Hey Gamers, Try Beating Grandma...

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This article made me grin:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Unbeknownst to many of her peers, 70-year-old Barbara Sainte-Hilaire, MTV's "senior" video game correspondent and star of the blog "Old Grandma Hardcore," is a sensation in video game circles.

A video gamer for three decades, the foul-mouthed granny who favors role-playing games and admittedly stinks at sports titles, says she indulges her habit for about 10 hours a day -- significantly more than her 23-year-old grandson, Timothy.

She has an extensive collection of game consoles that would turn many teenaged boys green with envy, and has just finished playing a pair of zombie-slaying titles -- "Dead Rising" on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and "Resident Evil" on Nintendo's GameCube.

"This is my form of relaxation ... I'm not hurting anyone by swearing at our television," said Sainte-Hilaire.

While not all senior citizens possess Sainte-Hilaire's grit and gusto, many are discovering that video games are more than just entertainment. They reinforce what a variety of scientific studies suggest: that video games can help keep aging brains nimble, encourage social interaction and quicken reaction times.

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Way to go Grandma. ​

 

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