Reality is broken [downloadable e-book] : why games make us better and how they can change the world

• Tác giả: Jane McGonigal
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1101467150
• ISBN-10: 1101475498
• ISBN-13: 978-1101467152
• ISBN-13: 978-1101475492
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 306.4 Specific aspects of culture
• Thông tin xuất bản: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (388 p.) : , ill.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 70957
• Chủ đề: 1. Computer games--Social aspects

Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-378) and index.

Tóm tắt

Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal shows how we can harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness, since her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges.