Jane McGonigal Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I don't do 'gamification,' and I'm not prepared to stand up and say, 'I think it works.'”

“I ran through most of college and ran through most of grad school. When I was writing my dissertation for my Ph.D., it was literally the only hour of the day that I wasn't working. It was nine months of torture, but I made sure I got out to run.”

“In the future, I think it's pretty plausible that collective intelligence tools and skills will be important in order to be a part of global dialog, global business, and global creativity. People who know how to negotiate collective intelligence networks are going to be in a good position to contribute to global society.”

“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.”

“When 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 as it takes. To get up after failure and try again.”

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

“We can boost our immune systems by strengthening our social networks and decreasing stress.”

“Compared with games, reality is disconnected.”

“Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them.”

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