Jane McGonigal Quotes

People talk about PlayStations, video games, social network and Twitter; I can't handle it.

Video games are ubiquitous now.

Games have gotten so big and interesting that they've moved beyond the toy/entertainment space. It's not just a diversion from their regular lives; for a lot of people, it becomes an important part of their lives.

I can't say I'm a full-on gamer, since, basically, I just don't have time for it. I know nowadays, gaming can be a lot like social media. People just stay on it all day long. Like they're logged into the Matrix. But yeah, I enjoy it. When I get the time.

Few adults realize what a huge force video games have become in children's lives.

I'm on the Web a lot. I like to play games online. Sometimes I play Sims.

In 2007 I was at Facebook, and we looked at some of the social networks in Asia, and they were full of games.

Yes, I play computer games. I think you've got to embrace the latest technology. For someone to dismiss games as not important would be the same as saying the Internet is not important.

I play 'World of Warcraft,' which means I end up hanging out with teenage boys a lot.

Games have grown and developed from this limited in-the-box experience to something that's everywhere now. Interactive content is all around us, networked, ready. This is something I've been hoping for throughout my career.

I actually don't play any new video games except 'Call of Duty.' I'm addicted to 'Call of Duty.' It's the only game I need.

Games are the most social of all things on the web.

I should say I am not much of a gamer - anymore. The reason for this is that I have to make a living, and my body requires vitamin D, and I've come to value the heady pleasures of human interaction over the temporary exhilaration of reaching the 'next level.'

The average young person today in a country with a strong gamer culture will have spent 10,000 hours playing online games by the age of 21. Now 10,000 hours is a really interesting number for two reasons. First of all, for children in the United States, 10,080 hours is the exact amount of time you will spend in school, from fifth grade to high school graduation, if you have perfect attendance.

I'm, like, a binge gamer.

Games have become a social phenomenon.

I'm trying to bring social games into the zeitgeist.

The amount of people online who game is huge. It's a community that's not very visible but is in full force.

I realized I was a gamer when I didn't sleep three consecutive nights playing EverQuest, which was a popular MMORPG sold at retail.

Games like 'Fortnite' are way more fun to play with your real-world friends, and they're so accessible that anybody can play.

We feel the game industry is changing in some major ways. 'Fortnite' is a harbinger of things to come. It's a massive number of people all playing together, interacting together, not just playing but socializing.

No, I don't play video games.

I grew up on video games. When I was in college, even during snowstorms, I would go the half-mile to the drugstore to play 'Millipede.'

Machine Zone is redefining the face of social mobile MMO games.

We think there is definitely a lot of use for online connectivity in creative games.