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Microsoft Teams Up With the VA to Help Wounded Warriors

posted by Fnord666 on Monday May 06 2019, @02:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the maybe-not-Call-Of-Duty dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

foxnews.com/tech/microsoft-teams-up-with-the-va-to-help-wounded-warriors

As part of a new pilot program, 22 VA facilities around the country will be receiving a gift from Microsoft: X-Box Adaptive Controllers, which are specially designed for gamers with mental or physical disabilities. "We owe so much to the service and sacrifice of our Veterans, and as a company, we are committed to supporting them," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a press statement. "Our X-Box Adaptive Controller was designed to make gaming more accessible to millions of people worldwide, and we're partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring the device to Veterans with limited mobility."

The military hospitals will be using them to help rehabilitate wounded warriors, and X-Box chief Phil Spencer says if it's successful - the program could expand. The collaboration aims to improve rehabilitation and recreation for veterans by challenging muscle activation and hand-eye coordination, and encouraging greater participation in social and recreational activities. That will include participation in e-sports as well as traditional solo gaming.

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday May 06 2019, @10:32PM (2 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Monday May 06 2019, @10:32PM (#839880) Journal

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 07 2019, @12:35AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 07 2019, @12:35AM (#839922)

    "TEACH me SOMETHING! I know NAZIs are bad...so are drugs"

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    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday May 07 2019, @10:31AM

      by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday May 07 2019, @10:31AM (#840083) Journal

      It tells me....ummmm.... you're a NAZI Jew?

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