03-19-19 Ari Goodland Senior Citizens - Video Gaming - S Goodfellow The Big Freeze
03/19/19
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Presentations:
Ari Goodland: "In defense of Gaming - and why you should try it as well"
Stephen Goodfellow: "The Big Freeze; intermittent Solar behaviour we could do without"
Location & Time: Tuesdays, 11:30am to 1:30pm
Quinta Loreto Hotel, Cjon. de Loreto 15, Centro, Zona Centro, 37700 San Miguel de Allende, Gto.
From Cjon. de Loreto, enter the Mercado de Artisanias alley (East, going up-hill) about twenty yards and turn to your left into the Hotel Quinta Loreto compound.
The community center is on the Southeast side of the little central park. If you are coming by car, there is a parking lot within the compound.
(The community center is in the same location as the Philosophical get-together which is held on Fridays.)
A 50 pesos donation is suggested.
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Member contributions:
Helen Rivas-Rose writes: I googled and found that Pro Aire is a Federal Program. SMA does not have a branch, but there are about 25 around the country. Seems they are monitoring the air and trying to come up with programs to help clean it. We should have an international “air” day as well as a water one. [Link below]
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Bill Wilkinson Talked about the Salitrillo garden being planted, he sent a photo:
Links from this week (03/19/19)
Ari Goodland gaming info and access links: First, the warning:
Gaming Disorder: What It’s Like to Be Addicted to Video Games
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/585445/i-was-winner/
Distribution of computer and video gamers in the United States from 2006 to 2018, by gender
https://www.statista.com/statistics/232383/gender-split-of-us-computer-and-video-gamers/
Women and video games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Survey_data
Paper: Successful aging through digital games: Socioemotional differences between older adult gamers and Non-gamers
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563213000174
Violent video games found not to be associated with adolescent aggression:
Two successful severely disabled players:
Sven The Blind Warrior
BrolyLegs: The Fighter
4Ways Video Gaming Benefits Older Adults
https://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/ways-video-gaming-benefits-older-adults/
Playing Video Games Could Help Prevent Alzheimers, According to a New Study
https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/a14379049/video-games-prevent-alzheimers/
Computer games to play with your grandchildren
https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/technology/home-technology/gadgets/computer-games-to-play-together
In the Future, Senior Citizens Will Play Video Games All Day
https://medium.com/s/2069/in-the-future-senior-citizens-will-play-video-games-all-day-23794b532447
27 Science-Backed Benefits of Video Games - Well-Being Secrets
https://www.well-beingsecrets.com/health-benefits-of-video-games/
Some game examples:
Minecraft Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaMTedT6P0I
Mirror's Edge Trailer:
https://youtu.be/2N1TJP1cxmoPortal Trailer:
CIVILIZATION VI Launch Trailer
CIVILIZATION VI Game play tutorial:
Three sites of good game reviewers:
Two controllers that work with PC or Mac:
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Black
Xbox Wireless Controller
The largest digital Gaming warehouse:
https://store.steampowered.com/
Stephen Goodfellow "Big Chill" links:
Solar Cycle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASbVkK-p0w
A Catastrophe We're Not Ready For: Solar Storms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB4l5cqYa3o
Little Ice Age, Big Chill (Climate Documentary)
https://youtu.be/vZFXZ0bATyc?t=123
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SMA Lifelong learning program
http://instituto-allende.edu.mx/en/lifelong-learning-program/
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...Because the acquisition of clean water in our town is not only a science, but a necessity, especially in the San Miguel de Allende area:
Link to John Wharton's Shelter Space; an excellent source of SciTechNature trace elements:
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SMA Rotary Club rests upon a foundation of compassion and science, so it too gets a heads up from SciTechNature.
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Best,
Stephen Goodfellow