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If you caught my talk “There Is No Escape” at the 2013 Game Developers Conference (or watched the commentary on Twitter!), you know that I’m passionate about understanding the real-life impact that videogames have on our minds, our bodies, our ambitions, and our relationships.
Here are some resources to help you design games for maximum POSITIVE real-life impact.
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Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
— published 2010 — 19 editions |
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“A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something we’re good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotional opposite of depression.”
― Jane McGonigal, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
― Jane McGonigal, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
“No object, no event, no outcome or life circumstance can deliver real happiness to us. We have to make our own happiness—by working hard at activities that provide their own reward.15”
― Jane McGonigal
― Jane McGonigal
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