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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.

Jane McGonigal

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Jane McGonigal
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 21
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Game Designer
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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