janemcgonigal
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I think collective intelligence has to be balanced against breakthrough ideas. One person might have a genius solution or strategy that is not going to be valued or bubble up through collective intelligence. So we can't let the crowd vote on everything and take the crowd's word for it... but we can give voices to more diverse people and look in the crowd for breakthrough solutions.
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Through the various stages of my life different games have been important, here is an off-the-top-of-my-head autobiography in videogames (which by the way I think everyone should write one of these! such a good way to understand each other)
LodeRunner (the first game I dreamt about)
Infocom games like Lurking Horror
Tass Times in Tone Town
The Pandora Directive
House of the Dead
NBA Jam
Grim Fandango
The Beast/AI Web game
Tetris
Dance Dance Revolution
World of Warcraft
Portal
Peggle
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You can find a lot of the research by going to my science on games compilation page showmethescience.com !
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it is ALWAYS appropriate to ask for travel expenses reimbursed an honorarium for ANY speaking engagement no matter how experienced you are. You must, of course, be willing to accept some invitations anyway even if they can't support those costs if they'll do you good (I still occasionally pay my own travel to do pro bono talks for worthy causes or cool events!) But ALWAYS ASK, don't be afraid of seeming rude or entitled. I would suggest simply replying: "Are you able to cover travel costs and an honorarium?" That's all it takes to get the ball rolling :)
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Yes of course videogames can have negative impacts -- but it is NOT the kind of game or the game itself, it's how you play. The most important thing we've learned from studies is that playing very aggressive, competitive games against strangers online (think call of duty) can boost your testosterone levels way too high for your own good -- it can make you more aggressive and more of a jerk to people for hours after you play. It's better to play competitive violent games against people you know in real-life -- your testosterone actually goes down after you beat them, the opposite impact of beating strangers online. Or play co-op with strangers or play single-player violent games or don't play violent games... just don't spend all your time trying to beat strangers online. It won't make you violent but it could turn you into a jerk for awhile.
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