Gamer Dad’s Priceless Xbox Gift For His Daughter Melts Fans Two Years Later
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A popular saying hails a father as a daughter’s first love and a son’s first hero. Rory Steel, a former IT and Math teacher, is another father to prove the statement true. Steel, who is now the head of the Digital Jersey Academy, had once built his disabled daughter a customized Nintendo controller using an Xbox Adaptive Controller and some external parts.
Following the same, Steel went viral. And now, his old video, which showed how happy Ava was upon getting to play her favorite Nintendo game, is resurfacing on the internet. The old video of Ava’s innocent smile is now melting a lot of fans, including George Takei.
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Later on, Steel also created a controller for his son, Corban, who like his sister, suffers from a disability. This article is a throwback to Rory Steel’s brilliance and Xbox Adaptive Controllers, which made the customization possible.
Xbox adaptive controllers and eBay made it possible
The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a device specifically designed for people who cannot move freely. In fact, users can connect external devices like switches, buttons, mounts, and joysticks to customize the adaptive controller further.
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Rory Steel sourced parts from eBay and customized an Xbox adaptive controller to fit Ava’s requirements. In fact, he did the same for Corban which allowed him to use a controller to play on his Nintendo Switch easily while in a wheelchair.
Moreover, Steel recorded Ava and Corban’s reactions as he surprised them with the controllers for the internet to watch. Their reactions were simply priceless!
The smile on her face says everything. 💕 What a wonderful dad. 👏 pic.twitter.com/hmYKVUUZF2
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 30, 2022
George Takei discovered Rory’s video of Ava using the controller and shared it on Twitter yesterday. “The smile on her face says everything. What a wonderful dad.” his post read.
Below is the video of Corban receiving his controller!
As expected, many fans reacted to George Takei’s post, with everyone appreciating Steel’s perseverance.
As a human being this gives me hope in humanity. As. Gamer that dad is awesome. The love he has for his daughter is great. As someone who builds pc rigs and other electronics I can tell you building that for her was no easy task. The end result was priceless. Her smile is ❤
— Norm (@83_Norm) July 1, 2022
The older I get.. the more I think that life is about moments just like this one. It may not have meant anything to me seeing things like this when I were younger, but seeing it now just somehow seems to take ALL of my troubles away.
— J Higgs (@FL4KDAMAG3) June 30, 2022
DANG! I hate crying in the middle of the day. 😭🤣😂🤗
— Steve E (@SteveSprdwa2thn) July 1, 2022
👏❤️👏 pic.twitter.com/6YqZypWV5a
— OMID (@omidahmadi_81) June 30, 2022
I look forward to seeing her speed run dark souls/hj
— Puffs (@ScribeYed) June 30, 2022
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What do Ava and Rory suffer from?
As it happens, Steel’s daughter, Ava and his son, Corban, both suffer from disabilities that deny them free limb movement. Ava suffers from Spastic Paraplegia, a hereditary disorder that impairs her speech and movement. Corban also suffers from the same and both require a wheelchair to traverse.
Due to the disorder, Ava and Corban cannot use the traditional controllers as effectively. Their condition motivated Steel to create a customized controller for his children to make it easy for them to play games on their Nintendo Switch.
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What do you think about Steel’s contribution to his children’s gaming interests? Let us know in the comments!
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Edited by:
Jito Tenson