DS Game Could Stave off Dementia 34
Gamasutra reports that a hospital in Japan has begun renting out DSes and suggesting the title Brain Training to older patients, in an effort to stave off dementia. From the article: "Sixty-seven year old retiree Isamu Shishido is quoted as saying, 'I don't want to end up some crazy old man. I want to play a little everyday before going to bed.' Neurosurgeon Dr Takeshi Kihara comments that, 'The game won't cure dementia. But it's a good form of stimulation, especially for old people living alone.'"
Genius (Score:2, Insightful)
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Ah, but are they cheaper?
Well I hope these games are more demanding than... (Score:5, Interesting)
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Roger Mellie
Speaker to turnips.
Skewed sample for observation (Score:3, Informative)
Apparently you didn't see the all the older people in the US languishing at home watching television making no effort to get out in public. In the US, you only see the active seniors out and about.
I'd be willing to bet that if you observe
Re:Skewed sample for observation (Score:3, Interesting)
How could I observe seniors differently? (Serious, not rhetorical question BTW) I'm reporting on observations of people around me on the streets, at the gym, in places that provide entertainment and so on. Apart from seeing the aging members of my family, in their homes, in the UK, I don't think I'm observing differently between the UK and US. Older British people seem to believe that they're not allowed to have fun. Just look at ho
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Drugged up OAPs (Score:3, Insightful)
The speed they were calling out the numbers was too much for me - a young and agile 33 year old - and I was only playing four cards. Some of them were playing a dozen or more at once!
By the time she's bought the necessary drugs and paid for their bi
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I think the relative strength of the British and American health system has a lot to do with this.
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UK companies don't seem to want to employ anyone over the age of 45 (or even 30 for that matter). The only difference between the early retirees in their mid-50's and the "benefits scroungers" is that the first set had generous company pension schemes, and the latter didn't.
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It's another entirely to say, out of the blue, "If the Bible has taught anything, and it hasn't, it's that old people are worthless and that they should spend their remaining days watching the Price is Right, yelling at kids who are on their lawns, eating at the Sizzler, and such and such."
That's just not funny and really, it's just plain dumb.
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"Whatja playing, grampa?" (Score:5, Funny)
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However, playing a game that exercises your mind, is probably more helpful than watching the local TV news, which is mostly soundbites designed to invoke fear about things one can do little about.
I've noticed that many Japanese games not released in this country are more puzzle-oriented, less FPS, and hopefully other ones could be ported to US/EU versions.
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In one, you get a series of mathematical equations like 4 + 6 = ? And you have to fill in the answer. The trick is that immediately after revealing 4 + 6 one of the two will
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Not really a game, and not really news (Score:3, Informative)
This has been reviewed on IGN [ign.com] and G4TV [g4tv.com], among others... way back in 2005.
And it's not your average game. More like math and reading "brain teasers" (no Mario involved).
You kids.... (Score:1)
(For the record, I enjoy the neighbors' kids playing on my lawn.)