BookReality is broken : why games make us better and how they can change ...
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Main title
- Reality is broken : why games make us better and how they can change the world / Jane McGonigal.
Published/Created
- New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
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Description
- 388 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN
- 9781594202858
- 1594202850
LC classification
- GV1469.17.S63 M34 2011
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.
Contents
- Why games make us happy -- Reinventing reality -- How very big games can change the world.
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-378) and index.
LCCN
- 2010029619
Dewey class no.
- 306.4/87
Other system no.
- (OCoLC)ocn646111856
Type of material
- Book
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- FLM2015 085978
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