#101 Jane McGonigal: The Psychology of Gaming

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jane McGonigal is a PhD Game Designer who advocates for the use of video games to help people learn skills that transfer to the real world, heal physical problems like concussions and improve attitudes and self-esteem in children. Shane and Jane discuss how video games help with decision making, post-traumatic growth as well as how much is too much, what to watch out for and so much more.

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0:00.0	Any game that you love, I don't care if it's legal legends, it's Fortnite, it's candy
0:04.5	crush, whatever you feel drawn to, we know that there is a transferable benefit.
0:11.2	The confidence that you can build and I can learn anything.
0:14.3	I can teach myself, I can get better, I can develop new skills, even if I'm terrible
0:18.2	at this the first time I tried it.
0:20.3	Any game that's designed to be challenging is going to give you that benefit.
0:40.5	Welcome to the Knowledge Project, this is Shane Parish.
0:43.9	This podcast on our website, FS.blog, helps sharpen your mind by mastering the best what
0:48.4	other people have already figured out.
0:50.4	If you're hearing this, you're not currently supporting member.
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0:58.1	subscriber-only content you can join at FS.blog slash podcast.
1:02.5	Check out the show notes for a link.
1:04.6	My guest today is Jane McGonigall.
1:07.0	Jane is a PhD game designer who advocates for the use of video games to help people learn
1:11.0	skills that transfer to the real world, heal physical problems like incussions, and improve
1:16.2	attitudes and self-esteem in our kids.
1:19.2	We're going to talk about video games, how they help you make better decisions, how they
1:22.4	help your kids, how much is too much what to watch out for, and so much more.
1:27.3	It's time to listen and learn.
1:34.1	The Knowledge Project is sponsored by Metal Lab.
1:36.8	For a decade, Metal Lab has helped some of the world's top companies and entrepreneurs
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