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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

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

“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

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

“Traditionally, we have needed instructions in order to play a game. But now we’re often invited to learn as we go.”

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Jane McGonigal

Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them.

— Jane McGonigal

We are moving towards a new form of collective intelligence.

— 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…

— Jane McGonigal