Jane McGonigal is a world-renowned game developer. She’s dedicated her career to the creation of intricate imaginary worlds and fiercely promotes the power of play. McGonigal encourages daily gaming. She believes that a quick dose of Angry Birds or hours spent plowing the virtual fields of FarmVille is not only relaxing but is actually beneficial to your health.
So beneficial, in fact, that gaming may add up to 10 years to your life.
In her groundbreaking TED Talk, McGonigal presents the research behind her theory.
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What strange timing, I just listened to this TED talk on the way to work this morning and downloaded the app as soon as I got here.
What did you think about it? I’ve downloaded it as well but have only just started using it. Definitely an interesting complex and that Ted Talk left me with so many things to think about!