Новинки Джейн Макгонигал

The COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters, a new war — events we might have called “unimaginable” or “unthinkable” in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures.

In Imaginable, Jane McGonigal draws on the latest scientific research in psychology and neuroscience to show us how to train our minds to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable. She invites us to play with the provocative thought experiments and future simulations she’s designed exclusively for this book, with the goal to:

Build our collective imagination so that we can dive into the future and envision, in surprising detail, what our lives will look like ten years from now
Develop the courage and vision to solve problems creatively
Take actions and make decisions that will help shape the future we desire
Access “urgent optimism,” an unstoppable force within each of us that activates our sense of agency
Imaginable teaches us to be fearless, resilient, and bold in realizing a world with possibilities we cannot yet imagine—until reading this transformative, inspiring, and necessary book.

Гейм-дизайнер Джейн Макгонигал рассказывает о своей игре «СуперЛучше», которая помогла десяткам тысяч людей справиться с тревогой, депрессией и проблемами. Эта книга также о том, как игровое мышление может помочь вам в жизни. Ты сильнее, чем ты думаешь. Ты окружён потенциальными союзниками. Ты — герой своей собственной истории. Три этих качества — всё, что вам нужно, чтобы стать счастливее, храбрее и жизнеспособнее перед лицом любой проблемы. Хорошие новости: вы уже обладаете этими качествами. Вам не нужно менять всё. Вы уже сильнее, чем вы думаете. Вы обладаете способностью контролировать своё внимание, а значит, свои…

Гейм-дизайнер Джейн Макгонигал, которой игры помогли справиться с серьезной травмой, рассказывает, как они могут сделать мир в целом и каждого из нас лучше. «Что наша жизнь? Игра!» Слова из арии Германа в «Пиковой даме» сегодня отображают реальное положение дел: мы живем в мире, изобилующем играми и геймерами. Разработчики игр лучше всех знают, как заставить людей прилагать максимум усилий и как вознаграждать за тяжелый труд. Они знают, как обеспечить взаимодействие и сотрудничество в некогда невообразимых масштабах. Кроме того, они постоянно изобретают новые способы мотивации игроков к выполнению все более сложных задач, уделяя этому…

In 2009, game designer and author Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion that wouldn't heal. Unable to work or think clearly, she decided to get better by doing what she does best: by turning her recovery process into a game. What started as a simple motivational exercise quickly grew into a digital game, then an online portal and a major research study with the National Institutes of Health. In SuperBetter, McGonigal reveals a decade's worth of scientific research into the ways all games change how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. She explains how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience in everyday life simply…

In 2009, game designer and author Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion that wouldn't heal. Unable to work or think clearly, she decided to get better by doing what she does best: by turning her recovery process into a game. What started as a simple motivational exercise quickly grew into a digital game, then an online portal and a major research study with the National Institutes of Health. In SuperBetter, McGonigal reveals a decade's worth of scientific research into the ways all games change how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. She explains how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience in everyday life simply…

More than 174 million Americans are gamers, and the average young person in the U.S. will spend 10,000 hours gaming by the age of 21. According to world-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal, the reason for this mass exodus to virtual worlds is that videogames are increasingly fulfilling genuine human needs. In this groundbreaking exploration of the power and future of gaming, McGonigal reveals how we can use the lessons of game design to fix what is wrong with the real world. Drawing on positive psychology, cognitive science, and sociology, "Reality is Broken" uncovers how game designers have hit on core truths about what makes us happy and utilized these discoveries to astonishing effect in virtual environments. Videogames consistently provide the exhilarating rewards, stimulating challenges, and epic victories that are so often lacking in the real world. But why, McGonigal asks, should we use the power of games for escapist entertainment alone? Her research suggests that gamers are expert problem-solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges, and she helped pioneer a fast-growing genre of games that aims to turn game-play to socially positive ends.

In "Reality is Broken," she reveals how these new alternate reality games are already improving the quality of our daily lives, fighting social problems such as depression and obesity, and addressing vital 21st-century challenges and she forecasts the thrilling possibilities that lie ahead.

We are living in a world full of games. More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers. The average young person will spend 10,000 hours gaming by the age of twenty-one. The future belongs to those who play games. In this ground-breaking book, visionary game designer Jane McGonigaI challenges conventional thinking and shows that games - far from being simply escapist entertainment - have the potential not only to radically improve our own lives but to change the world.