Seniors as game designers

In order to create active members of the Information Society (IS) it is not enough just to provide seniors with the technology. True members of the IS must also understand and be able to use this technology to meet their needs. By actively monitoring a series of game design workshops it has been possible to observe how a group of seniors learned through the process. Experience in the game workshops suggests that is important to engender inspiring and satisfying emotions in the participants during the workshop. This might be possible while blending their individual experiences with their shared experiences so as to offer the outcome to others