Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

EP #12 Gaming Will Save The World w/ Jane McGonigal


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In this episode, Jane and Peter discuss the power of gaming, Jane’s journey to becoming an alternative reality video game designer, and the gamification of the education system. 

You will learn about:

  • 49:35 | Jane McGonigal's challenge for the Web3 community.
  • 53:32 | Why the gaming system is better than the education system.
  • 59:22 | Can game developers be nominated for a Nobel Prize?
  • 1:04:01 |Taking the gaming mentality & using it to fix the world.
  • Jane McGonigal is a world-renowned designer of alternate reality video games crafted to improve real-world problems. She is the Director of Games Research & Development at the Institute for the Future and is best known for Inventing and Co-Founding SuperBetter. This game has helped more than 1 million players tackle health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and traumatic brain injury. Her TED Talks about gaming and longevity have over 15 million views, and she’s been named by Fast Company as one of the “Top 100 Creative People in Business.”

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    Resources

    Urgent Optimists - an Institute for the Future community, urgentoptimists.org

    Buy her book, Imaginable - https://www.spiegelandgrau.com/imaginable

    Levels: Real-time feedback on how diet impacts your health. levels.link/peter 

    Consider a journey to optimize your body with LifeForce.

    Learn more about Abundance360.

    Learn more about Moonshots & Mindsets. 

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