After hundreds of videos over 9 years, 88-year-old 'Skyrim Grandma' is retiring because "it isn't fun anymore, I'm tired of it, I'm bored to death with it"
Sep. 23, 2024Shirley Curry wants to spend more time with her other hobbies
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A beloved figure ofSkyrim’s content creation scene says she’s retiring from making gaming videos.
Shirley Curry, better known as ‘Skyrim Grandma,’ posted a video yesterday entitled ‘No More Gaming Videos.’ In that video, Curry, who is 88, said the decision “doesn’t make me too happy” but confirmed that she’s not going to be recording any more gameplay videos. Explaining that the process of capturing and creating videos has started to feel more like an obligation than a desire, Curry says, “It isn’t fun anymore, I’m tired of it, I’m bored to death with it.”
Curry says that she plans to continue vlogging from time to time, and will use the spare time she now has to engage in other hobbies, but “if you want to watch me playing videos, you know I have a lot, and they’re all there.”
Curry’s first video was uploaded nine years ago, and she’s uploaded hundreds of times since. That prolific schedule, combined with Curry’s tendency to greet her community as her ‘grandkids’, helped turn her into a huge part of Skyrim’sYouTubescene. Her work even caught the attention of Bethesda,which has scanned Curry to feature as an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6andoffers a nod to her in Starfield. She’s also been embraced by the modding community, who added her toSkyrim as a companion simply known as Shirley.
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