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Gaming Can Make a Better World

posted 2010/03/22 at 8:22 PM by ArgentSun

Wowhead Interview on the Rawrcastepisode's pageTEDJane McGonigal: Gaming Can Make a Better Worldnotlet us know what you think about all this!

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Comment by Barkend Well, if the Corrupted Blood incident served as simulation of people's reaction about the swine flu, who knows?

Comment by Leethaxor I completely understand what she is saying, but...the fact that (I assume atleast) a lot of those 3 billion hours of gameplay a week are being done in shooting games. What does that say for the people playing those games? They might be problem solving but the way that they solve the problems are with guns and explosives... Also in WoW you solve a lot of problems by killing things. Comment by Stompalina That speech was inspirational and enlightening. We went into detail on this week's episode. It sure gives you a lot to think about. I am sure that he company and the games they develop will be embraced by many. Comment by Wildhorn wow... amazing video Comment by Felrass Guys Cata is coming and if my calculations are correct 16 years already played + 2 =the 18 breaktrough years in 2012 so we will epic own any RL Cataclysm thrown at us!

Also she focuses on goal -> accomplishment like Leethaxor said and not so much on the way it is accomplished aka the Gameplay, cause there are a lot of games played for the gameplay like shooters and fighters which I hardly relate to solving real world problems :) Comment by Interest Incredible.

Best get back to my gaming! Comment by Nukedoom I love TEDTalks because they're always so revolutionary in their ideas... Comment by BinaryDev I think she is not a casual Raider :D

the idea of playing wow or any game like wow, is to quit the real world, so what is so exciting about playing a game that assume that the world is short in Oil?

I live at Saudi Arabia, where1 litter of water is much expensive than 1 litter of gasoline 95
the ratio is 1 to 2 :D , so I think I am not interested

even if , what did USA do for that shortage they &*!@en made a war to Iraq for gas

as Leethaxor said in his comment, ya to achieve something you have to gang something, and kill things even in WoW, in wow you do what is necessary to survive and so you kill things, the fact is as human beings they easy way to convince someone with something you should kill him. USA did that to Sadam

Killing things is written in Humans DNA, it is the first crime that took place on earth , you can't change that unless you change our humanity.

how games affect my Real Life, oh ya it does, I wanna quit my Job and play WOW Comment by Heck Well the problem with part of the idea and the reason why WoW is so addictive is. You cannot die. If you get killed in WoW, you just release and come back. Shame that the same concept cannot be applied to RL. Also in RL if you fail at a quest that is given to you such as finding a solution to the world's pollution or something else that is big, the same people will not be so faithful in giving you more chances if any at all. Whereas in WoW, you can fail as many times as you want and still keep trying for it. That might be just a couple of reasons why WoW succeeds more than RL. Not to mention some situations you only get one shot at. Comment by MasterofU I'm pretty sure she goes too far, but she also has some good ideas and observations. If we could motivate people in real world just like developers motivate us in their games then we could achieve much more. Comment by Malgayne I think you guys may be thinking of this too narrowly. Example: I don't learn how to kill people by playing WoW. Nothing that happens in WoW bears any resemblnce to real combat, and no skill I learn in WoW prepares me to engage in a real fight.

If I'm a WoW guildmaster, though, I DO learn a lot of things that are useful in the workplace. I learn how to use digital tools—like forums, and calendars—to get people organized. I learn how to motivate people. I learn how to solve complicated problems on the fly. I learn how to communicate effectively using the written word. But kill people? All I'm doing is pushing buttons. It bears a much closer relationship to a middle-management job at an online company than it does to a soldier, or a UFC fighter.

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Professor Ditches Grades for XP System on SlashDot Comment by Ironfungus Interesting, but I don't think the real world is willing to admit to the skills we gain while playing MMOs. For example, a leadership position at a job you're applying for.

Forming a Guild, Clan, or Group requires organization and leadership. Successfully pulling this off could provide a great know-how when managing the said job. Especially considering that nobody is getting paid to be with you in your Guild or Clan, I'd say it takes even more effort than with a job. Because with a job, everyone is getting paid and usually, they will shut up and deal with whatever comes their way. But when you're trying to organize, say, a raiding Guild, you have to constantly make sure EVERYONE is happy and motivated 24/7, or they'll flake out and stop showing up for raids and more to the point, leave your Guild or Clan and join another.

So yes, there are quite a slew of social skills one can gain from this game. But also considering the constant Trade Chat drama, there are plenty of social skills you can lose. Furthermore, it's worth saying that a gamer would have higher reflex than the Average Joe in the workforce, and be able to think fast on their two feet because that's what they're used to while playing games for years.

But the real world would never accept it. It just wouldn't look good on your resume, would it? Comment by RyokoLam I've watched a few TED.com videos in the past, and this was awe-inspiring topic they brought up with this time! Seems times are changing with views on gamers! Comment by Random0076 Very cool and interesting. Thanks! Comment by dartkun I love this video, and I agree. Pros will be pros because they put their heart, their brain, and their soul into learning whatever they do.

If you aren't a casual gamer, commit yourself at what you are doing and learn not just the game, but skills.

Also, I agree that playing games with people gains co-operation. I'm maining League of Legends at the moment. I have a team of 5 that premades, and with enough games, you know exactly what your allies are about to do before you do them. And you trust them to do it. It's a great feeling. Comment by IBTL I think one of the appeals to solving problems on video games, is that developers make it so that it is possible. Even if it extraordinarily hard, there is way to beat it. However, there really isn't anything saying that a lot of the problems in the world are even possible.

...Not really sure what I was trying to accomplish by typing this post. Other than that, I found this video to be inspirational. Comment by pimphustle I think you guys may be thinking of this too narrowly. Example: I don't learn how to kill people by playing WoW. Nothing that happens in WoW bears any resemblnce to real combat, and no skill I learn in WoW prepares me to engage in a real fight.

If I'm a WoW guildmaster, though, I DO learn a lot of things that are useful in the workplace. I learn how to use digital tools—like forums, and calendars—to get people organized. I learn how to motivate people. I learn how to solve complicated problems on the fly. I learn how to communicate effectively using the written word. But kill people? All I'm doing is pushing buttons. It bears a much closer relationship to a middle-management job at an online company than it does to a soldier, or a UFC fighter.

Here's a related link I thought you guys might find interesting:

Professor Ditches Grades for XP System on SlashDotComment by Secarious I don't think this is gonna work.

Games will NOT make a better wrold

Games are for entertaining, by playing games all the time we will become lazy fat people.

Mark my words:this idea will FAIL.

Edit:Game is not your life! Comment by TukeDuke I don't think this is gonna work.

Games will NOT make a better wrold

Games are for entertaining, by playing games all the time we will become lazy fat people.

Mark my words:this idea will FAIL.

Edit:Game is not your life!Games are for entertaining, by playing games all the time we will become lazy fat people.graveComment by HiVolt I don't think this is gonna work.

Games will NOT make a better wrold

Games are for entertaining, by playing games all the time we will become lazy fat people.

Mark my words:this idea will FAIL.

Edit:Game is not your life!

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