How Playing Games Makes You Live Longer - Mashable

[DGuinta1]

EDINBURGH, Scotland — It’s easy to write off our gaming addiction as a waste of time. But game designer Jane McGonigal argues the exact opposite; that games can actually extend our life expectancy. And she has the data to support it.

http://mashable.com/2012/06/28/superbetter/

[BlueNGold]

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OS is gonna have some old *** posters in the future.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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OS is gonna have some old *** posters in the future.

They already do......quite a few posters on here in their 60s and dozens in their 50s and late 40s.

[BlueNGold]

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They already do......quite a few posters on here in their 60s and dozens in their 50s and late 40s.

And you can't forget yourself, the HGIC (Head Grandpa In Charge).

EDIT: That SuperBetter game seems like it would be good to let kids use at school.

[Aggies7]

Good read. Will show the wife that one.

[DGuinta1]

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IM 41 is that ol' *** poster? lol

[KingV2k3]

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OS is gonna have some old *** posters in the future.

They already do......quite a few posters on here in their 60s and dozens in their 50s and late 40s.

As the (old, old) saying goes:

"I resemble that remark"



Check this clip out:

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I expect to play music until I can't anymore, and since gaming seems (to me) to use a very similar skill set, I expect I'll be playing (and complaining about) sports titles at least as long...

[seasprite]

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As long as arthritis doesnt catch up to me, I plan on gaming til Im dead. I feel like Im in my prime at 36....................knock on wood.