Gaming Can Make A Better World 
three billion hours a week playing online games
If we want to solve problems like hunger, poverty, climate change, global conflict, obesity, I believe that we need to aspire to play games online for at least 21 billion hours a week, by the end of the next decade.
best version of ourselves
ideal collaborative problem-solving environment
evolving to be a more collaborative and hearty species.
people better after we play a game with them
stronger social relationships in games than they can have in real life
Nobody wants to change how they live, just because it's good for the world, or because we're supposed to
blissful productivity, the ability to weave a tight social fabric, this feeling of urgent optimism and the desire for epic meaning
Quest to Learn
Developing the School for Digital Kids
today’s kids are crafting learning identities—hybrid identities—for themselves that seemingly reject previously distinct modes of being
learners immerse themselves and take on the behaviors and identities endemic to particular domains of knowledge.
learning is an immersive process mediated
by social activity and technological tools
developed new vocabularies, better understandings of geography, and more robust concepts of world history
mobile phones points to the
potential of games as effective learning platforms
offer players realistic and situated experiences with the challenges of conducting environmental investigations—challenges that require complex thinking in search of dimensional and not “correct” answers, but rather “reasonable explanations
Knowledge domains,
a school,
a family,
the sport of soccer,
the disciplines of biology
computer science
Three learning dimensions
Dimension One: Civic/Social-Emotional Learning
Dimension Two: Design
Dimension Three: Content
Learning for Well-Being and Emotional Intelligence
Learning for Design and Innovation
Learning for Complexity (Systemic Reasoning)
Learning for Critical Thinking, Judgment, and Credibility
Learning Using a Design Methodology
Learning with Technology and Smart Tools