According to a study, senior citizens took to online gaming to stay in touch with their kids and grandkids during lockdown. (Blend Images Corbis pic)

LONDON: How to stay in touch with grandchildren while shielding from Covid-19? For some grandparents (one in five), the answer is with virtual games, reports a British study published by Robert Walters in collaboration with VacancySoft. The trend was also seen in parents aged over 55, with 40% stating that they regularly played video games online with their own children during the lockdown as a way of “staying in touch.”