A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something weโre good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotional opposite of depression.
Jane McGonigalIf you can manage to experience three positive emotions for every one negative emotion โฆ you dramatically improve your health and your ability to successfully tackle any problem you're facing.
Jane McGonigalWhat's really amazing about games is how they change our emotional response to challenges
Jane McGonigalThe real world just doesnโt offer up as easily the carefully designed pleasures, the thrilling challenges, and the powerful social bonding afforded by virtual environments. Reality doesnโt motivate us as effectively. Reality isnโt engineered to maximize our potential. Reality wasnโt designed from the bottom up to make us happy.
Jane McGonigal