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 Gaming can make a better world (?) 
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Post Gaming can make a better world (?)
http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal ... world.html

Discuss. Seemed a bit far-fetched to me but, at the same time, I can see where she's coming from :V Will WoW players be the saviours of the future? Or is this an attempt to generate hype and support for games?


Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:40 am
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Egh, it's an interesting way to see gaming, but I don't think it can be applied in a useful way nearly as successfully as she thinks.


Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:21 am
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I doubt playing gtaIV makes the world a better place, but if you're a soldier and you play teamwork-based multiplayer fpses with your squad, you'd probably either trust them more or get very afraid of this one person cause he teamkills you repeatedly.


Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:46 am
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