*This article is more on interview/response of the grandmother with all the questions being asked to her*![]()
A grandmother who describes herself as an “online game addict” plays with her consoles for as much as eight(8) hours per day.
Bridget Odlin was already hooked by console games for over 40 years.
Her first purchase was a Nintendo console and she instantly became hooked.
Bridget is already 76 years old but her hobby isn’t normal for a grandmother. The good thing about this is that she is having a good time enjoying it with her grandchildren.
“However, I used to be actually curious and, quickly after, my husband purchased me my very own console, along with one other copy of Mario, I completely cherished it. I used to be hooked before.”
“My son couldn’t consider it. He advised all people at college, ‘My mum performs video video games’.
“It actually helped us to have a connection. Teenage boys are laborious to grasp at instances, however my gaming gave us a stage taking part in the subject and one thing to speak about”.
She added: “We even began taking part in video games collectively like Mario Kart”.
Andrew died abruptly in 2009, however the mum-of-three, who has 9 grandchildren aged between 30 and 7 and two great-grandchildren aged one and 7, nonetheless thinks of him every time she performs.
Bridget, who suffers from COPD says that gaming saved her sanity throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
She mentioned: “I’ve played many videos during lockdown. It’s kept me sane.
“As a result of I’m shielding, I’ve not been to the retailers or something, so gaming has been a lifesaver”.
Bridget’s husband Philip, 68, an ex-motorcycle mechanic, is now also a gamer.
At times he supported her obsession – and even purchased her a new Nintendo and PlayStation console after they have been launched.
“I’ve performed tons of video games and Philip actually does indulge me”.
Bridget has since managed to influence bike fanatic Philip to take up the interest after he began telling her what to do in a video game.
A fan of open-world and puzzle video games similar to Lara Croft’s Tomb Raider and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, she admits to sneaking away from bed in the course of the evening to unravel gaming conundrums.
She mentioned: “If I get caught with a puzzle and get up at 2 AM pondering, ‘Oh, I understand how to do this,’ I’ll get away from bed and switch the console on.
“I’m an avid gamer, I’m addicted.”
Her ardour for gaming additionally makes her an excellent cool gran, as she typically bonds together with her grandchildren over a console and says her data of video games helps to close the generational divide.
Bridget believes that gaming is nice for the mind and is eager to encourage other older folks – and households – to take up controllers and get gaming, particularly through the pandemic.
“Kids can shortly outgrow their grandparents after they turn out to be youngsters, however our love of videogames means we will at all times discover a widespread floor’.
“I feel I’ll be in my wheelchair and nonetheless taking part in it”.
For the possibility of connecting with your loved ones over gaming and Cadbury Heroes, go to the Cadbury Instagram web page, or watch the event on Twitch on November 14th.
