Abstract:
Population ageing is a challenge for
developing countries. Myanmar, a developing
country in South-East Asia encounters the problem of
a rapidly ageing population. Currently, Myanmar
lacks an effective social and healthcare policy on the
ageing society. In this study, we investigate the
impacts of digital games on elderly people’s active
ageing in Myanmar. We review the literature on
active ageing theories and existing studies regarding
digital games for elderly people. The findings show
that digital games have the potential to improve the
elderlies physical, social, and cognitive activities.
Based on the findings, we formulate research
questions and propose a research design that applies
an exploratory study to investigate the impacts of
digital games on active ageing in Myanmar. The
discussion in this paper can help researchers gain
insightful knowledge about using digital games for
active ageing in developing countries.
