Video games are being prescribed as a recommended treatment for our ongoing homebound existence, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Game makers from Activision Blizzard to Zynga on Saturday began kicking off a new initiative entitled #PlayApartTogether to encourage people on how to entertain themselves and also practice physical distancing.
The initiative, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), is particularly noteworthy because WHO previously designated video game addiction as an official mental health disorder.
Video games can be a healthy social pastime during coronavirus pandemic
