I want gaming to be something that everybody does, because they understand that games can be a real solution to problems and a real source of happiness. I want games to be something everybody learns how to design and develop, because they understand that games are a real platform for change and getting things done. And I want families, schools, companies, industries, cities, countries, and the whole world to come together to play them, because weโre finally making games that tackle real dilemmas and improve real lives.
Jane McGonigalI 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.
Jane McGonigalWhen we're in game worlds, I believe that many of us become the best version of ourselves - the most likely to help at a moment's notice, the most likely to stick with a problem as long at it takes, to get up after failure and try again.
Jane McGonigalA 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 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