Video Games Conquer Retirees - New York Times

This is great news for Casual Gamers. This article from the New York Times credits playing casual games with:

*Keeping your hands steady and your mind sharp.
*Stimulate brain activity
*Preliminary experiments from McMaster Univ in Ontario show that playing vidio games could help short-term memory

“Baby boomers and up are definitely our fastest-growing demographic, and it is because the fear factor is diminishing,” said Beatrice Spaine, the Pogo.com marketing director. “Women come for the games, but they stay for the community. Women like to chat, and these games online are a way to do that. It’s kind of a MySpace for seniors.”

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Video Games Conquer Retirees - New York Times