• GAMING with Jane McGonigal

  • Aug 29 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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GAMING with Jane McGonigal

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  • Games! Play! Fun! Addiction? Flim-flam? From the origins of tabletop classics to the future of VR, Dr. Jane McGonigal answers our burning questions. This video game developer, TED speaker and bestselling author is an expert on how playing -- and especially video games -- can motivate, soothe and connect us. Will video games turn your child into a future car thief? How do they make you stronger? How much is too much? What about slot machines? Everyone who loves games (and everyone who hates games) should hear this one.

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    Dr. McGonigal’s book “Imaginable”

    A donation went to AbleGamers

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    Sound editing by Zeke Thomas Rodrigues & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media

    Made possible by work from Mercedes Maitland, Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Kelly R. Dwyer, Emily White, & Erin Talbert

    Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm
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