(Off Topic) Will Grannies Become GAMERS?
(from ZDNet)
The kids will be itching to visit grandmother as often as possible if the video game industry has its way.
Software maker Microsoft and game maker Electronic Arts held a gaming
day at a pensioners' settlement in Finland last week, taking another
step toward gauging interest in gaming among seniors.
Pensioner Kaija Ekstam, who is 72 years old, grappled with a console to
keep the car in the video racing game on course and mused that taking
up the pastime would provide an exciting new platform for her
relationship with her grandchildren.
"I have just started playing. This is great. My grandkids play these
games so it will be nice to join them," Ekstam told Reuters. "I do not
want to hear comments about female drivers."
Read the entire story here...
