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Gaming Can Make a Better World

"Reality is broken," says IFTF's Jane McGonigal. "And we all need to tap into a collective sense of urgent optimism—as well as the ability and capacity to act now—to make the future."

At the TED 2010 conference Jane talked about how to work out real world problems in gaming spaces and how gaming can change the world:

Additional Media Coverage

  • Wired.com's Kim Zetter spoke to Jane about the role games play in inducing happiness as part of their ongoing TED 2010 coverage (read the full article).
  • Jane was also featured at the end of CNN's Ten Big Ideas from TED 2010 video.

Date

2010

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