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> [It may have once been true that computer games encouraged us to interact more with machines than with each other. But if you still think of gamers as loners, then you’re not playing games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/it-may-have-once-been-true-that-computer-games-encouraged-us-to/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

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## More by Jane McGonigal

> [Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/although-i-m-perceived-as-very-optimistic-and-upbeat-it-comes-out-of/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle, combined with the belief that we have a reasonable hope of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/urgent-optimism-is-the-desire-to-act-immediately-to-tackle-an/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“Over time, even the tiniest meaningful actions add up, each one bringing you closer to a life that is truer to your dreams and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/over-time-even-the-tiniest-meaningful-actions-add-up-each-one/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/we-ve-been-playing-games-since-humanity-had-civilization-there-is/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“Traditionally, we have needed instructions in order to play a game. But now we’re often invited to learn as we go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/traditionally-we-have-needed-instructions-in-order-to-play-a-game-but/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/no-object-no-event-no-outcome-or-life-circumstance-can-deliver-real/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying, and trying now. Gamers don't sit around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/gamers-always-believe-that-an-epic-win-is-possible-and-that-it-s/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Cory Doctorow is a fast and furious storyteller who gets all the details of alternate reality gaming right, while offering a startling, new vision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/cory-doctorow-is-a-fast-and-furious-storyteller-who-gets-all-the/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/gamers-who-have-grown-up-being-intensely-engaged-by-well-designed/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/games-are-work-there-are-economies-popping-up-in-games-now-because/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [We are moving towards a new form of collective intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/we-are-moving-towards-a-new-form-of-collective-intelligence/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/i-ran-through-most-of-college-and-ran-through-most-of-grad-school/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/every-game-designer-should-make-one-explicitly-world-changing-game/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/there-are-people-who-are-very-dismissive-of-games-and-gamers/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/a-game-is-an-opportunity-to-focus-our-energy-with-relentless-optimism/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

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