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A crash course in changing the world.
One Step Back to Jane McGonigal
Jane McGonigal - Creative Director of EVOKE
Now as I've been playing EVOKE for about a week, I've come to think about McGonigal's idea of using games to change the world.
"Reality is broken, says Jane McGonigal, and we need to make it work more like a game. Her work shows us how."
Why does games like WoW create "epic win" moments? Because people gather and you trust these people to complete a quest. You level-up, you get items and all that links.
What do you actually get? You feel that you've overcame the impossible in this realm.
What about EVOKE? What have we been actually receiving by playing this game?
I realise I've been learning about new things by people everyday. We have formed a niché community and we want to transform our online experience into a real world experience. People are here - like-minded people - to give us feedback...which is what we really need right now because only through feedback do we stretch our thinking further, reflect and get better.
Also, as we prepare for our Evokation, we mix reality into the game. We'll experience real stress, pain, hunger, fatigue...the human touch that games can't provide. This is a huge catalyst to empower the world. Who knows, years from now we can proudly say we were all pioneers when we see this project or that report take off.
I take my hat to all who are playing this game. Be the change...if not, be the catalyst.
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Comment by Turil Cronburg on March 23, 2010 at 4:53pm
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People love to do work when they know the work is valued, and when they can see that things are moving forward. Include these elements in any activity, and people will show up excited to contribute!
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Comment by Lim Wei Chiang Bryan on March 24, 2010 at 1:27pm
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That's true Turil. It's the value that counts. It's the intrinsic value that we see that counts, and not distorted value generated by marketing and whatsoever.
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Comment by Michele Baron on April 2, 2010 at 1:01am
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Value does take many forms. Thank you for the post.
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