Videogames, Youth, and Pandemic

Videogames have helped youth to cope with the negative effects of the pandemic. When weaddress negative effects of the pandemic, we are not only referring to Covid-19. We have facedterrible outcomes, and the one we are going to mention is mental health. Videogames helped friendsstay connected. Meanw...

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Main Author: Rodríguez Reina, Juana Sofía
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022
Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/14121
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Summary:Videogames have helped youth to cope with the negative effects of the pandemic. When weaddress negative effects of the pandemic, we are not only referring to Covid-19. We have facedterrible outcomes, and the one we are going to mention is mental health. Videogames helped friendsstay connected. Meanwhile, other youth played videogames as a way to distract themselves andescape the current health situation. No matter how you see videogames, they can be a good helpduring hard times.