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Aging in the information age: An ethnographic study of video gaming in Canadian retirement centres 

November 9, 2020
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Bradley Millingston
Project Summary  This research explored the use of sport-based video games (or ‘exergames’) in activity programs for older persons. In recent years, games like ‘Wii Bowling’ for the Nintendo Wii gaming system have become popular in seniors’ centres in Canada,...

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