When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.

You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay.

My mom is a public school teacher and works with third grade students.

I've been running since high school. My boyfriend was on the track team, and I'd run with him.

Games are such a powerful intervention in health and wellness.

Any time I consider a new project, I ask myself, is this pushing the state of gaming toward Nobel Prizes? If it's not, then it's not doing anything important enough to spend my time.

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.