16. Jane McGonigal (Game Designer) – Game On!/Death to "Gamification"
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
Big Think / Panoply
4.6 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2015
⏱️ 20 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like? |
| 0:04.3 | Not much to it, is there? |
| 0:06.2 | Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich. |
| 0:10.9 | Mmm, that is good. |
| 0:12.9 | Now that's what Asani should sound like. |
| 0:15.8 | Go all crisp in with walkers. |
| 0:19.0 | Delicious. |
| 0:20.0 | Hi there, I'm Jason Gatz, and you're listening to Think Again, a Big Think podcast. |
| 0:25.4 | Big Think is an online forum for big ideas from the world's most creative thinkers and doers. |
| 0:31.0 | With the Think Again podcast, we're striking out into uncharted and dangerous territory. |
| 0:35.8 | We're trying to see what happens when experts are asked to respond to interview clips |
| 0:39.4 | on topics they may or may not have any knowledge about. |
| 0:42.5 | We want to see what happens with no script, no preparation. |
| 0:46.1 | Each week, our producers tunneled deep into Big Things archives to find ideas that are |
| 0:50.4 | innovative, timely, or timelessly thought-provoking, and the quips are a total surprise |
| 0:55.1 | to my guests and to me. Today, I'm delighted to be joined by author and game designer Jane |
| 1:01.3 | McGonagall. She's the creator of Superbetter, a game that has helped nearly half a million players |
| 1:06.1 | so far tackle real-life health challenges like depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injury. |
| 1:13.3 | More broadly, she's an advocate for the benefits of gaming of all kinds |
| 1:16.6 | and the applications of gaming skills to relationships, career, and mental health. |
| 1:22.0 | So glad to have you on the show, Jane. |
| 1:23.7 | Thank you, Jason. I am ready to play. |
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