Eve player, C4w3 has been dealing with medical issues for some time, which means he attends hospital every two weeks. In a recent forum post C4w3 explained that on his regular visits to hospital he often has to find ways to pass the time, so he plays Eve. This is something that the teenage patients on the ward didn’t fail to notice.

One day, as he was in the recreation room of the hospital, he noticed an up to date installation of Eve Online on one of the computers. So he put up a flyer to see who else was playing the game and discovered that around 5 of the teenage patients at the hospital did so. With the help of the flyer, and the others who he met, he quickly gathered a group of 14-20 people who were involved in all aspects of Eve including PvP, PvE, mining and so on. Eve has become a welcome distraction from the various problems life throws their way.

C4w3 was inspired – With the help of his wife, they set up the ‘Care For Kids‘ Corporation and the ‘Care for Kids Empire‘. They then began seeking support from other players to get the program off the ground. It didn’t take long to find a number of willing donors, including IWANTISK, Eve Bet, EOH, Reikoku to name but a few. This allowed them to put together gift packages containing a PLEX, implant sets and ISK .

But it didn’t end there, C4w3 and his wife wanted to give something physical as well. They began with printouts of the items they were giving out in the in-game, and then boxes with various Eve-related designs and ships printed on them containing sweets.

I took some time out to interview C4w3 about the project:

