Outline of Wiki

Presentation
The Art of Gaming and Older Adults
Ross Mynatt, M.O.T., OTR/L, OTDs
Geron 6240-090
Content

• Background / Definitions / Statistics

• Research / Benefits
• Sites / Videos
• Relating Gaming to Arts / Aging
• Future / Outlook
Background / Overview
• Background – Gaming as an art or
compilation of the arts
• Dance, Literary, Music, Visual Art
• Define Terms – Gaming and related
concepts
• Present 2016 AARP Survey
• Statistics of older adult gamers in USA
Scholarly Research &
Benefits with Older Adults
• Present several articles and findings
• General trend with older adults and gaming
• Benefits
 Sites / Videos

• Sites and Videos – Art of gaming/video

games
• http://deadendthrills.com - images
• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/categ
ory/arts-culture/the-art-of-video-games/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaGAy66fP
NU&feature=youtu.be
• https://youtu.be/Pa_IFngaM9k
• The Art of the Game (2014)
• https://youtu.be/ol2fbiaqQck - part 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeSiYky7qc
U – part 2
• https://youtu.be/Jv2W0lbgVfY
• Indie Game – The movie (Netflix)
 Gaming, the Arts & Aging

• More sites
• https://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/ways-video-
gaming-benefits-older-adults/
• 86 and a Gamer!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0MuJgcu_l0&
feature=youtu.be&t=4
• Additional Videos
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlsIxOBF64
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLWzwNXUUX0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nawe7F8cZ_U
• Watch Older Adults over 60 play & react to GTAV
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHoOrFdgYR8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnEbmdj9h4
Future / Outlook
• Virtual Reality / Occulus Rift
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3kwztYUueQ
• http://vrborg.com/apps-experiences/best-vr-
experiences-for-seniors - games
• https://www.wired.com/2017/04/vr-for-seniors/
• React to VR – video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvUkcw63bAs
• Nitentendo Labo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjHVVDpg48&f
eature=youtu.be
• Series that have interactive games
• I.e. Quantum Break

• Articles ?
References

• 4 Ways Video Gaming Benefits Older Adults. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2018, from https://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/ways-video-gaming-benefits-older-adults/

• Allaire, J. C., McLaughlin, A. C., Trujillo, A., Whitlock, L. A., LaPorte, L., & Gandy, M. (2013). Successful aging through digital games: Socioemotional differences between older adult gamers and Non-
gamers. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1302–1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.014

• Anderson, G. O. (2016). Video Games: Attitudes and Habits of Adults Age 50-Plus. AARP Research. https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00125.001

• Ballesteros, S., Kraft, E., Santana, S., & Tziraki, C. (2015). Maintaining older brain functionality: A targeted review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 55, 453–477.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.06.008

• De Schutter, B. (2011). Never Too Old to Play: The Appeal of Digital Games to an Older Audience. Games and Culture, 6(2), 155–170. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412010364978

• Ferri, G., Bardzell, J., & Bardzell, S. (2017). Rethinking Age in HCI Through Anti-Ageist Playful Interactions. Interacting with Computers, 29(6), 779–793. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwx012

• For Senior Citizens, the Future of VR Lies in the Past. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2018, from https://www.wired.com/2017/04/vr-for-seniors/

• FRESH Movie Trailers. (n.d.). VIDEO GAMES : THE MOVIE Trailer (2014). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv2W0lbgVfY&feature=youtu.be

• GameGandhi. (n.d.). The Beauty in Video Games (Short Film). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa_IFngaM9k&feature=youtu.be

• It’s Okay To Be Smart. (n.d.). Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games? Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlsIxOBF64

• JimmmyJams. (n.d.). Video Games for Old People. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLWzwNXUUX0

• Mashable Daily. (n.d.). Seniors Travel Using VR. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3kwztYUueQ

• Moisala, M., Salmela, V., Hietajärvi, L., Carlson, S., Vuontela, V., Lonka, K., … Alho, K. (2017). Gaming is related to enhanced working memory performance and task-related cortical activity. Brain
Research, 1655, 204–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2016.10.027

• MorleyStudios. (n.d.). The Art of Video Games (Short Documentary). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaGAy66fPNU&feature=youtu.be
References

• Nintendo. (n.d.). Nintendo Labo - Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjHVVDpg48&feature=youtu.be
• Pietrzak, E., Cotea, C., & Pullman, S. (2014). Using Commercial Video Games for Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation: Is This the Way of the Future? Topics in
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• REACT. (n.d.-a). Elders Play Grand Theft Auto V #2 (Elders React: Gaming). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnEbmdj9h4
• REACT. (n.d.-b). Elders Play Grand Theft Auto V (Elders React: Gaming). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHoOrFdgYR8
• ReviewTechUSA. (n.d.). She’s a gamer, at 86 years old! Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0MuJgcu_l0&feature=youtu.be&t=4
• Rughiniș, C., Toma, E., & Rughiniș, R. (2015). Time to Reminisce and Die: Representing Old Age in Art Games. In Conference of the Digital Games Research
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• Soledachef. (n.d.). Best VR Experiences for Seniors | VRborg.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018, from http://vrborg.com/apps-experiences/best-vr-experiences-
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• SWNS TV. (n.d.). 100 year old keeps sharp playing Nintendo DS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nawe7F8cZ_U
• The Art of Video Games. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2018, from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/arts-culture/the-art-of-video-games/
• Theyrealone. (n.d.-a). The Art of the Game (Part 1/3). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol2fbiaqQck
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