The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time. Jane McGonigal More Quotes by Jane McGonigal More Quotes From Jane McGonigal The idea of the 'lone gamer' is really not true anymore. Up to 65 percent of gaming now is social, played either online or in the same room with people we know in real life. Jane McGonigal realpeopleideas Compared with games, reality is disconnected. Jane McGonigal playing-gamesgamesreality When you strip away the genre differences and the technological complexities, all games share four defining traits: a goal, rules, a feedback system, and voluntary participation. Jane McGonigal differencesgoalgames I'm not a fan of simulations. Where, 'Oh, we'll go play a simulation of world peace and figure out how to make peace' and then somehow magically that will get translated into the real world. No, that's not the kind of games that I make. Jane McGonigal realgamesplay Game developers know that people have more fun when they're in large groups. They feel more fired up when the challenges are more epic. Jane McGonigal epicgamesfun Cory Doctorow is a fast and furious storyteller who gets all the details of alternate reality gaming right, while offering a startling, new vision of how these games might play out in the high-stakes context of a terrorist attack. Little Brother is a brilliant novel with a bold argument: hackers and gamers might just be our country's best hope for the future. Jane McGonigal brothercountryreality Games are such a powerful intervention in health and wellness. Jane McGonigal wellnesspowerful I don't want to be a saint; I just want to help people. Jane McGonigal sainthelpingpeople It's a bit counter-intuitive to think about the future in terms of the past. But...I've learned an important trick: to develop foresight, you need to practice hindsight. Technologies, cultures, and climates may change, but our basic human needs and desires - to survive, to care for our families, and to lead happy, purposeful lives - remain the same.' p 5 Jane McGonigal technologypastthinking Growing up, I was prone to anxiety. Jane McGonigal anxietygrowinggrowing-up Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we? Jane McGonigal lawyergamesworld Things like depression and obesity are global challenges. Jane McGonigal obesitychallenges I worry a lot about people using games just for marketing, to get people to buy more stuff, which I think would be the worst possible use. Jane McGonigal gamespeoplethinking Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them. Jane McGonigal economygamespeople Games are providing rewards that reality is not. Jane McGonigal rewardsgamesreality The more we consume, acquire, and elevate our status, the harder it is to stay happy. Jane McGonigal stay-happyacquireharder A dramatic decrease in oil availability is not at all far-fetched. Jane McGonigal availabilitydramaticoil It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens. Jane McGonigal playing-gamesbreathingstress You can't play the same game every day for years. New games are key. Jane McGonigal keysgamesyears You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay. Jane McGonigal patternsbrainneeds
