Cory Doctorow is a fast and furious storyteller who gets all the details of alternate reality gaming right, while offering a startling,… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
For most people, an hour a day playing our favorite games will power up our ability to engage whole-heartedly with difficult challenges,… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
I don't want a gamer to feel like they have to commit their whole life to changing the world. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
'Superbetter' looks more like a social media platform or a social network than a typical video game. You know, there aren't any… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
If you are a gamer, it’s time to get over any regret you might feel about spending so much time playing games.… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying and trying now. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
If you make it a game, gamers will play it no matter what your motivation is in making it. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
The idea of the 'lone gamer' is really not true anymore. Up to 65 percent of gaming now is social, played either… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
It may have once been true that computer games encouraged us to interact more with machines than with each other. But if… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle, combined with the belief that we have a reasonable hope of success. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
“Over time, even the tiniest meaningful actions add up, each one bringing you closer to a life that is truer to your dreams and… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
“Traditionally, we have needed instructions in order to play a game. But now we’re often invited to learn as we go.” — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
“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… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying, and trying now. Gamers don't sit around. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Cory Doctorow is a fast and furious storyteller who gets all the details of alternate reality gaming right, while offering a startling, new vision… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
“Gamers who have grown up being intensely engaged by well-designed virtual environments are hungry for better forms of engagement in their real lives. They’re… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
I ran through most of college and ran through most of grad school. When I was writing my dissertation for my Ph.D., it was… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
