The document discusses how video games can impact players' perception of reality and personality. It first quotes research showing that gamers still have real lives and commitments outside of games, but the real world feels lacking in comparison to game worlds. It then examines questions around whether games make people smarter or better people. While games may improve some skills, they can also be addicting and distract from real-world relationships. However, some games present moral dilemmas that could allow players to make better decisions in real life.

1. Social Media &Web Design
Reality is Broken:Why Games Make Us
Better and How They Can Change the World
CraigSocial Media&Web Design

2. Research from theWeb
“These gamers aren’t rejecting reality
entirely. They have jobs, goals, school-
work, families, commitments,and real lives
that they care about.But as they devote
more and more of their free time to game
worlds, the real world increasingly feels
like it’s missing something.”
Social Media&Web Design Craig
http://www.iftf.org/our-work/people-technology/games/reality-is-broken-book-launch/

3. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Relate Quora Question
Does play video games
make you smarter?

4. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Excerpt Answer on Quora
“Weather you become smarter or
not by playing video games is
dependent on the video game and
your own knowledge….”

5. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Excerpt Answer on Quora
“Increase eye-hand coordination
Increase the ability to focus
Increases alertness
Increases the ability to spot things
are out of place and small details
And lower stress”

6. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Relate Quora Question
Does play games make us
better persons?

7. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Excerpt Answer on Quora
“Yes and no.
Physically, games will improve
reaction time, reflexes, hand-eye
coordination, dexterity,social
ability if playing multiplayer (albeit
your vocabulary may reduce to 4
letter words),etc..”

8. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Excerpt Answer on Quora
“Emotionally, you will be entranced if
the game is engrossing and will be
oblivious to the real world around you.
If you play a lot, you may become
addicted in which case your
relationship can be affected.”

9. Social Media&Web Design Craig
Excerpt Answer on Quora
“Some games offer moral dilemmas
in which you have to choose
between two difficult options.This
would allow you to make better
decisions in real-life scenarios.”