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says the entertainment soft- ware association of canada tech connection by marc saltzman hanks to the baby boomer genera- outnumber children for the first seniors are not only playing video games mature players may be helping their health while doing so game on! electronic play is fun-especially for seniors from digital gameplay." sevag sagherian studies show several studies have shown there are professors at the university of montreal concluded playing 3d platforming games could stave off mild cognitive impairment and perhaps even prevent alzheimer's older than 63 reported higher levels of happiness and emotional well-being than older adults who don't play organization that focuses on technologies "life satisfaction” is reported to be highest among seniors with good cognitive and organization explains that some research may improve aspects of physical health balance; they appear to be effective for encouraging physical activity canadians have reported that they experienced cognitive benefits including playing during a pandemic canadians said gaming was an important source of joy and entertain- the entertainment software association gamers said playing video games while required to remain at home improved adult gamers said that video games helped them stay in touch with friends while self-isolating at home just as there are varying movie genres there are several kinds of video games to let the juniors have all the fun marc saltzman is a leading high-tech reporter and author he's on twitter @marc_saltzman saltzman will answer selected questions in that unpublished questions cannot be answered individually email connection acostco.com please include "tech connection" in the subject line costco connection what to play? you'll find video game station and nintendo as well as games and gaming acces- warehouses and at costco.ca • play on your laptop or • smartphones and tablets can be fun gaming devices with more than a million free or low-cost gaming downloads at your favourite app store use your voice to game mind that seniors tend to prefer card and puzzle games to the more action-oriented fare that younger gamers embrace.-ms