{"id":25798,"date":"2020-07-27T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T09:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=25798"},"modified":"2020-07-27T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T09:49:15","slug":"as-nohandsnz-builds-a-gaming-pc-intel-learns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/as-nohandsnz-builds-a-gaming-pc-intel-learns\/","title":{"rendered":"As @NoHandsNZ Builds a Gaming PC, Intel Learns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humphrey Hanley, who goes by the name @NoHandsNZ, is a gamer from New Zealand with a disability whose motto is \u201cNo Hands, No Excuses.\u201d<\/strong> In recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Intel\u2019s\u00a0Accessibility Office\u00a0and Client Computing Group sent Humphrey the parts he needed to build a PC for the first time. He live-streamed his 11-hour build on Twitch, the popular live streaming platform for gamers.<\/span><\/p>\n

After finishing the build, Hanley, who has epidermolysis bullosa that makes his skin susceptible to damage from any kind of friction, collected his thoughts and talked through the challenges he faces. Intel will use his feedback to build more accessibility into gaming PCs. Many people with disabilities often turn to gaming as a place where technology can level the playing field and allow them to compete like other players.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanley first began making videos in late 2016 after recovering from major surgery. \u201cI started going back to the gym, and part of my whole process was to record my progress. In those days, it was just using my cellphone, and then I got a GoPro and gradually just slowly expanded my range of ability and ways to make content,\u201d says Hanley.<\/span><\/p>\n

He first began posting on his YouTube channel,\u00a0No Hands, No Excuses<\/a>. He later discovered Twitch: \u201cTwitch was suddenly an amazing platform for being able to spread the message about accessibility and the joy that gaming can bring to people with disabilities worldwide, live, instantly, to anyone that was able to tune in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His relationship with Intel began at TwitchCon 2019 when he saw a tweet from\u00a0@IntelGaming<\/a> inviting the first 10 people who replied to lunch. \u201cI thought I might be a little bit late,\u201d says Hanley, \u201cbut actually how about I come to lunch and I bring my own chair because when I travel, I use a wheelchair.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At lunch, he talked about the issues there are for people with disabilities and gaming. \u201cOne of the big difficulties for people that want to be involved, especially in PC gaming, is the price tag that comes with prebuilt PCs and anything that companies advertise as being a gaming machine,\u201d says Hanley. \u201cBut you haven\u2019t picked the parts yourself and put it together yourself. There\u2019s almost always a catch somewhere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In spring 2020, Intel sent Humphrey all the parts to build an Intel gaming PC without modifications:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n