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Talks on how games can improve your life

These talks show how gamification can bring the spark to everything from physical therapy to international relations.

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The game that can give you 10 extra years of life
19:13

Jane McGonigal

The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

19 minutes 13 seconds
Reinventing the encyclopedia game
10:29

Rives

Reinventing the encyclopedia game

10 minutes 29 seconds
Teaching with the World Peace Game
20:10

John Hunter

Teaching with the World Peace Game

20 minutes 10 seconds
Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead
05:48

Cosmin Mihaiu

Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead

5 minutes 48 seconds
Play this word game to come up with original ideas
05:30

Shimpei Takahashi

Play this word game to come up with original ideas

5 minutes 30 seconds
A word game to communicate in any language
15:29

Ajit Narayanan

A word game to communicate in any language

15 minutes 29 seconds
Gaming for understanding
09:06

Brenda Romero

Gaming for understanding

9 minutes 6 seconds
The game layer on top of the world
12:06

Seth Priebatsch

The game layer on top of the world

12 minutes 6 seconds
7 ways games reward the brain
16:11

Tom Chatfield

7 ways games reward the brain

16 minutes 11 seconds
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