Can I read Reality Is Broken : Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World on EtoBox?

Reality Is Broken : Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal; OverDrive, Inc is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Reality Is Broken : Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World about?

Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal reveals how we can harness the power of games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness. More than 174 million Americans are gamers, and the average young person in the United States will spend ten thousand hours gaming by the age of twenty-one. According to world-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal, the reason for this mass exodus to virtual worlds is that videogames are increasingly fulfilling genuine human needs. In this groundbreaking exploration of the power and future of gaming, McGonigal reveals how we can use the lessons of game design to fix what is wrong with the real world. Drawing on positive psychology, cognitive science, and sociology, Reality Is Broken uncovers how game designers have hit on core truths about what makes us happy and utilized these discoveriesto astonishing effect in virtual environments. Videogames consistently provide the exhilarating rewards, stimulating challenges, and epic victories that are so often lacking in the real world. But why, McGonigal asks, should we use the power of games for escapist entertainment alone? Her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collabor

Who reads Reality Is Broken : Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World?

Author

Jane McGonigal; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

The Penguin Press; Penguin Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143120612

Category

science

Subjects

Sociology, Games, Technology

Rating

3.81 / 5 (388 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14