There are couples who play together,like Jen and Mike. As members of on Scilla-USfall, they fall into the latter category so much. You perhaps think their playstyle is rather called "play as one" than "playing together". They share the controls to seamlessly guide their mutual character, FertZane, through Ulduar and all the rest of WoW's endgame content.
A rare disability called arthrogryposis keeps Jen wheelchair-bound and binds the couple's gaming together. The congenital disorder causes joint contractures, muscle weakness and fibrosis and leaves Jen with quite limited use of her arms and legs. Nonetheless, she says she's always loved video games because it was something she could enjoy as long as she could manage the controller. " It is really very interesting and exciting. Buy cheap wow account ,and join in the wonderful wow game.For using my computer, I use a pen in my mouth to type and trackball mouse that I can hold in my lap," she says. "This makes computer gaming a lot more challenging for me, since I cannot look at the monitor while using the keyboard - but a mouse just can't always do everything that needs to be done." Want to challenge or just want to have a try? Then you need a cheap wow account and join us.
We visited with both halves of FertZane to get the story from either side of the keyboard.
Tell us a little more about how arthrogryposis affects your daily life. Jen: I try not to let my disability stop me from doing the things I enjoy. I have very limited use of my arms and legs and am in a wheelchair full time. While I do need help with a lot of my daily tasks, I also try very hard to do as much on my own as I can. About 95% of what I do on my own, I do with my mouth. That includes things like typing, writing, flipping through a magazine, cutting out coupons and a lot of other things.
Do you use any adaptive technology?
Jen: Our setup for the computer isn't really out of the ordinary. Since I cannot use a standard mouse, we have a Logitech Trackball that I am able to hold in my lap. I use my right hand to hold the mouse and click, and my left hand for rolling the trackball. Our keyboard is a Logitech G11 that I use by holding a pen in my mouth to type when I'm working on something on my own.
What else do you all do for fun?
Jen: Aside from being addicted to WoW, I am a big-time animal person. I am owned by three ferrets (Zane, Kitana and Sylvanas) as well as three rats (Ozzy, Domino and Calvin). I also enjoy TV, movies and poking around on Facebook. Mike: We even take our ferrets to ferret shows, where we can meet and talk with other people that share our love of weasels. We also watch a lot of movies and have some favorite TV shows that we never miss.
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