It wasn’t until I watched the 2024 Netflix movie The Remarkable Life of Ibelin that I felt so moved to see how role-playing games can empower people with disabilities like they did for Mats Steen.

Holly Longdale (left), executive producer of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, stands in front of the company’s iconic Orc Wolfrider statue at its Irvine headquarters along with Hawken and his parents, ...

In the “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” which debuted Friday on Netflix, director Benjamin Ree plunges into “World of Warcraft” to tell both the life and virtual life story of Mats Steen ...

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Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him ...

where Ibelin—his alter-ego—lives a rich life where he makes friends, falls in love and offers support to his peers. Towards the end of his life, he starts a blog about living with the disease.

Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him ...