Jane McGonigal, Author of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World" January 24, 2011

Can problems like poverty and climate change be fixed through games? Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal thinks it can. With 3 billion hours a week devoted to video and computer games and more than 174 million gamers in America, McGonigal explores how we can save the world through the power of gaming. Drawing on positive psychology, cognitive science, and sociology, McGonigal is helping pioneer the fasting-growing genre of games that turns gameplay to achieve socially positive outcomes.

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