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We have to accept as a society that games are not escapist. They really do change us.

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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Escapists
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Games
Society
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Any time I consider a new project, I ask myself, is this pushing the state of gaming toward Nobel Prizes? If it's not, then it's not doing anything important enough to spend my time.
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Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?
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Reality is broken and we need to make it work more like a game.
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We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so deep-seated that it can bypass latter-day cultural norms and biases.
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I want to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Prize.
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I don't want to be a saint I just want to help people.
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You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay.
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