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Seniors playing an interactive virtual game at Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities' Beo Crescent centre on June 17, 2022.

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SINGAPORE - On a recent morning, retiree Goh Woon Seah, 76, was with a friend at the eldercare centre at the void deck of 44 Beo Crescent, relaxing on a sofa in a space done up by furniture store Ikea.
Another regular, Madam Pak Geok Ting, 65, a coffee shop assistant, was in the main hall playing an interactive virtual game projected on the floor.
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