{"id":2250,"date":"2020-04-21T15:36:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2020-04-21T15:36:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:36:29","slug":"apps-to-cure-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/2020\/04\/21\/apps-to-cure-boredom\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps to cure boredom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apps to pass the time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Being stuck indoors doesn’t have to be all bad. The power of technology means there are millions of apps available to keep you occupied.<\/h3>\n

Whether it’s for mindless games or to train your brain to be more powerful, they’re ideal for times just like this. Below we’ve collated some apps to try out for various moods…<\/p>\n

PLAY<\/h3>\n

Houseparty<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0 Combining video chat and quizzes, this is perfect for big groups
\nMonopoly<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>: The age-old classic has gone digital (less opportunity for cheating mind you)
\n8 Ball Pool<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>: Well, we can’t go to the pub for a quick game, so compete from your room instead<\/p>\n

THINK<\/h3>\n

Luminosity\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0Challenge and improve your mind with a range of exercises and quizzes
\nMini Metro<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0A\u00a0strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city!
\nThe House of Da Vinci<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0A bit different than the usual brain training games but with puzzles and mysteries to solve, it gets you thinking<\/p>\n

LEARN<\/h3>\n

Duolingo\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0Brush up on your languages ready for when we’re free to fly again!
\nTed\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0Inspiring TED talks covering a host of topics, there’s no doubt you will learn something new
\nKhan Academy<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0So many skills to learn and thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles at your fingertips<\/p>\n

RELAX<\/h3>\n

Glo\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0<\/strong>IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0Yoga, Pilates or Meditation, whichever you prefer this has unlimited classes to choose from
\nOverdrive\u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>: Not got a kindle? Not to worry, Overdrive is stacked full of e-books
\nColorfy<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0IOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>:\u00a0Zone out and relax with some good, old fashioned colouring in<\/p>\n

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Happy Apping!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apps to pass the time Being stuck indoors doesn’t have to be all bad. The power of technology means there are millions of apps available to keep you occupied. Whether it’s for mindless games or to train your brain to be more powerful, they’re ideal for times just like this. Below we’ve collated some apps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":692,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,53,46,77,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice-guidance","category-residences","category-resilife","category-students","category-wellbeing","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2251,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250\/revisions\/2251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/resilife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}