Feature: How Nintendo Switch Is Being Used By A New Generation Of Therapists
Image: Nintendo LifeMay is Mental Health Awareness Month and we’ll be running several features focused on how video games of all types have helped us through periods when we were struggling with our mental health.
Today, Tim speaks to therapists to discover how they are using Switch and video game therapy to help patients…
Play has been a critical component of therapy since the practice’s inception. There are a multitude of forms this has taken, but in recent years—and especially with the advent of the Nintendo Switch—video game therapy has been pushed to the forefront by a new generation of therapists. By tapping into elements of interactivity only possible in virtual spaces, these forward thinkers are finding new ways to approach the games we all know and love.
