{"product_id":"jane-mcgonigal","title":"Jane McGonigal:  Gamer, Futurist, Author of \"Reality is Broken\" Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eShopO was inspired by Jane McGonigal’s speech on the power of harnessing the power of millions of gamers online to change the real world. Jane’s ideas for gamifying good causes make her a perfect advisor for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dE1DuBesGYM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane McGonigal, PhD is a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games — or, games that are designed to improve real lives and solve real problems.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe believes game designers are on a humanitarian mission — and her #1 goal in life is to see a game developer win a Nobel Peace Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is the \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reality-Broken-Games-Better-Change\/dp\/1594202850\"\u003eReality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(Penguin Press, 2011) — and is the inventor and co-founder of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/superbetter.com\/\"\u003eSuperBetter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a game that has helped nearly half a million players tackle real-life health challenges such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has created and deployed award-winning \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janemcgonigal.wordpress.com\/play-me\/\"\u003egames, sports and secret missions\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003emore than 30 countries on six continents\u003c\/strong\u003e, for partners such as the American Heart Association, the International Olympics Committee, the World Bank Institute, and the New York Public Library. She specializes in games that challenge players to tackle real-world problem\u003cem\u003es, \u003c\/em\u003esuch as poverty, hunger and climate change, through planetary-scale collaboration. Her best-known work includes EVOKE, Superstruct, World Without Oil, Cruel 2 B Kind, Find the Future, and The Lost Ring. These games have been featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, and on \u003cem\u003eMTV\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCNN\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJane is also a\u003cstrong\u003e future forecaster\u003c\/strong\u003e. She is the \u003cstrong\u003eDirector of Games Research \u0026amp; Development at the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/avantgame.com\/iftf.org\"\u003eInstitute for the Future\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a non-profit research group in Palo Alto, California. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janemcgonigal.wordpress.com\/learn-me\/\"\u003eHer research\u003c\/a\u003e focuses on how games are transforming the way we lead our real lives, and how they can be used to increase our resilience and well-being. Her future forecasting work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO(prah) Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFast Company\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Science section, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is the \u003cstrong\u003efounder of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gameful.org\/\"\u003eGameful\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, “a secret headquarters for worldchanging game developers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe has \u003cstrong\u003ea PhD from the University of California at Berkeley\u003c\/strong\u003e in performance studies, and has consulted and developed internal game workshops for more than a dozen Fortune 500 and Global 500 Companies, including Intel, Nike, Disney, McDonalds, Accenture, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Before joining IFTF, she\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janemcgonigal.wordpress.com\/2010\/12\/24\/game-design-performance-play-courses\/\"\u003e taught game design and game theory\u003c\/a\u003e at UC Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe enjoys speaking to global audiences — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janemcgonigal.wordpress.com\/videos\/\"\u003e(watch videos)\u003c\/a\u003e. She has appeared at TED and the New Yorker Conference, and keynoted SXSW interactive, the Game Developers Conference, the Idea Festival, the National Association of Broadcasters, the Web 2.0 Summit, UX Week, Webstock, and more. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/janemcgonigal.wordpress.com\/contact-me\/\"\u003eInvite her\u003c\/a\u003e to speak to your organization or at your event. (She especially loves to travel to Asia, the UK and Scandinavia!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe currently serves on the Board of Directors for \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gamesforchange.org\/\"\u003eGames for Change\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA former New Yorker, she now lives in San Francisco with her husband Kiyash and two Shetland Sheepdogs, Meche and Tsonga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACHIEVEMENTS: UNLOCKED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Economic Forum:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Young Global Leader”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Company: “\u003c\/strong\u003eTop 100 Creative People in Business”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOprah Winfrey for O Magazine:\u003c\/strong\u003e “20 Most Inspiring Women in the World”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMIT Technology Review: \u003c\/strong\u003e“Top 35 innovators changing the world through technology”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBusiness Week: “\u003c\/strong\u003eTop Ten Innovators to Watch”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvard Business Review:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Top 20 Breakthrough Ideas”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGame Developer Magazine: \u003c\/strong\u003e“The Most Important 50 Game Developers”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGamasutra:\u003c\/strong\u003e “20 Most Important Women in Videogaming”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGames for Change: \u003c\/strong\u003e#1 Social Impact Game of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrandWeek:\u003c\/strong\u003e #1 Bright Idea of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times:\u003c\/strong\u003e “10 Breakthrough Ideas in Science”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Technology Forum:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Entertainment Breakthrough of the Year”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActivism Awardfrom \u003cstrong\u003eSXSW Interactive\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest Storytelling Award at \u003cstrong\u003eCome Out and Play International Games Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMost Important Futures Work of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003efrom the Association of Professional Futurists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInnovation Award from the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Game Developers Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gaming Award from the I\u003cstrong\u003enternational\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Academy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e of Digital Arts and Sciences\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear in Review honors from \u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRanked \u003cstrong\u003e#16 All-Time Most Engaging TED talk\u003c\/strong\u003e out of 835 all-time TED talks (as of 2010) .. and that’s one ahead of Bill Gates, who’s ranked at #17  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane's accurate prediction of gaming's impact on the real world inspires us to make life a game everyone can win and we thank her for that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ShopO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32583778888,"sku":"INF-MCGONIGAL","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1863\/9305\/products\/Influencer_Jane_McGonigal_--_Product_Image_--_v1.png?v=1490573264","url":"https:\/\/jobcoin.myshopify.com\/products\/jane-mcgonigal","provider":"ShopO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}