Jane McGonigal

Most Creative People 2009

Jane McGonigal

Game Designer

Institute of the Future

Renowned game designer Jane McGonigal makes games designed to improve real lives and solve real problems. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World and the inventor and co-founder of SuperBetter, a game that has helped more than 250,000 players tackle real-life health challenges such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injury.

Jane McGonigal On The Web

Stories about Jane McGonigal

To Boost Productivity, Turn Your Daily Goals Into A Game

Author, gamer, and play evangelist Jane McGonigal wants us all to have more fun at work, and says that looking at pictures of baby animals makes us happier and more productive. Procrastinators, rejoice!

To Boost Productivity, Turn Your Daily Goals Into A Game

Innovation By Design

Could A Game Add 10 Years To Your Life? [Video]

How To SuperBetter Your Life With Epic Wins The Way Jane McGonigal Does

From Nike+ to The Email Game, McGonigal is at the forefront of a movement intent on making it fun to reach everyday goals. Grab yourself a power-up and listen in.

How To SuperBetter Your Life With Epic Wins The Way Jane McGonigal Does

Fast Company Magazine

What To Do And See At SXSW, For The Gamer To The Style Buff

Don’t know how to wade through the hundreds of music, film, and interactive events at the hipster’s smorgasbord in Austin? Don’t worry, we did it for you.

What To Do And See At SXSW, For The Gamer To The Style Buff

Gamer Heal Thyself With Jane McGonigal’s SuperBetter

Jane McGonigal to Find the Future at the New York Public Library

The gaming guru is organizing a game to commemorate the library’s centennial celebration; 500 hundred lucky gamers will spend the night in the main branch to complete “quests” designed by her team.

Jane McGonigal to Find the Future at the New York Public Library

Does the World Need a Game Layer?

Method: 4 Things Video Games Teach Us About Motivating People

Can This Game Help Cure Diseases?

The 10 Most Creative Women in Business

Jane McGonigal

Jane McGonigal, at Institute for the Future

Gaming Great Jane McGonigal Challenges the Industry: Make People Happier

Gaming Great Jane McGonigal Challenges the Industry: Make People Happier

Impact

Another study finds the Business Roundtable’s revolutionary pledge didn’t translate to action

Corporate climate commitments are now common. Next is nature restoration commitments

The pitchforks are coming if we don’t reform capitalism, says Davos founder

News

Is trick-or-treating safe? Sorry, but the CDC’s Halloween guidelines are a real fright

Watch how and where COVID spread across the United States in 22 seconds

Amazon fans: Stop shopping and start pedaling this Spin bike

Co.Design

Why this drive-through restaurant could be the future of fine dining

The future of experiences, according to a theme park designer

What the hell is Ray-Ban thinking hitching its brand to Facebook?

Work Life

This one formula invented by software experts can help increase your agility

Perspective: Why many programs targeting POC founders end up feeling predatory

Fidelity executive: Young investors are engaged, but women remain risk-averse