Jane Mcgonigal

Leveling Up Religion

Rev. Susan Sparks | Posted 04.22.2013 | Religion

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Reality is the world after the fall and games are offering one of the few glimpses of the new Eden -- a place where people find meaning and purpose, a world of global cooperation, a community where epic healing can happen.

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Can Gamers Save the World?

Kate Gale | Posted 04.19.2013 | Technology

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A relationship with a person involves presence. If you don't believe me, try raising kids by Skype or phone or email. Obviously, it wouldn't work. If you want to have a relationship with your kids or as an adult kid with your parents, you have to commit to presence.

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What If You Only Had A Few Months To Live?

Lisa Niver Rajna | Posted 03.06.2013 | Fifty

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You never know what will happen next but most of us do not spend our days and our time doing the things we most want to accomplish. Chores and responsibilities get in the way until we are faced with a reason to focus on our priorities.

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What Can We Learn From Near-Death Choices

June Cohen | Posted 01.30.2013 | TED Weekends

Few of us come face-to-face with death in such a clear and present way as Ric Elias, who was on board Flight 1549 when it crash-landed on New York's Hudson River four years ago.

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Video Games Can Actually Be Good for Kids

Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz | Posted 10.18.2012 | Parents

I went to the NACAC kick-off talk, in spite of concerns that the topic was not exactly "my cup of tea." After all, video games, such as World of Warcraft, Angry Birds and Tetris, are kids' stuff, right?

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Call Me, Maybe? 9 Images For Prayer Beyond A Phone Call

Lisa Hickman | Posted 09.29.2012 | Religion

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Prayer is listening as much as talking, stillness more than chattiness. A phone call is anything but silence. But those seasoned in the practice of prayer know that "listen" is "silent" rearranged.

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CrowdRise: More Fun Than Just Reading the News

John Pavley | Posted 06.30.2012 | Technology

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CrowdRise is a fundraising site with a real sense of humor and humility, and the best part is that you can create your own project, get your own friends involved and do more than just read about the news: You can help fix it.

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Microsoft Innovative Education Forum -- An Unnecessary Obstacle That Teachers Choose to Tackle

Cheryl Arnett | Posted 09.30.2011 | Technology

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The 2011 Microsoft Innovative Education Forum has come to an end. This year 102 incredible educators from all around the USA came together in Redmond,...

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Can Violent Games Promote Peace?

Charles Tsai | Posted 09.04.2011 | Impact

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Through role-playing games, you take on someone else's point of view and evaluate every key decision through that person's eyes. That's the very definition of empathy.

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Play, Policy, and Tree Planting: How Gaming Is Changing the World

Nicole Skibola | Posted 08.29.2011 | Impact

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Games, as a medium for social change, reflect a shift in thinking about human behavior and happiness.

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New York Public Library Launches iPad App

nytimes.com | FELICIA LEE | Posted 07.17.2011 | Books

Here an app, there an app, everywhere an apt app. Now, the New York Public Library has created a new iPad app that bring the library’s research coll...

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Why Libraries Still Matter

salon.com | Natasha Lennard | Posted 07.12.2011 | Books

There are bigger and busier libraries in America, but none more iconic than the main branch of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, that state...

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'Winning' the Higher Education Game

Zac Hill | Posted 07.10.2011 | College

Clearly, the goal of the higher education system is not for everyone in America to get a JD or an MD or a Ph.D. But if you looked from a game design perspective, you'd very much think that it is.

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Want To Succeed In Life? Play Video Games

Jane McGonigal | Posted 07.28.2011 | Books

The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time. But more than a decade's worth of scientific research shows that gaming is actually one of the most productive ways we can spend time.

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The World Bank's Gaming Play

Dev Aujla | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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A few weeks ago, the World Bank Institute launched a social network-based game called Evoke. In short, it's a ten-week crash course in changing the world.

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