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NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Jane McGonigal
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Jane will speak about a decade’s worth of scientific research into the ways games can affect how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. She’ll describe how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience by adopting a more “gameful” mindset, and bring the same psychological strengths we naturally display when we play games to real-world goals.
For more from the NYU Game Center, visit gamecenter.nyu.edu
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Jane McGonigal
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Jane will speak about a decade’s worth of scientific research into the ways games can affect how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. She’ll describe how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience by adopting a more “gameful” mindset, and bring the same psychological strengths we naturally display when we play games to real-world goals.
For more from the NYU Game Center, visit gamecenter.nyu.edu










