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

  • McGonigal, Jane.
Date:
2011
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Penguin Press, 2011.

Physical description

388 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-378) and index.

Contents

Why games make us happy -- Reinventing reality -- How very big games can change the world.

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ISBN

  • 9781594202858
  • 1594202850