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Jane McGonigal, renowned game designer and Ph.D. in Performance
Yu-kai Chou • Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
Jane McGonigal, renowned game designer and Ph.D. in Performance
Yu-kai Chou • Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
Create a bridge between video games and the real world and encourage kids to apply strategies learned from games to real-life situations
Jane McGonigal • Jane McGonigal – How Games Make Life Better - [Invest Like the Best, EP.138]
Gaming to improve mental health:
Jane McGonigal • Jane McGonigal – How Games Make Life Better - [Invest Like the Best, EP.138]
All the good that comes out of games—every single way that games can make us happier in our everyday lives and help us change the world—stems from their ability to organize us around a voluntary obstacle.
Jane McGonigal • Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
The game was that simple: adopt a secret identity, recruit allies, battle the bad guys, and activate power-ups.
Jane McGonigal • SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully
Many games are designed to put users into a state of flow where things are challenging, but not too difficult
Jane McGonigal • Jane McGonigal – How Games Make Life Better - [Invest Like the Best, EP.138]
And then something happened. I had one crystal-clear thought that changed everything. Thirty-four days after I hit my head—and I will never forget this moment—I said to myself, I am either going to kill myself, or I’m going to turn this into a game.