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Game designer

Jane McGonigal is a renowned game designer, born on October 21, 1977. She is known for her innovative work in the field of game design and her advocacy for the positive impact of games on human life and society. McGonigal's work often focuses on how games can be used to improve the quality of life for players and to address real-world issues.

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“It may have once been true that computer games encouraged us to interact more with machines than with each other. But if you still think of gamers as loners, then you’re not playing games.”

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Book:Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

Source: Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

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

Ifs Matter Play Motivation Games No Matter What Gamer

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“The idea of the 'lone gamer' is really not true anymore. Up to 65 percent of gaming now is social, played either online or in the same room with people we know in real life.”

People Knows Ideas Real Social Rooms Percent Real Life Online Gamer Lone Gaming

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

People Games Gamer

Author: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 of how these games might play out in the high-stakes context of a terrorist attack. Little Brother is a brilliant novel with a bold argument: hackers and gamers might just be our country's best hope for the future.”

“If you are a gamer, it’s time to get over any regret you might feel about spending so much time playing games. You have not been wasting your time. You have been building up a wealth of virtual experience that, as the first half of this book will show you, can teach you about your true self: what your core strengths are, what really motivates you, and what make you happiest.”

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“Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying and trying now.”

Trying Believe Winning Epic Always Believe Gamer

Author:Jane McGonigal

About the Author

Born: October 21, 1977
Known for: Game designer
Quotes: 61

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