When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

I don't want to be a saint; I just want to help people.

When we're in game worlds, I believe that many of us become the best version of ourselves - the most likely to help at a moment's notice, the most likely to stick with a problem as long at it takes, to get up after failure and try again.

We have to accept as a society that games are not escapist. They really do change us.

Game developers know that people have more fun when they're in large groups. They feel more fired up when the challenges are more epic.

Avatars are a way to express our true selves, our most heroic, idealized version of who we might become.

Growing up, I was prone to anxiety.