Equity, Accessibility, and Joy: The Healing Impact of Games with Paige Harvey

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Saved By Gaming

ziggychris

12 episodes

6 days ago

With the power to bring people together or just help us escape the world, gaming is more than just a game. From the comforting escape of a fantasy RPG to the life-changing power of adaptive controllers, games are breaking barriers. They’re helping people cope with anxiety, find community, and even recover from trauma. Each episode we speak to developers, content creators and gamers like you and me, to discover how each of us was saved by gaming. So whether you game to unwind, to connect, or to overcome—this is the show for you. Let’s press start on this conversation!

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Equity, Accessibility, and Joy: The Healing Impact of Games with Paige Harvey

Saved By Gaming

42 minutes 54 seconds

1 month ago

Equity, Accessibility, and Joy: The Healing Impact of Games with Paige Harvey

In this episode of Save by Gaming, we chat with Paige Harvey, the Gaming Community Manager at Special Effect, a UK-based charity that's revolutionizing the way disabled gamers play. Paige also shares her personal journey with gaming from childhood through adulthood, detailing her own experiences as a disabled gamer, so grab your coffee, settle in and enjoy another chat from the heart on Saved By Gaming.(00:00) Welcome in!(01:21) Paige Harvey's Early Gaming Experiences(02:46) The Therapeutic Power of Gaming(05:55) Transitioning into the Gaming Industry(11:41) Joining Special Effect and Making an Impact(12:10) Heartwarming Stories from Special Effect(17:32) Collaborations and Accessibility in Gaming(21:25) The Importance of Accessibility in Gaming(22:04) Personal Experiences with Game Accessibility(23:16) Balancing Challenge and Accessibility(26:06) Supporting Special Effect and Inclusive Gaming(30:12) Dreams for the Future of Accessible Gaming(33:22) Recommended Games and Final ThoughtsSaved by Gaming PodcastSpotify https://bit.ly/3FITNq4Apple https://bit.ly/45GIA3QYoutube https://www.youtube.com/@SavedByGamingPodDiscord https://discord.gg/4hRctCGJuaPaige Harveyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paigeamharvey/ http://www.youtube.com/@specialeffectcharity https://www.twitch.tv/specialeffectteamziggychrisTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/ziggychristoffYoutube http://youtube.com/ziggychrisBlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/ziggychris.bsky.socialMusic creditSong: Convex - 4U (feat. Jex Jordyn) [NCS Release]Music provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/4UWatch: http://youtu.be/dMnWZ8tAUkU