Stuck at home? Here’s an isolation survival post:
(Everything here is free to use! Feel free to add on. Links were purposefully broken to avoid Tumblr’s spam prevention.)
Social:
- discordapp.com/ - Like Skype but better, more accessible, smoother, and with more features. Call, play games, and chat with friends.
- twitch.tv/ - Watch and chat with people doing everything from gaming to cooking to teaching.
Reading:
- whichbook.net/ - helps you find what book to read
- overdrive.com/ - Free audiobooks through your public library
- standardebooks.org/ebooks/ - Free ebooks
- rbdigital.com/ - Free audiobooks and ebooks through your public library
Movies:
- www.kanopy.com/ - Free movies through your public library
- www.ted.com/ - Watch lots of educational and inspiring talks
Hobbies:
- join.skillshare.com/ - Learn how to do virtually anything with 2 free months of premium
- scratch.mit.edu/ - Make a game or movie, super easy to use, good introductory programming “language”
- gimp.org/downloads/ - Free photoshop-like program.
- twinery.org/ - Make a text-based game
- pixologic.com/sculptris/ - make 3D models
- unity.com/ - Make a 3D game
- yoyogames.com/gamemaker - make a 2D game
- spotify.com/us/ - Listen to music
- travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours - Museums with virtual tours
Dungeons and Dragons: (play over Discord!) (DM me if you want PDFs of the Handbooks)
- probablybadrpgideas.tumblr.com/post/612459866001391616/basic-rules-for-dungeons-dragons-dungeons - The Basics
- entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/beginners-guide-dungeons-and-dragons.htm - Learn to play
- roll20.net/ - Make maps/play online
Video Games:
- itch.io/ - play hundreds of games
- freegameplanet.com/ - Even more free games!
- dolphin-emu.org/ - Play Gamecube and Wii games
Phone Apps:
- sourceforge.net/projects/gameboid/ - Play gameboy games
- smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/10-must-play-free-puzzle-games-for-iphone-android-0178848/ - list of puzzle games
Cooking:
- fridgetotable.com/ - Input ingredients you have and get recipes you can make.
- youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking - Learn how to cook with limited ingredients from a lovely old woman who lived during the Great Depression
- butterwithasideofbread.com/homemade-bread/ - Make bread with yeast
- letsdishrecipes.com/traditional-irish-soda-bread/ - Make bread without yeast
Other tips:
- Take care of yourself (eat well, shower often, wear clean clothes, exercise, clean your space)
- Talk with people
- Do what makes you happy
- Take time away from screens
- Play – with your pets, your kids, your friends. Keep yourself active and busy and happy.
