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The Benefits of Gaming
06:57 - 12:13 (05:16)
Researcher Jane McGonigal discusses unique strengths found in people who spend a significant amount of time playing video games and suggests that these cognitive, social, and imaginative strengths can be utilized for real world problems. She also talks about incentivizing game development to address larger scale problems.
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Video game researcher and designer believes that people who play video games for an hour or more a day have cognitive, social, and imaginative strengths that could be applied to real-world problems.
06:57 - 10:37 (03:40)
Summary
Video game researcher and designer believes that people who play video games for an hour or more a day have cognitive, social, and imaginative strengths that could be applied to real-world problems.
ChapterThe Benefits of Gaming
Episode#93: Jane McGonigal on Getting More Done with Less Stress and The Health Benefits of Gaming
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Game designer Jane McGonigal discusses the potential for game design to address global issues such as environmental catastrophes and pandemics, and how incentivization can lead to a virtuous cycle.
10:37 - 12:13 (01:36)
Summary
Game designer Jane McGonigal discusses the potential for game design to address global issues such as environmental catastrophes and pandemics, and how incentivization can lead to a virtuous cycle. She also describes a concussion she experienced and its aftermath.