During the health crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends, among other activities, the practice of online games. You will find some tips for choosing them well in this article. It is a small revolution in the world of video games but the WHO has joined forces with various players in the sector (publishers, distributors, etc.) to recommend the practice of this leisure activity during lockdown linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative named #PlayApartTogether makes the companies involved organize special events and activities in their games, offer rewards, but also relay social distancing messages, and remind them of barrier gestures.
The Advantages of Online Games
The WHO recommends the practice of online video games by emphasizing its social dimension with the slogan #PlayApartTogether as well as on its physical dimension with the slogan #BeActive. Overall, what are the benefits of online paper games for kids like tic tac toe and Connect 4? They use a certain number of cognitive functions: memorization, concentration, multitasking, psychomotor precision, the ability to situate oneself in space, etc.
By the way, this is why those games are used with people with depression, schizophrenia, or having suffered a stroke. They help not to lose cognitive functions. They are also used in nursing homes, but above all with physical benefits. For the elderly, they help to do physiotherapy or to work on posture, without realizing it. There is also a social and egalitarian aspect in retirement homes and everyone can play, even people in wheelchairs, thanks to the joystick that allows you to overcome physical obstacles.
The Importance of Social Dimension of Online Games
In times of lockdown, the social aspect of online games is very important for everyone. It is indeed important to be able to play with other people, to get out of the staggering aspect of lockdown. Video gaming is used to spend a moment all together: you laugh, you confront each other, you collaborate and you have fun. It makes you forget for a while the difficulties of crisis, especially when living in a small space.
Among the games that we can recommend, there are adaptations of board games: Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Tic Tac Toe, Connect 4, etc. They appeal to children thanks to their digital format, while allowing parents who already know the rules to better understand and appropriate the technical world of video games. A game of tennis or bowling with the family can also be a lot of fun.
