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Reality is broken : why games make us better and how they can change the world / Jane McGonigal

McGonigal, Jane, 1977-

1. publ.

London : Jonathan Cape, 2011

388 S. : Ill. ; 22 cm

Englisch

Why games make us happy -- Reinventing reality -- How very big games can change the world.

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

Erscheint: 01. Februar 2011

0-224-08925-0 ((pbk.) £14.99); 978-0-224-08925-8 ((pbk.) £14.99)

015648938

726816124

OCoLC: 723495383     

OCoLC: 723495383 (aus SWB)     

SR 850  | MS 6530  | AP 15963  | DW 4400      Ähnliche Literatur

GV1469.17.S63

306.487 ; 306.4/87

Basisklassifikation: 05.38 (Neue elektronische Medien) <Kommunikationswissenschaft>

*Computerspiel ; Gesellschaft      Zum Register

*Computerspiel ; Allgemeine Psychologie ; Soziologie      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Computer games -- Social aspects

Computer games / Social aspects ; Video games / Social aspects ; Computerspiel ; Videospiel ; Soziologie

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