"Attack of the Gaming Grannies"
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:20 pm
Wish I'll be that active in 30 years
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/co ... 173699.htm
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/co ... 173699.htm
Older people make up a sizable, though often overlooked, segment of the video-gaming market. And they're just as quick on the trigger as teens.
Barbara St. Hilaire spends about 50 hours a week wielding a machete, dismembering demons and battling a slew of thugs, zombies, and other nasties of the video-gaming world. Having recently nailed a 100% score in Outlaw Golf 2, she's now focused on mastering the top levels in God of War. It's a passion that has earned St. Hilaire, 69, the moniker "Old Grandma Hardcore."