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Learning To Make Your Own Reality Jane McGonigal, PhD INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE

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<ul><li>Are you optimistic about the future? </li></ul>Jane McGonigal, PhD INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE

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“ Well, it's probably better than inventing the past. but I wonder…” “ ‘ Invent The Future ’, it says….”

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“ what proportion of people in the world really have the slightest chance of even altering their own futures ?” at least 1 in 2,000* * not super-scientific

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Game industry hotspots 3 million game designers, developers, hackers and counting...

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<ul><li>The Great Work of </li></ul><ul><li>Game Designers </li></ul><ul><li>Over the Next Decade </li></ul><ul><li>will be to </li></ul><ul><li>Re-Invent Real Life </li></ul><ul><li>as we know it. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>5 key forces </li></ul><ul><li>are driving us toward </li></ul><ul><li>A Game Designer’s Future. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>2. Persuasive Technology </li></ul>1. Sustainable happiness 3. The Engagement Economy 4. Programmable Reality 5. SuperStructing

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STEAL THESE SLIDES slides @avantgame .com

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1. Sustainable happiness

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1. Sustainable happiness <ul><li>A measurably higher quality of life that: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>flows from scientific findings about optimal human experience, </li></ul></ul><ul><li>and </li></ul><ul><ul><li>requires fewer non-renewable resources to generate well-being </li></ul></ul>

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What humans crave: 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

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<ul><li>The Quality of Life Index </li></ul><ul><li>The Happy Planet Index </li></ul><ul><li>“ Gross National Happiness” </li></ul><ul><li>Subjective Life Satisfaction </li></ul><ul><li>The Canadian Index of Well-Being </li></ul><ul><li>World’s Most Livable Cities </li></ul><ul><li>The Vanderford Riley Well Being Schedule </li></ul><ul><li>The Authentic Happiness Inventory </li></ul>

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How well do countries use their resources to deliver longer lives, greater physical well-being, and life satisfaction?

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<ul><li>“ Happiness consists in activity . It is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.” </li></ul><ul><li>- John Mason Good </li></ul>

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What humans crave: 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

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<ul><li>Multiplayer games </li></ul><ul><li>are the </li></ul><ul><li>ULTIMATE </li></ul><ul><li>happiness engines. </li></ul>

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My life is BROKEN.

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Dancing together = Happy

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Humiliated together = Even Happier

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<ul><li>“ Flower has peace, it has wonder, it has twists, it has despair, and it has a catharsis.” – Jenova Chen </li></ul>

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1. Sustainable happiness FORECAST 2009 – 2019: Game designers become happiness hackers . They are called upon to help individuals , communities , and entire populations better structure their everyday lives for authentic happiness and sustainable well-being .

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1. Sustainable happiness WHAT TO READ

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1. Sustainable happiness WHAT TO WATCH

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1. Sustainable happiness WHAT TO TRY <ul><li>THE DESIGN CHALLENGE: </li></ul><ul><li>If you could: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>make one person measurably happier </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Who would it be, and what game would you make for them? </li></ul>

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<ul><li>2. Persuasive Technology </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Human-computer interaction intentionally designed to change the way someone: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>thinks , </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>acts , or </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>behaves </li></ul></ul>

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Computers in Persuasive Roles <ul><ul><li>TOOL: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Increases capability </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>SOCIAL ACTOR: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Creates dynamics </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>MEDIUM: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Provides experience </li></ul></ul>B.J. FOGG

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<ul><li>Google Power… </li></ul>

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World Without Oil

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FORECAST 2009 - 2019 : Game designers become change agents . They are called upon to create systems that change minds , teach new habits , and transform everyday practices .

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WHAT TO READ

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WHAT TO WATCH

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<ul><li>THE DESIGN CHALLENGE: </li></ul><ul><li>If you could change: </li></ul><ul><li>what one person does every day , or </li></ul><ul><li>how one group thinks about one thing </li></ul><ul><li>What would you change, and how would your game do it? </li></ul>WHAT TO TRY

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3. The Engagement Economy

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<ul><li>The growing need to compete for and harness : </li></ul><ul><ul><li>crowd resources </li></ul></ul><ul><li>and </li></ul><ul><ul><li>participation bandwidth </li></ul></ul>

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<ul><li>We must ‘ collaborate or perish ’—across borders, cultures, disciplines, and firms, and increasingly with masses of people at one time. </li></ul><ul><li>— Tapscott & Williams in Wikinomics </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Cognitive resources </li></ul><ul><li>+ </li></ul><ul><li>Cognitive diversity </li></ul><ul><li>= </li></ul>PARTICIPATION RESOURCES

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<ul><li>100 million mental hours from a highly diverse knowledge community  WIKIPEDIA </li></ul><ul><li>*as calculated by Clay Shirky </li></ul>

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<ul><li>100 million mental hours ( xref WIKIPEDIA ) </li></ul><ul><li>= 5 days of World of Warcraft </li></ul>

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<ul><li>“ The purpose of all video games is to train a player to work harder while still enjoying it …” </li></ul><ul><li>– Nick Yee </li></ul>

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<ul><li>“… and the success of online games demonstrates how seductive and concealed the work treadmill can be.” </li></ul><ul><li>– Nick Yee </li></ul>

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FOLD IT

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lab.signtific.org “ What will you do when it’s as easy and affordable to launch a personal satellite as it is to launch a website or social network today?”

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<ul><li>Screenshot of Lab playtest </li></ul>

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ETech’s modus operandi Positive imagination outweighed dark imagination 2:1 (650:312)

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ETech’s modus operandi Highly collaborative: Momentum cards most often played (870)

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<ul><li>You are a SUPER-CHALLENGING crowd: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>>450 ANTAGONISM (“I disagree!”) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>>200 ADAPTATION (“a different take”) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>>350 INVESTIGATION (“explain it!”) </li></ul></ul>ETech’s modus operandi

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The start of SPACE MEDICINE?

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The start of SOLAR PROSPERITY?

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The start of SPACE SOURCING?

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<ul><li>Within 24 hours of launch, the site was receiving 70,000 classifications an hour. More than 50 million classifications were received during its first year, from almost 150,000 people. </li></ul>

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<ul><li>4 published, peer-reviewed scientific papers and 4 more in progress </li></ul><ul><li>1 new solar object discovery – “the Voorwerp” mystery! </li></ul>

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FORECAST 2009-2019: Game designers become “ fungineers ” and “ mass collab architects ” . They are asked to invent fun new ways for more people to participate in mass collaboration efforts, and to develop more engaging platforms for crowds to contribute .

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WHAT TO READ

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WHAT TO WATCH

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WHAT TO TRY <ul><li>THE DESIGN CHALLENGE: </li></ul><ul><li>If your game could get: </li></ul><ul><li>100 people to do one thing online </li></ul><ul><li>What would it be, and what would it add up to? </li></ul>

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4. Programmable Reality

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<ul><li>Our growing ability to embed sensors , micro-controller boards , and networks in: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>physical objects </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>built environments </li></ul></ul><ul><li>and </li></ul><ul><ul><li>ourselves </li></ul></ul>

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The HOW: Location ! Sensing! Bio metrics! Motion! Crowd- sourcing! Augmented reality!

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Nike+ e-crusade

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The Lost Ring

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JEtSET

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Neurosky gaming headset

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JUDECCA

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FORECAST 2009 - 2019: Game designers learn to blend realities . For every screen-based experience, there is a corresponding real-world object , physical environment , or social interaction .

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WHAT TO READ

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WHAT TO WATCH

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WHAT TO TRY <ul><li>THE DESIGN CHALLENGE: </li></ul><ul><li>If your could make a game by: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>embedding 1 micro-controller board or 1 sensor in 1 physical object </li></ul></ul><ul><li>What would it be, and how would you play with it? </li></ul>

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5. SuperStructing

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<ul><li>A method of extreme-scale problem-solving that: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>emphasizes flexibility , transparency , and rapid prototyping </li></ul></ul><ul><li>and </li></ul><ul><ul><li>requires a high threshold for frustration , the ability to handle uncertainty </li></ul></ul>

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<ul><li>“ And wouldn’t it be easier to innovate if life were more like a game .” </li></ul><ul><li>- Dan Newman, public strategist </li></ul>

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<ul><li>“ Games are the most elevated form of investigation.” </li></ul><ul><li>- Albert Einstein </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Spore -ish </li></ul>

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Jill Tarter + Will Wright a CONVERSATION

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<ul><li>“ I’m interested in the possibility that learning to be good at a game makes you good at life, makes you good at changing the world , and gives you skills that are going to allow you to reinvent your environment. Because, in the game, you play against an environment that’s been given to you.” </li></ul>

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<ul><li>“ There’s real value in being pushed toward global awareness and looking long-term . That’s one of the things that I find very useful about games…. I think these are the timelines we need to be looking — the 100- or 200-year horizons. Because most of the really bad stuff that’s happening right now is the result of very short-term thinking.” </li></ul>

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GLOBAL SUPERTHREATS

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Participation bandwidth harnessed in 6 weeks: a community of >7000 forecasters > 1000 stories about the future > 500 active strategy forums > 500 collaborative superstructures

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OUR SECRET MISSION: Create a league of Super-Empowered Hopeful Individuals (SEHIs)* <ul><li>Jamais Cascio </li></ul>

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RubysBequest.com

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FORECAST 2009 - 2019: Game designers are in charge of extreme-scale, global collaboration jams . They are asked to design games that help diverse massively-multiplayer communities tackle real-world, open-ended problems .

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WHAT TO READ SuperStruct

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WHAT TO WATCH

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WHAT TO TRY <ul><li>THE DESIGN CHALLENGE: </li></ul><ul><li>If you could make a game that: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>connects two unlikely communities </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>to do 1 extraordinary thing together </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Who would it be, and what would they collaborate on? </li></ul>

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<ul><li>So what’s important? </li></ul>

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MAKE YOUR OWN REALITY: Happier , Smarter , More Engaging , & More Resilient

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<ul><li>2. Persuasive Technology </li></ul>1. Sustainable happiness 3. The Engagement Economy 4. Programmable Reality 5. SuperStructing

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[email_address] Thank you

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Images <ul><li>Creative Commons IMAGE & PHOTO CREDITS via Flickr </li></ul><ul><li>“ make your own reality” – H. koppdelaney </li></ul><ul><li>“ making the future” – Jason Tester </li></ul><ul><li>“ invent the future” – stuant63 </li></ul><ul><li>“ optimistic about” – Jon Young UK </li></ul><ul><li>“ invent” - Gyongy Laky </li></ul><ul><li>“ refresh sunrise” - rk.balla </li></ul><ul><li>“ 5 forces” Londongraffiti2 </li></ul>