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It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.

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Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle, combined with the belief that we have a reasonable hope of success.

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I'm always thinking about whatever game I'm working on. My brain works subconsciously on design pretty much every hour I'm awake.

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I want to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Prize.

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Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So it's an interesting relationship where the games aren't replacing something we do in real life, they're serving as a springboard to a goal we might have in real life, like learning to play an instrument.

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Games that make you feel good about yourself are good games to be playing.

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Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them.

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Evidence shows that having even weak social connections in a stressful situation is really good for your health and your ability to handle that situation.

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Positive health means becoming whole-heartedly engaged with our own health care. It means not outsourcing our health to the health care system. It means getting rid of the fear and paralysis we too often feel, and instead cultivating a sense of agency.

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I worry a lot about people using games just for marketing, to get people to buy more stuff, which I think would be the worst possible use.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Designer

Born: October 21st, 1977

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