Tag Archives: AbleGamers

Ben Heckendorn, creator of the Portal Shirt

When it comes to hacking hardware, Ben Heckendorn is considered something along the lines of a god. Mr. Heckendorn has been known to make hacks of hardware such as the Xbox 360 laptop and the Nes-On-A-Chip portable device. Well this time he went a different route and instead of focusing on a console, he focused on apparel and one of this year's best selling games, Portal 2.
Ben created the world's first Portal shirt. Yes, you heard me, a portal shirt,which you can read in this link. The shirt is the first of its kinda [...]

EVIL CONTROLLERS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH ABLEGAMERS

Tempe, AZ. (May 2011) – After having worked closely together in the past, Evil Controllers is pleased to announce their partnership with The AbleGamers Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to helping those with limited mobility. AbleGamers is located in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and they are dedicated to bringing greater accessibility in the digital entertainment space so that people with limited mobility can gain a greater quality of life and develop a rich social life that gaming can bring. Evil Controllers has had limited funding to produce accessible controllers [...]

EVIL CONTROLLERS PARTNERS WITH CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOLERS TO SAVE THE WORLD WITH GAMING

Tempe, AZ. (April 2011) – In the April spirit of going green, Evil Controllers is partnering with high school team Gamers Go Green from Chicagos Whitney M. Young High School to host the first-ever green Game Hour. Led by students Daniel Romero, Evan London, Noelanni Alvarez, Courtney Mills, Donte White, Adam He, and supported by the one and only Evil Controllers, Game Hour will occur on April 23, 2011.
But what is Game Hour? Its simple. On Saturday, April 23, at any selected hour of the [...]

This weekend, I was lucky enough to have the chance to attend PAX East in Boston. It was my first gaming convention and I have to say, I had a blast.
From the beautifully designed booths (and the ones that obviously had been put together very last minute to say the least), to the intriguing panels to the cosplay that probably took months to design, to the worst sandwich I think Ive ever eaten (that cost me $12!!!), everything about PAX was new and exciting to me.
The convention experience started on Friday with me basically just exploring and getting a feel [...]

AbleGamers

AbleGamers is a nonprofit foundation that runs off of www.AbleGamers.org. The story behind the company is heartwarming, but what the company has done since 2004 is what truly touches someones soul. They found a problem of the lack of help when it came to people with disabilities and gaming, and they created a solution of providing help for those in need. AbleGamers is hosing a Panel at PAX-E, which is a three-day tournament, free play, panel discussion and exhibit for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. ­­Its such a large conference and provides an array of amazing opportunities for AbleGamers. AbleGamers [...]