Reality is broken : why games make us better and how they can change the world / Jane McGonigal

By:

McGonigal, Jane

Material type:

TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2011Description: 388 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781594202858
1594202850

Subject(s):

Computer games -- Social aspects

DDC classification:

306.487 22 MCG-R

Summary: Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal shows how we can harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness, since her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges.

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Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal shows how we can harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness, since her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges.

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