The initiative is particularly noteworthy because WHO previously designated video game addiction as an official mental health disorder.
Game makers from Activision Blizzard to Zynga on Saturday began kicking off a new World Health Organization initiative entitled #PlayApartTogether to encourage people on how to entertain themselves and also practice physical distancing.
while at home. Many games played on computers game consoles, such as the the Microsoft Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4, have games you can play with others in the home or via online connections. And many games played on smartphones and tablets are social pursuits, too. "We’re learning from governments that the most important tool we have to help reduce the global death toll from COVID-19 is physical distancing," she said in
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