Gamers are contributing with charity streams, organized virtual events and competitions to rake in money for COVID-19 relief and support for those who are feeling isolated by global quarantine measures.
Adam Whyte and Scott Hiett launched You Are Not Alone, or YANA, a global gaming event to alleviate quarantine-induced loneliness and encourage gamers to donate through a link on the website to charities actively combating the pandemic.
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Whyte and Hiett decided to create a 24-hour global gaming livestream event and quickly signed up industry heavyweights to sponsor it, including video game publisher Ubisoft and Barclays Bank.
Gamers Outreach, an organization that provides gaming equipment and video games for children in hospitals, hosted its annual Gamers for Giving charity event on a totally virtual basis on March 28 because of coronavirus lockdown measures.
Every year, the Gamers for Giving event raises money for “Go Karts” with gaming equipment and video games for children in hospitals across the country.
