It's a bit counter-intuitive to think about the future in terms of the past. But...I've learned an important trick: to develop foresight, you need to practice hindsight. Technologies, cultures, and climates may change, but our basic human needs and desires - to survive, to care for our families, and to lead happy, purposeful lives - remain the same.' p 5

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

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.

Every game we play activates our brain, and it's the same brain we have in real life as we have in the game.

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

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

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.