Reality is Broken: GDC08 Rant by Jane McGonigal

Jane McGonigal RANT GDC 2008

Reality is broken. Why aren’t game designers trying to fix it?

1. Satisfying work to do 2. The experience of being good at something 3. Time spent with people we like 4. The chance to be a part of something bigger

Games are the ultimate happiness engine .

If you are a game designer, then YOU are in the happiness business.

“ Why should we care about games?
Because life is crap.
Life is crap, and the ONLY thing that makes it worth living is art – and play.”
Brian Sutton Smith

“ Why should we care about games?
Because life is crap.
Life is crap, and the ONLY thing that makes it worth living is art – and play.”
Brian Sutton Smith
and that’s why I’m a game designer.

GAMES KILL BOREDOM
Found to be Fatal to Dangerous Lack of Engagement
Games have a value as an aid to quality of life even greater and more direct than has hitherto been suspected. The ordinary routine of playing a game is fatal to conditions of boredom, inertia, disinterest, and other serious afflictions of dealing with everyday life.

GAMES KILL ALIENATION
Found to be Fatal to Dangerous Lack of Friends, Allies
Games have a value as an aid to quality of life even greater and more direct than has hitherto been suspected. The ordinary routine of playing a game is fatal to conditions of social alienation, loneliness, lack of community, friendlessness, and other serious afflictions of co-existing with real people.

GAMES KILL ANXIETY
Found to be Fatal to Dangerous Lack of Confidence
Games have a value as an aid to quality of life even greater and more direct than has hitherto been suspected. The ordinary routine of playing a game is fatal to conditions of anxiety, fear, social awkwardness and other serious afflictions of being human and alive.

GAMES KILL DEPRESSION
Found to be Fatal to Dangerous Lack of Purpose & Meaning
Games have a value as an aid to quality of life even greater and more direct than has hitherto been suspected. The ordinary routine of playing a game is fatal to conditions of depression, existential angst, human suffering and other serious afflictions of real life.

Games are the ultimate happiness engine .

It’s like we invented the written word… and we decided only to write books.

5 Things Game Designers Could Fix TODAY.
1. Running
2. Being on a plane
3. Playing fetch
4. Commuting
5. Annoying people

Reality is broken.
Can we fix it?
YES.
Should we fix it?
HELL YES.
Will we fix it?
I HAVE NO F’ING IDEA.

MY HEROES
Katie Salen
Justin Hall
Frank Lantz, Nick Fortugno, Kati London
Alice Taylor & Matt Locke
Elan Lee, Sean Stewart & Jim Stewartson
Jesse Alexander
Brian Clark
Ian Kizu-Blair, Sam Levine, Sean Mahan
Ken Eklund
Joe Edelman
Adrian Hon & Dan Hon
Ian Fraser and Finnegan Kelly
Alex Fleetwood and Mink ette
… and a lot more. maybe we WILL do this after all…

[email_address] alter your reality 03.03.08

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Reality is Broken: GDC08 Rant by Jane McGonigal

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