Bodhidasa

“When you strip away the genre differences and the technological complexities, all games share four defining traits: a goal, rules, a feedback system, and voluntary participation.”
― Jane McGonigal, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

“No object, no event, no outcome or life circumstance can deliver real happiness to us. We have to make our own happiness—by working hard at activities that provide their own reward.15”
― Jane McGonigal

“The things that make us safest from others make us least from ourselves.”
― danah boyd

“It's a bit counter-intuitive to think about the future in terms of the past. But...I've learned an important trick: to develop foresight, you need to practice hindsight. Technologies, cultures, and climates may change, but our basic human needs and desires - to survive, to care for our families, and to lead happy, purposeful lives - remain the same.”
― Jane McGonigal, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World