Reality is broken : why games make us better and how they can change the world / Jane McGonigal.
2011
306.487 M146r 2011
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Title
Reality is broken : why games make us better and how they can change the world / Jane McGonigal.
Author
ISBN
9781594202858
1594202850
1594202850
Imprint
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
388 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
306.487 M146r 2011
System Control No.
(OCoLC)646111856
(OCoLC)646111856
(OCoLC)646111856
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-378) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Why games make us happy
Reinventing reality
How very big games can change the world.
Reinventing reality
How very big games can change the world.
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