Latest Jane McGonigal Quotes from Interviews

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• I don't want to be a saint; I just want to help people.

  Jane McGonigal

  People, Saint, Helping

  Source: www.macleans.ca

• Games are such a powerful intervention in health and wellness.

  Jane McGonigal

  Powerful, Wellness

  Source: www.macleans.ca

• We have to accept as a society that games are not escapist. They really do change us.

  Jane McGonigal

  Games, Accepting, Escapists

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• Over time, the games we play can change how we think and what we're capable of. And it's easy to maximize the benefits so the changes are positive.

  Jane McGonigal

  Thinking, Games, Play

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• There is so much more knowledge than most people realize about how to maximize the benefits of play and minimize the potential harms.

  Jane McGonigal

  Play, People, Benefits

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• Every game we play activates our brain, and it's the same brain we have in real life as we have in the game.

  Jane McGonigal

  Real, Games, Play

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• Research shows that when we're under stress or facing a major obstacle, we tend to focus on our weaknesses and what we're afraid of.

  Jane McGonigal

  Stress, Focus, Weakness

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• When we know our strengths, we're more likely to use them.

  Jane McGonigal

  Use, Knows

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• You can't play the same game every day for years. New games are key.

  Jane McGonigal

  Keys, Years, Games

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay.

  Jane McGonigal

  Brain, Needs, Patterns

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

  Jane McGonigal

  Stress, Games, Play

  Source: www.usatoday.com