Jane McGonigal Quotes

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Jane McGonigal

Profession : Designer

Birth : October 21, 1977

If you make it a game, gamers will play it no matter what your motivation is in making it.

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Evidence shows that having even weak social connections in a stressful situation is really good for your health and your ability to handle that situation.

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When parents or gamers ask me, 'What's the best game to play?' I say that playing face-to-face is more beneficial than playing online.

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Scientists have demonstrated that dramatic, positive changes can occur in our lives as a direct result of facing an extreme challenge - whether it's coping with a serious illness, daring to quit smoking, or dealing with depression. Researchers call this 'post-traumatic growth.'

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Positive health means becoming whole-heartedly engaged with our own health care. It means not outsourcing our health to the health care system. It means getting rid of the fear and paralysis we too often feel, and instead cultivating a sense of agency.

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I worry a lot about people using games just for marketing, to get people to buy more stuff, which I think would be the worst possible use.

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I don't want a gamer to feel like they have to commit their whole life to changing the world.

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Game developers know that people have more fun when they're in large groups. They feel more fired up when the challenges are more epic.

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The Gamifaction Movement is trying to help companies engage their audience and community by using game mechanics and wrapping them around shopping or achievements, so you get achievements for coming to a store or purchasing things, like rewarding activities.

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When my life is stressful, my favorite game is called 'Pop It,' where you pop balloons and prizes fall out. It's a five-minute game that focuses my mind and gives me extra attention when I'm stressed.

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There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers.

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Compared with games, reality is disconnected.

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I don't do 'gamification,' and I'm not prepared to stand up and say, 'I think it works.'

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Clinically speaking, depression is a pessimistic sense of your own capabilities, and despondent lack of energy.

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I'm not a fan of simulations. Where, 'Oh, we'll go play a simulation of world peace and figure out how to make peace' and then somehow magically that will get translated into the real world. No, that's not the kind of games that I make.

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In the future, I think it's pretty plausible that collective intelligence tools and skills will be important in order to be a part of global dialog, global business, and global creativity. People who know how to negotiate collective intelligence networks are going to be in a good position to contribute to global society.

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There's no reason why the 'Lost' alternate reality game had to be officially made by the 'Lost' production crew.

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My favorite part of running is the thinking time.

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Whenever I do talks around the country, I map out my run. Gives me something fun to do and to look forward to doing.

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I've been running since high school. My boyfriend was on the track team, and I'd run with him.

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