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Pretty sweet video of a presentation by Jane McGonigal :

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html

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Its an interesting idea, though I have a hard time seeing it as anything other than a self-enforced delusion.

Of course, that's in many ways what makes society work, so maybe it isn't all that bad.

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not a bad idea actually but i think it is practically not achievable.. but hey at least she speaks of some good sides of the games

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I watched that a couple of months back, i linked it on my wow guilds website.

Interesting, and true, but they really need to make it fun. And if its real life, It cant really be as fun cos.. you know.. we like escapism!


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