Hospitalization is especially stressful for children, which is why children's hospitals search for means to maintain the emotional well-being of their patients. To that end, Glasgow Children's Hospital in Scotland has a "gamer-in-residence" who plays video games with children.
BBC News introduces us to Steven Mair, who is a full-time, professional gamer who wheels gaming consoles into kids' rooms and plays with them. Donations raised by the local community and the gaming industry pay his salary, permitting him to focus on the needs of the children. This program provides social interaction and entertainment to kids in often dire medical conditions.
-via Kottke
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What a kind thing to do for those ailing children. I put this in the same category as people who volunteer to hold preemie babies at hospitals. Years ago I had a company that made custom to order costumes and I had made an adult sized Cookie Monster for myself for Halloween and having it hanging in my closet I decided to get an okay from my local hospital and wore that costume to visit the sick children in the children's hospital ward. It was great fun to see all the kids get excited to visit with Cookie.
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