Scientists have demonstrated that dramatic, positive changes can occur in our lives as a direct result of facing an extreme challenge - whether it's coping with a serious illness, daring to quit smoking, or dealing with depression. Researchers call this 'post-traumatic growth.'

Games that make you feel good about yourself are good games to be playing.

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.

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.

There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers.

The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time.

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