Many of you have been following (in one way or another) my thoughts and learnings leading up to tonight’s Find the Future at the New York Public Library. I feel the need to make a statement before it all begins, so here goes: What I think will be most interesting on a micro level is… Continue reading Thoughts going into today’s Find the Future
Tag: games
Game On: Hundreds Spend the Night at the Library to Play Futurist Game
Great teaser from WNYC! McGonigal, who is the author of “Reality is Broken" and an alumna of Fordham College at Lincoln Center, said that her team worked with library curators for six months to identify 100 objects, or treasures — like the Declaration of Independence and the stuffed animals that inspired A.A. Milne to write… Continue reading Game On: Hundreds Spend the Night at the Library to Play Futurist Game
I was interviewed for Librarified!
Find the Future, here I come!!!!I was interviewed for Librarified!
New York Public Library Adventure – 1 week away!
If you couldn’t already tell how EXCITED I am for the upcoming NYPL all-night game, let me tell you, I’m totally stoked. Last week, I met about 15 of the other lucky players for a tour of the library. The tour was totally free and I highly recommend going! Everyone was really wonderful and we… Continue reading New York Public Library Adventure – 1 week away!
SPOTTED! Jeremy from Accomplice. If I told you where or when, I’d ruin the show. But if you see him, just remember: he might not see you, so tell him about your hat.
Trivia! 1. Name the game that this card is from. 2. Name the artist. 3. Who is it? What’s going on? How would you describe this card in a word or phrase?
I’m Jane McGonigal. I’m a game designer. I’ve been making games online now for ten years. And, my goal for the next decade is to try to make it as easy to save the world in real life as it is to save the world in online games. Now I have a plan for this,… Continue reading
World’s Worst Word Game Ever
Trust me.World's Worst Word Game Ever
Maybe I should go to this next year! (via an email from dansai)(Source: http://cnettv.cnet.com/)
Dixit = most awesome game I’ve played lately that I hadn’t previously heard of. It’s Balderdash crossed with Apples to Apples crossed with some cool scoring mechanics and an aesthetically pleasing design. It’s a game that you play for the enjoyment of playing rather than out of competitive spirit. Thanks new awesome friends for the… Continue reading
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