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Gaming With Granny

GAMING wit GRANNY AGE: 65 + "I USED TO BE SO DEPRESSED AND LONELY.SOCIAL GAME SITES HAVE BEEN GORE/VIOLENCE 5/100 A LIFESAVER FOR ME, SO MANY FRIENDS AND SO MUCH FUN!" TECH SKILLS -GAIL DAVIS CHATTANOOGA, TN A GILITY KEEPS THE MIND SHARP HAVE EXTRA TIME FREE-TIME INTERACT WITH FRIENDS WISDOM DISABLED CAN PLAY FROM HOME HP MAKE NEW FRIENDS SOCIAL CHARISMA ITEMS OVER A QUARTER (26%) OF GAMERS ARE OVER THE OF AGE 50 "BOOMERS ON THE INTERNET SPEND MORE THAN 100 MINUTES OF THEIR LEISURE TIME PER WEEK PLAYING VIDEO OR COMPUTER GAMES ONLINE." -VP FOR AARP'S WEB STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS ११ SENIOR INTERNET STATS: US senior vs total internet user 53% penetration, 2010-2015 (% of population in each group): LEVEL UP! of the senior citizen community are internet capable. OF THOSE SENIOR ONLINE Between 2009 and 2011 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 senior internet grew 150%! Percentage of social game players in specific age range (Jan. 2010) 5% 14% 21% 20% 22% 16% 18-21 22-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ GAMER Males age 55-64 up 9% from 2011 GROWTH Females age 55-64 up 10% from 2011 WHO'S THE GRANDADDY OF INTERNET GAMING? ZYNGA 56+ MILLION OVER 15 3 MILLION DAILY AVERAGE USERS. ŻYNGA HAS OVER 4X THE MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS MONTHLY UNIQUE USERS THAN THE SECOND LARGEST DEVELOPER. IT ONLY TOOK 4 YEARS FOR ZYNGA TO REACH $1 BILLION. ZYNGA TARGETS SENIORS WITH FAMILIAR AND SIMPLE USER-FRIENDLY GAMES. TOP 5 ZYNGA GAMES: ihe BUBBLE SAFARI FARM VILLE JOIN EHe UNGLE'ADVENTUTE Azyngapoker 1 IN 5 WOMEN HA VE LEFT A HUSBAND OR BOYFRIEND DUE TO NEGLECT LINKED TO TOO MUCH GAMING. HOW TO TELL IF GRANNY SADDICTED PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS A GAMING ADDICTION: OF A GAMING ADDICTION: MIGRAINE HEADACHES BAGS UNDER EYES STRONGER SENSE OF BELONGING IN GAMING THAN REALITY SPEAKING MUMBO- JUMBO LAX PERSONAL HYGIENE OMG LMFAO AFK BACKACHES GRANDMA! GLHF IRREGULAR SLEEP PATTERNS INATTENTIVENESS TO SURROUNDINGS SORE HANDS ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION WHEN AFK (AWAY FROM KEYBOARD) AssistedLivingToday INFORMATION YOU CAN TRUST GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ELDER CARE AND SENIOR LIVING: HTTP://ASSISTEDLIVINGTODAY.COM/P/RESOURCES/ SOURCES: HTTP://Www.VIDEO-GAME-ADDICTION.ORG/ HTTP://SENIORNET.ORG/BLOG/THE-NEW-SOCIAL-GAMER/ HTTP://GAMES.AARP.ORG/ HTTP://WwW.NEWMEDIATRENDWATCH.COM/MARKETS-BY-COUNTRY/17-USA/123-DEMOGRAPHICS?START=1 HTTP://WwW.BIZREPORT.COM/200g/06/ESA_RELEASES_GAMING_DEMOGRAPHIC_FACTS_AND_FIGURES.HTML HTTP://WwW.APPDATA.COM/LEADERBOARD/APPS HTTP://WwW.TOMSGUIDE.COM/US/GAMING-PC-INTERNET-COD-GTA,NEWS-5610.HTML HTTP://WWW.PEWINTERNET.ORG/~/MEDIA/FILES/REPORTS/2012/PIP_OLDER_ADULTS AND_INTERNET_USE.PDF HTTP://Www.GAMESINDUSTRYBLOG.COM/2012/05/SOCIAL-GAMING-IS-DOWN-WITH-WOMEN-BUT-UP-WITH-SENIORS/ Produced by NOWSOURCING **.... ....

Gaming With Granny

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Gaming is incredibly popular pastime. More than half of adults age 18 and over play video games. Surprisingly, seniors and Baby Boomers are one of the largest gaming demographics: 38% of all social ga...

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