from jen.e.moore

I'm not 100% convinced (and I think she's a little too attached to the idea of games being the thing that will save the world, to the point of ignoring anything else), but it was an interesting and enlightening book. And it has reawakened my desire to play ARGs.

from steller0707

The thesis here is: Reality is broken but games can make it better. Reality should be more game-like. Games are not only escapist. They not only make us happy, but can make a better world. McGonigal is nothing if not enthusiastic. She gives examples that range from the bizarre - playing poker in ...

from PDCRead

By their 21st birthday, a young person will have spent around 10,000 hours playing video games on a console, phone or other device. According to some, mostly parents, video games are a waste of time and effort, that could be better spent elsewhere. McGonigal has a very different view of this and ...

from jimocracy

What seemed like it would have been a really interesting topic turned out to be a fairly boring book.

from wvlibrarydude

A good decent read about games and how the use of games can help change reality. Her basic premise that through games, people across the world can defeat many of the world's problems was a little bit of a stretch for me. I did like that the book gave me the ability to think about my daily life an...