5 Reasons Why Life Should Be a Video Game

by Robert Barlow-Busch on Jul 20, 2011

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Would life be better if it was a video game? This ode to the ideas of Jane McGonigal lists 5 ways in which games are better than real life. It shows a few examples of applying game theory to help solve real-world problems. I presented this at UX Waterloo's 7-Minute Soapbox event in March 2011.

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5 Reasons Why Life Should Be a Video Game — Presentation Transcript

Life isshould be a game
Read this book.

We’d always have a clear goal
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We’d get better instructions
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Our failures would be less costly
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We’d receive clear feedback
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We’d feel a sense of progress
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Games are better

Games can make US better

68%
of Americans in the past 2 weeks

Wikipedia has taken 100 million mental hours to build
That’s only 5 days of World of Warcraft

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Harness that mental energy:Design games thatchange the world!

Robert Barlow-Busch , Partner at ArtBarn Doh, extra lives! Such a terrible miss indeed. Thanks for pointing that out. 10 months ago

Are you sure you want to Yes No

Harrison Carter really??? Getting extra lives wasn't one of them??? Big miss there... 10 months ago

DRAKE1999 a lot of things dude 10 months ago

5 Reasons Why Life Should Be a Video Game

by Robert Barlow-Busch on Jul 20, 2011

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