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Originally posted by angela146
Am I correct? Are you the pivot point?
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In terms of the core group of *older people* accepting technology?
Well, I was born in the last 4 or 5 years of the Baby Boom, which ran from about 1947-1964. I tend to lump myself into that category (or get lumped
), so that would seem to jibe with the survey's assertion that the group of older (age 50+) gamers is growing (as the Boomers age into that category). We are a very large group, with the Echo Boomers--our children-- being the only group that rivals us in size.
But unless you consider pinball, which I love, I am not a gamer, so my knowledge is second-hand.
I remember in 1975 approx., at age 15, that my father came home from a business trip to California all excited about this new-fangled arcade game--Pong.
I also remember in 1983, having my infant son slung across my chest, attempting to play Donkey Kong --I sucked at it. (For the record, I was stuck in a teeny-tiny town and was at a two-game arcade.)
That's about it, until my oldest son started begging for Nintendo in the late 1980's. With a second son born 10 years later, and two hard-care gamers in the house, things have never been the same.