Things like depression and obesity are global challenges.

My goal for the next decade is to try to make it as easy to save the world in real life as it is to save the world in online games.

A dramatic decrease in oil availability is not at all far-fetched.

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.

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

If you are a gamer, it’s time to get over any regret you might feel about spending so much time playing games. You have not been wasting your time. You have been building up a wealth of virtual experience that, as the first half of this book will show you, can teach you about your true self: what your core strengths are, what really motivates you, and what make you happiest.

I see a future in which games once again are explicitly designed to improve quality of life, to prevent suffering, and to create real, widespread happiness.