Mar 24

Ada Lovelace Day: Jane McGonigal

For this year's Ada Lovelace Day, I'll be taking a look at the work of game developer Jane McGonigal, whose innovative web-based games create an opportunity for players to tackle real-world problems through elements currently present in other collaborative games, such as World of Warcraft.

Video Introduction:

Click here for the Wikipedia article on Jane.

Click here for Jane's personal blog.

TED 2010:

With BoingBoing video on emotions in gaming:

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Ada Lovelace Day: Jane McGonigal

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