Episode Twenty One | Changing What’s Possible: The Disability Innovation Podcast | Season Three

Changing What’s Possible: The Disability Innovation Podcast | Season Three

Adaptive sports are filled with thrilling moments and jaw-dropping athletic feats from amazing athletes. But these sports and the phenomenal athletes who are at the top of their game remain a relatively untapped source for game developers. Pascal Clarysse kicks off this episode by sharing more about Big Karma, one of the startup companies in the 2024 Remarkable US Accelerator Program. As a founder of Big Karma, Pascal is passionate about gaming and dedicated to improving representation of disabled people in gaming and entertainment. Their flagship game, Phenoms, features a diverse group of real-life Paralympic athletes who leverage their disabilities to win.

Later, you’ll hear from Matt Scott, a five-time Paralympic athlete and two-time Paralympic Gold Medalist for Team USA Wheelchair Basketball. Matt is also an Olympics/Paralympics Presenter for NBC and Executive Director of Fly Without Limits, a global disability empowerment organization. He’s had a chance to play the game Phenoms from Big Karma and is one of the playable characters in the game as well. Matt shares how becoming a character in this game has been a dream come true, and how the game has the potential to shatter stereotypes and change people’s perceptions of disabilities.

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