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Construction of Networking Game
for Addressing Social Isolation
in a Super-Aging Society
Hisao Shiizuka
Abstract
In this paper, we focus on social isolation among elderly people to better
understand the reality of their lives and analyze the relationship between the factors
behind changes in the family structures of the elderly and their social isolation and
changes in modern communities. We also investigate new forms of communication
aimed at improving the quality of life in a longevity society. Methodologically, we
propose and examine a basic means to enhance local community networks, based
on a scale-free network as a foundation for local community formation. From these
considerations, we propose a new networking game for constructing the scale-free
network in our daily life.
Keywords
Networking
game
Social
isolation
Super-aging
society
scale-free network
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Introduction
Japan is faced with the problem of a super-aging society evolving at an unparalleled
pace. The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) special program “Unconnected
World? 'Solitary Death', Impact of 32,000 People,” broadcast on January 31, 2010,
brought home the reality of the solitary death of many elderly people, some of
whom die unnoticed by anyone and with no one taking care of them, reminding the
public of the seriousness of the issue. Meanwhile, a national survey conducted by the
Ministry of Justice, in response to concerns about elderly people whose whereabouts
are unknown, revealed that the number of elderly people in their 100's who are
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