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.

Compared with games, reality is disconnected.

Growing up, I was prone to anxiety.

Games are unnecessary obstacles we volunteer to tackle.

We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so deep-seated that it can bypass latter-day cultural norms and biases.

Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying and trying now.

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.