Glasgow Children’s Hospital gets its own Gamer-in-Residence thanks to charity funding.
For the first time across the Uk and Ireland, a Gamer-in-Residence comes to the wards and wings of a children’s hospital. Thanks to the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity and some significant fundraising, every patient at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow will have a player 2 on hand to help chat strategy, throw down in local co-op, or just chill out.
An unusual but happy piece of news, this announcement brings new Steven Mair, 26, to the Gamer-in-Residence role. As well as getting gud, his role is also set to run gaming-themed events in his new haunt, such as a launch day celebration of popular football game EA Sports FC 25, manage a rouges gallery of Gaming Volunteers, and help drive fund raising through gaming.
The appointment of Muir to this support, or DPS if it suits, role comes after the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity raised more than £100,000 through the Games for the Weans campaign.
“Thank you to everyone across the gaming community for supporting this unique initiative to help young patients from across the country game in hospital,” said Kirsten Watson, CEO at Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. “Not only will your support fund more consoles and games for the children’s hospital, but it now also means Scotland’s young patients will always have a Player Two.”
It’s no surprise that gaming can do good, but this is a visible result of these efforts, helping children grow and play during some stressful, and sometimes pretty boring, experiences. The likes of Child’s Play, Special Effect, and more are familiar names for Twitch viewers, and hopefully they provide funding for more new stories like this. For now, however, Glasgow’s miles better with this player 2.
