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Non-Fiction, Science, Study & Work, Smart Thinking

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

Jane McGonigal (author)

Paperback Published on: 05/04/2012

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An interesting theory

I had been interested in reading this book for a long time; an attempt to show that we can improve the real world we all live in by applying lessons learne... READ MORE

Jen Wootton at Covent Garden

Who says games are a waste of time?

This is a very interesting read about how video games and play are a crucial part of human existance and how the games industry is slowly changing to allow... READ MORE

MaxW

Synopsis

We are living in a world full of games.
More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers.
The average young person will spend 10,000 hours gaming by the age of twenty-one.
The future belongs to those who play games.

In this ground-breaking book, visionary game designer Jane McGonigaI challenges conventional thinking and shows that games - far from being simply escapist entertainment - have the potential not only to radically improve our own lives but to change the world.