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#101 Jane McGonigal: The Psychology of Gaming

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Is Gamification a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

Games can motivate people to do things that they don't want to do. The New York Public Library used a game mechanic to encourage young people to check out books. Game of facation is "a way of trying to control people's engagement against their own interests," says John Carmack.

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