Gaming

Watch TED Talks about video games, toys and board games — and talks about using the mechanics of games in real life.

Video playlists about Gaming

Talks for gamers

5 talks • 1h 29m
Check out some of these talks on classic games and the benefits of being behind the controller.

The illuminating benefits of video games

7 talks • 1h 39m
Are video games eroding our minds? These TED talks suggest the opposite — that videos games can improve our brain function, and even help better the world.

Talks about Gaming

12:00

Herman Narula

The transformative power of video games

Posted Oct 2019
14:55

Emmett Shear

What streaming means for the future of entertainment

Posted Sep 2019
10:09

David Cage

How video games turn players into storytellers

Posted Nov 2018
6:07

Liv Boeree

3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion

Posted Oct 2018
10:41

Sarah Murray

A playful solution to the housing crisis

Posted May 2018
10:56

Stuart Duncan

How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism

Posted Feb 2018
10:34

Amy Green

A video game to cope with grief

Posted Apr 2017
4:29

Rainn Wilson

Ideas worth dating

Posted Oct 2016
5:57

Cosmin Mihaiu

Physical therapy is boring — play a game instead

Posted May 2015
5:40

Shimpei Takahashi

Play this word game to come up with original ideas

Posted Mar 2015
11:48

Alex Wissner-Gross

A new equation for intelligence

Posted Feb 2014
7:18

Jane McGonigal

Massively multi-player… thumb-wrestling?

Posted Nov 2013
18:42

Paola Antonelli

Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA

Posted May 2013
17:57

Daphne Bavelier

Your brain on video games

Posted Nov 2012
13:23

Read Montague

What we're learning from 5,000 brains

Posted Sep 2012
19:30

Jane McGonigal

The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

Posted Jul 2012
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Exclusive articles about Gaming

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