16. Jane McGonigal (Game Designer) – Game On!/Death to "Gamification" - podcast episode cover

16. Jane McGonigal (Game Designer) – Game On!/Death to "Gamification"

Oct 03, 201522 min
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Episode description

Fantasy can save your life but how much is too much? This week on Big Think's podcast we discuss three surprise ideas with game developer and researcher Jane McGonigal, author of the new book SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient--Powered by the Science of Games.

Archival Big Think interview clips from President Grimsson of Iceland, last week's guest Salman Rushdie, and business guru Jerry Kaplan launch three in-depth discussions that may change the way you think about games and gaming forever.

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