Body Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Games lubricate the body and mind.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.

— Thomas Jefferson

When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

— Jane McGonigal

When people play action games, they're changing the brain's pathway responsible for visual processing. These games push the human visual system to the limits,…

— Daphne Bavelier

Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.

— Ezra Koenig

“When a game does this well, you lose track of your manipulation of it, and its manipulation of you, and instead feel inserted so…

— Tom Bissell

It takes more than some mind games, a couple of parlor tricks, to get under my skin.

— Triple H

“Complex training environments such as action video game play may actually foster brain plasticity and learning.”

— Barbara Oakley

The game takes a toll on your body.

— Ed Reed

Play touches and stimulates vitality, awakening the whole person - mind, body, intelligence and creativity.

— Viola Spolin

Every game we play activates our brain, and it's the same brain we have in real life as we have in the game.

— Jane McGonigal

I spoke at TED Global 2010 about the ways that video games engage the brain, and in particular, the idea of reward structures: how…

— Tom Chatfield