00:00Do you know how to play a game?
00:03It's a simple teaching.
00:06Q is a big game.
00:0874-year-old Du Bi-Yen is the gamer and the leader of Taipei Soarin' Crane,
00:14a senior e-sports crew that has quickly risen to fame since his debut last December.
00:19I'm very young.
00:20Because my life is about 70 years old.
00:23I'm only 4 years old.
00:25The group's already taken part in competitions both big and small,
00:29most recently the Asian senior e-sports cup.
00:33Though its members are not professional players,
00:35they say having fun is what matters most.
00:38And while the average age of the group is 69,
00:41they're gaining a younger audience online,
00:44thanks to their streaming videos and social media reels.
00:59And it's not just e-sports.
01:02Taiwan's senior citizens are also getting into online influencing.
01:06Retired junior high school principal Li Cai Xing is 71,
01:10but is already a YouTube star with over 100 million views on his channel,
01:15which is mainly focused on farming tutorials.
01:18He posted his first video in 2018 with the help of his wife,
01:22who had just taken a video editing course.
01:36As Taiwan's population quickly ages,
01:39more seniors like Li and the Soaring Crane crew are finding ways to stay active in society,
01:44not letting retirement and old age stand in the way of a good time.
01:49Andy Xue and Irene Lin for Taiwan Plus.
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