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This article comes from the official account of Wechat: ID:chuappgame, author: Zhu Siqi

The game will become a link between different groups of players.

On January 3, 2023, Moxuan released a live video with his bilibili account "Moxuan TG": "too many stationery for poor students: real" script "playing games". At that time, he did not expect that his life in the next 10 months would see a considerable change as a result of the video.

Moxuan is a full-time game Up owner, usually released content to "League of Legends"-based. Because he speaks funny and humorously, and often fiddles with some thinking-inspired games, fans love to watch it, and he enjoys it. Poor students have a lot of stationery: in the real script, he replaces the DF position on the keyboard with modified pedals to "free his fingers" and release the summoner's skills more easily as he moves.

This is not the first time he has released footage videos. In 2021, he came up with the idea of "immersive driving" with modified pedals. "Old driver driving" is a stalk in the "League of Legends" circle, which stems from the insolent collision of the hero "Thain". Mo Xuan connected the coil inside the pedal to the computer, and then corresponding to the skill key. When Thain put a big move, he stepped on his foot, and the character rushed out as if he had stepped on the throttle, especially happy and immersive.

Moxuan initially made pedals just for self-amusement. Now if you look back at "poor students' stationery: real" script "playing games", you will find many "the gear of fate begins to turn" on the bullet screen-- the pedal originally used to revive in the video. Accidentally let some disabled players see the opportunity, they sent a private message to Mo Xuan, asking him to make pedal teaching video. Mo Xuan is not a professional, but in order to give each other an answer, he pondered his own practices and materials, not only made video tutorials, but also drove himself from his hometown to several cities in the south to install pedals for disabled players. Manufacturers who make pedals to help bargain, but also recorded a lot of videos of "how disabled players play games" for people in need.

Before and after more than half a year of busyness, are recorded by Moxuan with "pedal series". Every once in a while, fans can see the video on his home page. In October this year, the series officially declared "over"-Mo Xuan said that this does not mean that he will no longer do pedal-related content, but that what he has promised to do for his friends with disabilities has been done. his days of running around are also over. After that, he finally had time to get busy with his life and recall this rare experience.

The unexpected birth of the "pedal series" Moxuan gives people the first impression of "thoughtful". Before we started the conversation, he sent me a form that sorted out the video URL of the "pedal" series according to the timeline. He majored in radio and television, and he also had some experience in interviews. When he talked about his experience, he seemed generous and generous.

Speaking of the "pedal" series, Mo Xuan said that it was purely accidental to get attention.

"pedal is a thing that has always existed, but it is very minority and is not well known." Mo Xuan told me. These pedals are not special accessories for racing games-those are very expensive-they are simple, auxiliary pedals that all players can use as game accessories. According to the manufacturer, this product actually sells well abroad, and the audience is not aimed at people with disabilities, and people will buy it and use it as long as they need it. But before Moxuan's video became popular, many domestic players were either completely unaware of the existence of pedals, or knew but felt "unnecessary".

"for many people who have hands and feet and can play games normally, pedal is a pity that food is tasteless and abandoned." Mo Xuan said that if you play games with your feet, you have to specially adapt to the movements of your feet, and it's not easy to play well without practice. Buying pedals on the grounds that it is more convenient to play games is similar to "IQ tax" in the eyes of many people. Even Moxuan himself, if not to cooperate with Thain's big move, would not have thought of using it.

Mo Xuan calls himself "just a game blogger" and has to learn from scratch to do manual things, but disabled players who see the footage video obviously don't think so. Some players sent a private message telling Mo Xuan that he only had one arm, and if he could put his skills with his feet, it would be much more convenient to play games, so I wanted to ask him to record a teaching video.

At first, Mo Xuan felt quite surprised. He didn't think that there would be disabled players in his fan base. Even now the Internet is so convenient, there are many disabled players on the network to open live, send videos, many people still do not know enough about this group. Moxuan has never dealt with them before, "just out of daily contact."

Since it is out of reach, it is difficult to meet the needs of disabled players to play games. In other words, in many people's minds, the entertainment and spiritual needs of people with disabilities have to give way to more urgent issues, such as job search and social security, and the primary goal of many disabled players to open live broadcasts and anchors is to increase their income. Currently, manufacturers specializing in accessibility devices have been dominated by large manufacturers such as Xbox, which have been developing accessibility controllers since 2018 and introduced a chip that allows disabled players to control the handle through wheelchairs.

But this involves other issues. In addition to the obvious price barriers, the needs of disabled players are actually very diverse. Even if the budget is enough, it is not easy for them to choose the most suitable and convenient one among all kinds of equipment.

When Mo Xuan communicated with many disabled players face to face, he realized this very intuitively.

Mo Xuan went out for the first time to install pedals for an one-armed player in Chongqing, who recorded in detail the process of making a complete set of pedals using the cheap equipment he could find at hand. After the installation was successful, Chongqing elder brother only took a short time to adapt to the operation, and the follow-up use was quite smooth. But Moxuan has also seen disabled players with completely different upper and lower limits: some people are physically intact, but they can't control their movements because of hemiplegia caused by disease; some people have varying degrees of loss of arms and legs, which makes it more difficult to operate. There are also some particularly powerful players who have reached a very high Rank before they have pedals and auxiliary equipment.

"I met a man who played 8000 games of Dragon Turtle (the hero of League of Legends) and had great perseverance." Speaking of the latter category of players, Mo Xuan was very impressed. "the other person forcibly adapted to the right-handed mouse with his left hand. He now has a high Rank and can even support himself by playing games for others."

There is something admirable about the disabled players recorded by Moxuan, who have different needs for game equipment, and Moxuan's pedals can not be "customized". He will try the pedals on the most disabled players-if they feel good with them, then others should be able to use them as well.

All that's left is to solve the cost problem. For their own "door-to-door installation" player friends, Moxuan is a direct gift, free of charge. However, when it comes to "money", there are always some unfriendly comments. At this time, Moxuan could not hide his anger: "many people did not understand the living conditions of disabled friends, did not understand their real needs, did not do market research, and casually said some words, which made people very uncomfortable."

Someone recommended the dance blanket of the video game store in the video comment, saying that you can also control the game with that. Mo Xuan said that these people do not know that the cost of dance blankets is higher, the cheaper ones are hundreds of yuan, and the expensive ones can reach thousands of yuan, which is not a small sum of money, whether it is for disabled players to buy it or to refit it himself. In fact, the pedals that Moxuan gives to disabled players can be controlled at dozens of yuan per set. Because he has seen some players with difficult lives, he knows that their income is not high, it is not easy to find a job, and they may be more sensitive to prices than ordinary people.

He also made a special trip to the pedal manufacturer to help disabled players get more discounts. "the price of pedals is actually very complicated, because there may be several levels of dealers looking for the goods, and the distributor will sign a contract with them, so they can't sell them too cheaply. So if you go directly to the manufacturer, their quotation is usually about 40 yuan." Mo Xuan said, "but because I sent a video, there are millions of broadcasts on several platforms, and the manufacturer is very grateful that I let more people know about the pedal. And the factory director is also very sincere. He personally received me. When he heard that he was going to sell it to friends with disabilities, he said he could give them a discount." In the end, Moxuan successfully "beat the price down", disabled players to buy pedals, only 20 yuan.

The factory director of the pedal manufacturer is very willing to help disabled customers in contacting Moxuan players who do not want to use pedals. "some friends have found out a very complete set of experience in operating the game themselves. Some people have a lot of mouse keys, and they want to share them. Some people want to refer to how other people with disabilities play games." Mo Xuan said, "so I also went to these 'independent' players to see how they operate. Then record the methods they find easy to use and make a video to help others."

This is the beginning of a series of videos called "disabled players play Games". Mo Xuan hopes that someone can find a way that suits him in these videos.

Invisible ties as a game blogger, Moxuan's process of making pedals is not smooth. Which pedal "foot feeling" is good, different models of mouse how to connect to the required keys, how to put protective glue on the circuit, all kinds of operations are tried out little by little. "I don't even know the name of the accessories I want", which is the biggest difficulty Moxuan faced as a "layman" at first.

He is willing to devote energy and cost to meet the requirements of these disabled players, in fact, it is some very simple emotions. "since someone came to ask for help, I thought for a moment, I could do these things, so I did it." Mo Xuan said.

This kind of saying makes him look like a man with strong action, but Mo Xuan doesn't think so. "No!" He smiled and said, "I'm actually procrastinating. For example, when I received an advertisement before, I often put it off until the last day."

The reason for repeatedly trying to do pedal, door-to-door installation for disabled players, Mo Xuan said, "because that is someone else's business."taking advertisements and making videos for yourself is not the same thing as accepting entrustment and helping others." He told me, "so the attitude is different." In short, he is "more attentive" to other people's affairs.

In the process, he paid a lot. What is obvious is money. He wanted to buy materials, had all kinds of expenses when he was away from home, and rejected some advertisements because he had to spend time studying pedals and visits. In addition to money, the time and energy he invested is incalculable.

In the video of visiting pedal manufacturers and visiting disabled friends, Moxuan spends most of his time driving alone on the winding roads in the south. From Shandong to Guangdong, to Guangxi, then to Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, and finally back to Shandong. This is the long March that belongs to Moxuan. It is not that he is fond of self-driving travel, but that he has a lot of luggage and many places to go, so it is not convenient to take a train or plane. The trunk of his car was always stuffed with equipment, pedal samples, and travel necessities-changing clothes frequently in summer and taking up special space.

The journey of self-driving was not easy. Mo Xuan admitted that it was very tiring. The tiredness and disobedience of the journey, including the spicy meal invited by his enthusiastic southern friends, made him feel a little "unblessed" at the time of gratitude. If you get sick on the road, there is no place to have a good rest. He often wonders to himself, "Why did you do this?"

But this mood is very short-lived. In the "conclusion" of the pedal series, he describes a strange but real emotion: because the south is mountainous and hilly, whenever he drives on the highway formed by digging the earth and crossing the natural graben, he will sincerely admire the achievements of infrastructure over the years. He said that when he was driving on the highway, he would suddenly burst into tears: "the Chinese are really good, and the road builders are really good."

This emotion, which seems to have nothing to do with the subject, may be attributed to a sudden connection with something greater and grander. For example, at the end of the pedal series, Moxuan looked back on his achievements over the past few months, the people he had helped, and the more than 10,000 kilometers he had traveled on the southern highway and on planes and trains. I feel that "I am really good," and "I feel that as a member of society, I have really done something."

This sense of connection may also be an unexpected gift for many people with disabilities through the "pedal series". The Chongqing one-armed player who often appeared in Moxuan videos, many people found him and offered to play games with him. In the past, it was often difficult for disabled players to find partners, whether they were afraid of dragging others down or the prejudices of unknown people. At the same time, disabled players will also meet in the comment area of Moxuan video and become new friends. Even some people who used to like to "pressure" other players online said that they would be cautious after learning about pedals, "what if the person I scold is actually disabled?"

The game thus becomes a link between different groups of players. Perhaps, from a higher perspective, this bond is more valuable. According to the statistics of the 6th population Census, the number of disabled people in China has exceeded 85 million. On weekdays, the needs of these people are often obscured by the overloaded flow of information-although "people with disabilities" are generally classified as a group, the circumstances of each individual are very different and are in need of personalized service and help. With Moxuan's eyes, many players and netizens gradually realized this and changed a lot of misunderstandings and prejudices. In this process, the game is both an opportunity and a link, bringing equal goodwill and happiness to all.

But in practical terms, this short-term goodwill is hard to sustain. Moxuan's own economic capacity has an upper limit, but fortunately, the cost of making pedals is not high, and the audience is very enthusiastic, promoting Moxuan's "good people and good deeds" everywhere, and the manufacturers of games and pedals are also willing to help. Coupled with the small base of disabled players, there are probably dozens of people who are in direct contact with Moxuan, so he can cope with it. As a result, some viewers feel a little embarrassed, hoping that he can make some money from it-"Why can't people with good intentions make money?"

Mo Xuan's pedal video has also attracted a lot of ordinary viewers who are willing to help, but Mo Xuan feels that talking about real understanding or help is also a bit of an exaggeration, and he doesn't want to say that he has really done a lot of things. In fact, there are more things that can't be done. During the visit, Mo Xuan met a disabled player who lost an arm and a leg, so it was not easy to find a job. To make matters worse, his parents were also in poor health, and as soon as the family's financial situation improved a little, they were dragged into the quagmire of illness. There is something wrong with his prosthetic leg, but he is reluctant to change it.

"I'm also embarrassed to ask too many questions, because I don't think I can help with a lot of things, and it's no use asking." Mo Xuan said.

In such a situation, the game is also an exit. In the course of the interview, I asked Moxuan more than once: "what does the game mean to disabled players?"

His final answer was: "I don't think the game will look down on them, and the game itself will not discriminate against them." especially in games like League of Legends, you don't even have to spend money to get stronger. "

In his view, for dozens of disabled players who have contacted him back and forth, "all I can do is give such a friend a pedal." they are happy when they operate smoothly in the game and win more. That's all I can do. "

Moxuan does not intend to make money by pedal. Today, disabled players already have a channel to buy equipment at a very low price, and the well has been dug. As for their more welfare and spiritual needs, they need to be improved from a higher and broader level. Pedal is just an opportunity, a small but down-to-earth start.

Conclusion Moxuan's "pedal series" video ends temporarily, but its influence can last for a long time. He directly installed pedals for many disabled players, and more people rely on his teaching to find suitable play equipment.

This is not only the story of a "good man", nor is it just the story of "League of Legends's 166th hero" in the words of players. Instead, an ordinary person enters a field that he does not understand, and then because of his simple "enthusiasm", he does a lot of things far more than expected, pays kindness and painstaking efforts, and gains the story of gratitude.

On October 5th, "can finally stop!" In the video, Mo Xuan said: "I have completed my own long March."

(the interviewees in the article are pseudonyms. )

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