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Ologies with Alie Ward

Smologies #9: GAMING with Jane McGonigal

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.923.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Games! Play! Fun! Addiction? Flim-flam? From the origins of tabletop classics to the future of VR, Dr. Jane McGonigal answers our burning questions. This video game developer, TED speaker and bestselling author is an expert on how playing -- and especially video games -- can motivate, soothe and connect us. Will video games turn your child into a future car thief? How do they make you stronger? How much is too much? What about slot machines? Everyone who loves games (and everyone who hates games) should hear this one.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, hey, it's that guy down the hall who wears Fanny Packs.

0:03.2

And now you want to wear a Fanny Packs.

0:04.5

But if he notices, it'll be weird.

0:06.2

But maybe he'll be flattered, alleyward here with a 64-bit version

0:10.9

of the ninth episode of Smaller Gs.

0:13.6

What is Smaller Gs?

0:14.8

I'm so glad you asked.

0:16.1

So we took full Allergy's episodes and then we sliced them

0:18.7

and diced them up to make these really bite-sized classroom-friendly

0:21.9

edits of our deep dive classics.

0:24.2

So if you have not listened to the original full length episode

0:27.6

of Letology and you don't mind some not-safe for school details

0:32.0

and lots of swearing, go back, listen to that version,

0:35.7

the link is in the show notes.

0:36.9

But if you only have about 20 minutes or you need a G-rated version

0:40.1

that's suitable for all ages, you're in the right place.

0:43.6

Let the games begin.

0:44.7

OK, in this episode we sit down with Letologist and Game Designer,

0:49.2

Speaker, and someone I was just talking about and quoting her

0:52.7

in last week's full length Neuro Pathology Episode

0:55.6

about Concussion Therapy.

0:56.8

So she has done two wildly popular TED talks,

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