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The healing power of games
I agree with the article by Erin Bell. Casual games are great for reducing stress, especially when you have a walkthrough available to help when you hit a snag. The game that really helps me is Caribbean Hideaway. It actually helps reduce my eye strain. I work on a computer all day then if I come home and play computer games my eyes can get tired. But if I stop and take a break from HOGs and play Caribbean Hideaway my eyes actually feel better. I was amazed when I first noticed this but it really does work. There must be something in the way my eyes have to move over the screen so quickly that exercised them in a good way. The game itself is also extremely interesting, challenging and FUN to play! It’s not your ordinary match three game.
The healing power of games
When Harold Snaring of Lake Cushman, Washington suffered a stroke last year, his wife Marilyn brought some unconventional therapy to the rehab center: her copy of Mystery Case Files: Huntsville, a popular hidden object game from Big Fish Games.
