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LEADER: 01460cam a2200289 a 4500
001 2010029619
003 DLC
005 20120912081654.0
008 100713s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010029619
020 $a9781594202858
020 $a1594202850
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn646111856
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050 00 $aGV1469.17.S63$bM34 2011
082 00 $a306.4/87$222
100 1 $aMcGonigal, Jane.
245 10 $aReality is broken :$bwhy games make us better and how they can change the world /$cJane McGonigal.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Press,$c2011.
300 $a388 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [364]-378) and index.
505 0 $aWhy games make us happy -- Reinventing reality -- How very big games can change the world.
520 $aVisionary game designer Jane McGonigal shows how we can harness the power of computer games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness, since her research suggests that gamers are expert problem solvers and collaborators because they regularly cooperate with other players to overcome daunting virtual challenges.
650 0 $aComputer games$xSocial aspects.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010029619-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010029619-b.html