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Honest question: Would/Could a elderly people friendly and oriented MMORPG help elderly feel less alone? And if so, is such technology even possible? My guess
by LoveMortuus 6y ago
Honest question:
Would/Could a elderly people friendly and oriented MMORPG help elderly feel less alone?
And if so, is such technology even possible?
My guess for first step would be finding out what kind of devices do elderly have access to and more importantly, what kind of devices they use.
Side-thought: Such a MMORPG could even have a subscription based financial model, as most elderly do get regular monthly income.
The moral question:
Is it better to be addicted but not alone, or is it better to be alone and not addicted.
I personally think that not only could this bring new light for the elderly and a opportunity to connect with others including the younger generations.
I think such a solution could help elderly feel less lonely, and it is a solution that could be provided at their homes.
- BjorksEgo 6y agoPeak HN
- RugnirViking 6y agoSpeaking as someone who feels very alone and plays mmorpgs: its an extremely poor replacement. Nothing more than an unhealthy coping mechanism, like drugs or alcohol. Sure its possible to have a healthy relationship with such a thing if you have fulfillment in other areas of your life, but if you don't its not good for you. I think perhaps it would be possible to design something that pushed people together a lot more, but if you were going to do that it would probably be better to work on actual real life social engineering, making meetup groups etc.