SpecialEffect Interviews: Chris Myers
Introduction: Christopher Myers has been a long time promoter of accessible gaming, especially so for one-switch games. He lives in Kent in the UK. This is his interview...
1. Earliest gaming memories.
Nightmare3d, Duke Nukem [3D] and Sonic [the] Hedgehog with someone holding my hand on keyboard. With head switches by myself, [The Pursuit of] Greed with Crick box
2. Favourite games.
Nightmare3d on pc I still like lots because it is a retro game. [side note: Chris plays this with two accessibility switches set to emulate two actions such as running and firing, with support from another person to assist with the rest of the controls under his direction].
3. First gaming barriers faced.
Nightmare3d without Crick box because I can't use a keyboard.
4. Accessible Gaming Rig. How do you play your favourite games now?
JoytoKey and Crick box for Nightmare3d and C-SID for Playstation games.
5. Have a vent off!
As commercial games get more complicated they get more difficult for switch users. More thought [is needed] by games designers.
6. What's your favourite music?
None.
7. Do you have any other hobbies?
Boccia. [Note: Chris was too modest to provide this link to his Rotary Young Citizen award and the BBC video below, but I felt they had to be included!].
8. What's your best game related achievement?
playing all 18 holes of oneswitch golf in 10 minutes [aka "Mini Golf 1 Button Style"].
9. Favourite colour?
Green.
10. Favourite book/s?
hp [Harry Potter]
11. Favourite food/drink?
coke and wotsits.
12. Favourite film?
hp all films.
13. Most significant event in your life?
discovering Boccia.
14. Life-changing moment?
getting a gastrostomy.
15. Most influential person in your life?
Barrie Ellis for helping me playing oneswitch games and all my Boccia coaches especially Rita Wright at the YMCA she has MS and just gets on with life.
16. Funniest memory?
when I was little causing lots of stress by going down the escalator in my walker In John Lewis.
17. Favourite joke?
none.
18. Favourite TV programme.
Deal or no Deal.
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