Gaming to help older Australians level up their health
11/03/2020
Video games are usually associated with truculent, sedentary youths, but they could be the unlikely answer to helping older Australians get more active.
Less than one-third of Australians over 65 are getting the recommended level of activity, and exergaming (exercise + gaming) may be the next step.
UTS Game Development Lecturer Dr Jaime Garcia tells Deborah Knight that video games aren’t as bad as they’ve been portrayed.