Staying connected with friends and family is one of many ways to keep your mental health in check during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some have been staying connected in the virtual world. Video games released in recent months, like Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Switch, have been selling fast.
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) computer science department are exploring human and computer interactions.
They’ve found video games can help with mental well-being. USask computer science professor Regan Mandryk started research in this area seeing how video games can motivate people to exercise.