Jane McGonigal: Reality is Broken, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Reality is Broken
- Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
- Publisher:
- Penguin LLC US, 12/2011
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, ,
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780143120612
- Item number:
- 3758097
- Volume:
- 396 Pages
- Weight:
- 335 g
- Format:
- 213 x 141 mm
- Thickness:
- 25 mm
- Release date:
- 15.12.2011
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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Blurb
A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness.
With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games.
Jane McGonigal is also the author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.
Biography
Jane McGonigal ist Spieleentwicklerin und Forschungsleiterin am Institute for the Future (IFTF) in Palo Alto/Kalifornien. Laut BusinessWeek gehört sie zu den weltweit zehn wichtigsten und innovativsten Entwicklerinnen. Zu ihren Arbeit- und Auftraggebern gehören u.a. die Weltbank, die National Academy of Sciences, das US-amerikanische Verteidigungsministerium, McDonald's, Intel, die Corporation for Public Broadcasting und das Internationale Olympische Komitee. Aufgewachsen in New York, lebt sie heute mit ihrem Mann Kiyash und ihrem Schäferhund Meche in San Francisco.
