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Final Fantasy X Gave Me Control, After Spinal Surgery Took It Away

In Real Life

6 years ago

Final Fantasy X Gave Me Control, After Spinal Surgery Took It Away

Tina Amini

9

Quick Q&A: Why She Thinks Gamers Can Improve The World

In Real Life

7 years ago

Quick Q&A: Why She Thinks Gamers Can Improve The World

Stephen Totilo

28

In Real Life

8 years ago

Final Fantasy X Gave Me Control After Spinal Surgery Took It Away

Tina Amini

19

Today, at a Games for Change conference in New York, Jane McGonigal — video game designer and thinker — took the stage to talk about pain. And trauma. She talked about her own struggle through brain damage. She shared similar stories from cancer patients. She explained how sometimes games can…

In Real Life

8 years ago

Will We Eventually Regret The Hours We Spent Playing Games?

Stephen Totilo

34

In Real Life

8 years ago

Jane McGonigal And Oprah Get Together To Make Giving Gratitude A Game

Kate Cox

Game designer and champion Jane McGonigal advocates games as a tool for making the world a better place. She has a book and a pile of research explaining all of the ways in which games can be beneficial for players’ physical and mental health as well as for the wider…

In Real Life

9 years ago

What Can Terrorists Learn From Video Games?

Mike Fahey

2

Stephen Colbert Tries To Understand The Power Of Video Games

In Real Life

9 years ago

Stephen Colbert Tries To Understand The Power Of Video Games

Stephen Totilo

4

Three Hours Or 30 Minutes, What’s The Right Daily Dose Of Gaming For Kids?

In Real Life

9 years ago

Three Hours Or 30 Minutes, What’s The Right Daily Dose Of Gaming For Kids?

Stephen Totilo

14

In one frame, a mum who cut her kids off from video games and other electronics for six months. In the right frame, a game designer who says kids benefit from up to three hours of gaming a day.