Avatars are a way to express our true selves, our most heroic, idealized version of who we might become.
Compared with games, reality is disconnected.
Reality is broken and we need to make it work more like a game.
A dramatic decrease in oil availability is not at all far-fetched.
Game design isn’t just a technological craft. It’s a twenty-first-century way of thinking and leading.
A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something we’re good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotional opposite of depression.