Grandma and granddaughter, same hospital room, same smile.

Grandma and granddaughter, same hospital room, same smile.

We bring gifts to kids during hospital stays and grandma got one too. Both of them made my day.

u/gamechangerorg — 8 days ago

Getting adaptive gaming setups into hospital rooms

We provide Gamepasses and accessories so kids with disabilities can play. Here is one of our gamers putting some time into Minecraft :)

u/gamechangerorg — 8 days ago

Gaming with a teen in the middle of a long hospital stay [OC]

Long admissions can get lonely, so we spend a lot of time just playing games with kids in their rooms. This was one of those.

u/gamechangerorg — 8 days ago

What donations actually get used, and what quietly ends up in a closet?

We work with hospitals on game rooms and tech, so I'm curious how often what arrives matches what units actually need. No need to be diplomatic. Also interested in the opposite: the random thing someone sent on a whim that gets used constantly.

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u/gamechangerorg — 16 days ago

What did your kid ask for during treatment that had nothing to do with being sick?

Not the practical stuff from the packing lists, more the thing they wanted just because they wanted it. A specific game, a show they made you rewatch, some random object they suddenly needed. Curious what yours was.

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u/gamechangerorg — 16 days ago

Who's a disabled (or not) streamer or creator who's had a real impact on how you play, or how you see yourself as a gamer?

Could be someone who showed you a setup trick or just someone whose streams/content comforted you when you needed it most. Would love to hear who it is and what stuck with you!

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u/gamechangerorg — 23 days ago

What's a volunteer moment that stuck with you way longer than you expected it to?

Not looking for the highlight reel version. More the small, specific volunteer moment that just kind of lodged itself in your brain and you still think about randomly.

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u/gamechangerorg — 23 days ago

What game got you through your worst stretch?

Everyone has had a rough patch at some point. Hospital stay, surgery recovery, a flare up that kept you in bed for weeks. What was the game that got you through it? Would love to hear what yours was and why it worked.

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u/gamechangerorg — 28 days ago

Did any hospital have something that made the stay feel less like a hospital?

Could be anything that wasn't about being a patient. A game, a show, a project. What was it, and did the staff help protect that time?

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u/gamechangerorg — 29 days ago

Six students applied for five scholarships. Another donor heard about the one who'd miss out and covered him too.

This update showed up in our inbox this week. Six students, six yeses, five futures we helped with and one that another donor made happen. Can't wait to see what they all do next.

u/gamechangerorg — 1 month ago

People who started playing as kids and are now adults, what's changed about how you play?

Minecraft has been around long enough that its first generation of kid players are grown now. From hardcore mode to peaceful mode potato farms? From speedrunning to just building? Curious what growing up inside the same game looks like for everyone.

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u/gamechangerorg — 1 month ago

For those whose condition varies day to day, how do you pick what to play?

I know some conditions have good days and flare days. Do you have a rotation, like one game for when your hands cooperate and a different one for when they don’t? I feel like this isn’t something that’s discussed very much, but it could be beneficial for others in similar positions. ❤️

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u/gamechangerorg — 1 month ago
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We sent Legos to a children's cancer hospital. Two kids who never leave their rooms walked to the playroom to pick one.

This is the email our founder got back from a hospital we sent legos to. That detail about the kids getting up and walking there themselves was heartwarming.

u/gamechangerorg — 2 months ago

We sent Legos to a children's cancer hospital. This is the email our founder got back. [OC]

Honestly this is the best part of what we do. Knowing kids in treatment get a real moment of joy, something that's just theirs, makes everything worth it. So grateful for the staff who take the time to share these with us.

u/gamechangerorg — 2 months ago

Is there a game that made you feel like a main character in a way most games never do?

Could be representation, could be controls that actually worked for you, could be something harder to explain. What was it and why did it land differently?

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u/gamechangerorg — 2 months ago

Did Minecraft ever help you or someone you know get through something actually hard?

Survival mode when life felt like it too, a creative world that became the only place that felt calm, a server that kept you connected when you couldn't be in person. Those kinds of stories.

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u/gamechangerorg — 2 months ago

What’s a small accessibility option or new release of gaming tech that made a huge difference for you personally?

Could be anything: subtitles, remappable controls, adaptive hardware, text scaling, audio cues, controller features, or anything else that made gaming more comfortable or accessible for you.

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u/gamechangerorg — 3 months ago