‘Broke our hearts’: autistic boy inspires relaunch of popular game
by Samantha Lock from Technology | The Guardian on (#5VGNS)
Jack, 8, became enamoured with Joe Danger but Apple iOS updates left mobile game defunct, prompting his father to seek developer's help
An eight-year-old boy has inspired a developer to relaunch a popular mobile game after it became defunct, leaving his father desperate to find a solution.
Jack, who was diagnosed with autism, became enamoured with the game Joe Danger - a motorbike-riding daredevil who takes players on a race across the desert - as a source of joy and a way to cope with stress.
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