Simple graded commutative algebras

We study the notion of $Gamma$-graded commutative algebra for an arbitrary abelian group $Gamma$. The main examples are the Clifford algebras already treated by Albuquerque and Majid. We prove that the Clifford algebras are the only simple finite-dimensional associative graded commutative algebras over $mathbb{R}$ or $mathbb{C}$. Our approach also leads to non-associative graded commutative algebras extending the Clifford algebras.