… many games, as with some Wii games, still require 2 hands, but like the Wii, there are many games that you can play with just one. A table/desk and one hand should be sufficient to enjoy games like Nintendogs, Brain Age, Elite Beat Agents, Electroplankton, etc.
