Abstract
Responses to commentary, “Toward a Gerontoludic Manifesto,” by Bob De Schutter and Vero Vanden Abeele in Anthropology & Aging Vol36, no.2, the special issue on “Aging the Technoscape,” followed by a reply by the commentary authors.
Highlights
This quote, included in Bob De Schutter and Vero Vanden Abeele’s call to action, reveals a sense of stigma and embarrassment that some older adults feel when ‘outing’ themselves as avid video game players
By highlighting the social judgment felt by many older adults, the authors lay the groundwork for critical gaming scholars to develop a ‘gerontoludic’ approach to how older adults engage with video games
De Schutter and Vanden Abeele explicitly want to move beyond dichotomies in their three “adages” (Playfulness over usefulness, Growth over decline, Heterogeneity over stereotyping)
Summary
This quote, included in Bob De Schutter and Vero Vanden Abeele’s call to action, reveals a sense of stigma and embarrassment that some older adults feel when ‘outing’ themselves as avid video game players. Anthropology & Aging Vol 36, No 2 (2015) ISSN 2374-2267 (online) DOI 10.5195/ aa.2015.109 http://anthro-age.pitt.edu
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