A survey of veterans who play video games released on May 1 in honor of Military Appreciation Month shows the power of gaming in the military community and dispels stereotypes about veterans who game, the head of the industry group that helped produce the report told Stars and Stripes in mid-May. The average age of the veteran video gamers is 37, and the group was more likely to be college-educated, employed full -time, married and raising children compared to non-veterans who play video games. Machuga referenced how the USO has in recent years increased the use of gaming in its outreach to active-duty service members and pointed to his encounters with non-profit veterans organizations seeking to connect to younger veterans and service members.
Author: Alexander Banerjee
Published at: 2025-05-26 20:00:26
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