26 September 2023

New online game a fine line for seniors

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The eSafety Commissioner has launched an online game for older Australians aimed at keeping them learning and engaged.

eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant said the new Jewel Match game provided older Australians with a range of benefits.

“The Jewel Match game is a great way for older Australians to increase their dexterity on touchscreens and boost their mood and confidence online,” Ms Inman Grant said.

“With many Australians subject to new lockdowns, it is important for older Australians to find new interests and activities to continue to explore the benefits technology can offer,” she said.

“The restrictions also mean that many of us now have more time at home and older Australians have more opportunity to hone their online skills.”

Ms Inman Grant said the game was a great way for older Australians to practice the critical skills of swiping and tapping on touch screens, as well as dragging and clicking skills on computers.

The Commissioner said that, in Jewel Match, players were challenged to match as many brightly coloured jewels as possible in a limited number of moves to progress to more challenging, technicoloured levels.

Jewel Match is one of over 500 great learning activities on the Be Connected website, managed by eSafety, that can help to open up the web safely for older Australians,” Ms Inman Grant said.

eSafety’s Jewel Match game can be accessed at this PS News link.

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