Edutainment Games and Tech for Individuals Livestreaming Their Care

Collaborative care streaming is the act of using conferencing software such as Zoom, Whereby, Discord, etc. to provide a shared-game experience between a person streaming their care and a friend or content creator.

The following games and tech innovations can skyrocket accessibility and quality of life in long-term care facilities where livestream broadcasts are taking place.

This is not a sponsored blog or post, nothing is being sold or affiliate linked, this concept can accommodate the evolving needs and interests of a modern aging generation. To skip the games, see our accessibility post here:

Accessibility Tech Innovations and Requests

Map Games

Geotastic - the free crowdfunded multiplayer geo quiz app

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

virtualvacation.us - Explore the World from Home

City Guesser - Can you guess what city you're in?

Seterra - The Ultimate Map Quiz Site!

Hide & Seek World: Online Multiplayer Street View Game

Hidden Folks

Hidden Through Time on Steam

Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Steam

Movie/Entertainment Games

Cine2Nerdle

Emoji Quizzes | 100+ Smiley Questions & Trivia | Beano.com

Framed - The daily movie guessing game

Psychology/Puzzle Games

The Evolution of Trust

We Become What We Behold

The Company of Myself

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

Koral on Steam

Trivia Games

Sporcle - A World of Quizzes

[Trivia Crack] The World's Nº1 Trivia Platform 🥇

Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

Adventure Games

Stray on Steam

Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) on Steam

Community/Racing Games

Marbles on Stream on Steam

MARBLE RUN

Marble It Up! Ultra

Marble Blast Web

Board Games

Tabletop Simulator on Steam

Play board games online from your browser

Online sandbox arena for playing board games just like in real life

Roll20 - Virtual Tabletop for Playing D&D, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, TTRPGs

Fitness Games

Fitment: Move With Me [Streamer Edition]

Word Games

Play Scrabble Online For Free | Play Scrabble

Wordfeud - multiplayer word game for iOS and Android

Lexulous Word Game

Daily Wordle - Play Daily Wordle on Dordle

Word Search

Card Games

Online Poker - Play Poker Games at PokerStars™

Free Online Poker Games - Play Poker Online at Zynga Poker

Governor of Poker | The Official Governor of Poker site

Lisko - Online Card Game

Oh Hell!

Spades

Solitaire Turn One (Klondike) - Solitaire Bliss

Educational Games

Zachtronics

1-∞ Party/Spectator Games

Use Your Words on Steam

Jackbox Games

skribbl - Free Multiplayer Drawing & Guessing Game

Activities on Discord

Idle Games

Ravenfall.stream

Party Royale Games

Play Fall Guys and stumble towards greatness!

slither.io

Among Us | Innersloth - Creators of Among Us and The Henry Stickmin Collection!

Mobile Streamers (Android/iOS)

There is a lot of potential for mobile care streamers if options were clearly available:

Simulator

• Melon Sandbox(Android/Apple)
• Roblox (Android/Apple)
• Minecraft (Android/Apple)
• Terraria (Android/Apple)

Art

• Happy Colors (Android/Apple)

Language (Benefits)

• Duolingo (Android/Apple)

Strategy/Puzzle Games

• 2048 (Apple/Android)
• Angry Birds (Android/Apple)

Racing/Driving

• Kakapo Run(Android/Apple)

Idle

• Tap Tap Fish (Android/Apple),
• AdVenture Capitalist (Android/Apple)
• Antimatter Dimensions (Web, Steam, Android)

Accessibility Tech

Accessibility and mobility are two key roles in adapting game experiences to meet senior needs and interests.

Hardware

• Pulse Monitor
• Home Assistant
• Tobii Eye Tracker: Eyegaze Accessibility Tech for physically impaired individuals.

Tobii Eye Tracker 5 | Next Generation of Head and Eye Tracking

• Computer foot pedal(s)
• Lavalier microphone
• Macro Pad

Software

VoiceAttack ($12): A program for controlling games with your voice. Voice to Macro software.

Work by Speech (free): Windows app which allows efficient work/play on a computer by speech alone.

StreamElements: Announcements/stream management automation capabilities

Twitch Extensions (More, and All)

• Heat: Mouse-interaction capabilities with endless possibilities.

• StreamCanvas: Allows viewers to draw on stream
• Tobii Ghost Eye Tracker

• Stream Closed Captioner

It is recommended to seek community to provide a more captivating experience for you and the audience. Faulkner Fellowship Content Advocates (FFCA) are content creators/streamers that volunteer sessions to stream with care streamers and play games of their choice.

If you’d be willing to contribute a small portion of your stream schedule monthly to game with/for seniors, join the Discord or fill out our support intake form

Deeper Reads

• The effectiveness of digital gaming on the functioning and activity of seniors
• How to Stay Connected to Your Loved One in a Nursing Home.
• Video games show potential in improving key aspects of memory in seniors
• Senior Gamers — Gaming Habits and Benefits For Older People
• Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults

Difficulties of introducing video gaming in long-term adult care

More options will be added soon! Please make recommendations in the comments.