AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Quality Education, Reduced Inequality
KEYWORDS
gaming, disabled users, adaptive gaming kit
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Logitech and Microsoft
WEBSITE
https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2020/5911314/logitech-adaptive-gaming-kit/
Adaptive gaming kit for disabled users
The kit makes it possible for disabled user to use a controller, mouse and keyboards when gaming
More than 46 million gamers in the U.S. live with a disability, and for some, standard controllers, mouses and keyboards can be challenging to operate. In 2018, Microsoft introduced its Adaptive Controller—a hub enabling users to plug in their preferred controls setup. Now Microsoft has partnered with Logitech to produce the Adaptive Gaming Kit. For $99, players get 10 buttons, two triggers, and hooks, pads, loops and other assorted gear that further enables them to customize their controllers. One reviewer, YouTuber Daniel O’Connor, described the kit as “honestly revolutionary.” —Matthew Gault