Name: How gaming can be a force for good
Uploaded: 2022-10-18T14:57:07Z
Duration: 14 min 5 s
Description: If you think social media is powerful, keep an eye on immersive video games, says futurist Noah Raford. As more and more people are drawn into gaming and virtual worlds, the communities they forge are spawning real-world social movements. Raford urges us to recognize what's really going on -- and then harness those forces to build the future we want.

If you think social media is powerful, keep an eye on immersive video games, says futurist Noah Raford. As more and more people are drawn into gaming and virtual worlds, the communities they forge are spawning real-world social movements. Raford urges us to recognize what's really going on -- and then harness those forces to build the future we want.

Noah Raford: How gaming can be a force for good

How gaming can be a force for good

Video games, larger than global film/music industries combined, are becoming platforms for social movements and recruitment.

The story of Hassan ibn Sabbah and his 'Order of Assassins' illustrates the historical power of belief systems and the quest for meaning.

Future 'gamecults' could drive large-scale social movements, mixing gaming's immersive worlds with real-world impacts and ideologies.