Serious Games to Change the World
Watch Jane McGonigal’s video. She’s a game designer, games researcher, and, in her own words, a “future forecaster”. She is the Director of Games Research and Development at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California. Jane researchers how the games people play today shape the real-world future. Her mission is to design games that will solve real-world problems and ultimately change human behavior to save the world and ensure a better future! A difficult task by any means, but after listening to her 2010 TED presentation, her seemingly impossible ideas become not only possible, but absolutely practical as well.
Watch her 2010 TED presentation: “Gaming can change the world” on Jane’s blog. Find undoubtable inspiration in the power of serious games to change the real world and attend LEEF 2010 to learn more about the technology, resources and research associated with serious games.
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