Jane McGonigal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_World_Bank
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Institute_for_the_Future
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Game_Developers_Choice_Award
gptkb:James_Beard_Award
SXSW Interactive Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1977-10-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:children 1
gptkbp:contribution Writing for various publications
Advocating for the use of games in education
Developing games for social change
Promoting positive psychology through games
Research on the impact of games on mental health
Speaking at TED conferences
Creating_the_game_SuperBetter_to_improve_resilience
gptkbp:field Design
Education
Health
Psychology
Social impact
Technology
Game studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jane McGonigal
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Howard_Rheingold
gptkb:Jane_Austen
gptkb:Jesse_Schell
gptkbp:knownFor Gamification
Gameful design
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:SuperBetter
Reality Is Broken
gptkbp:occupation Author
Game designer
gptkbp:residence San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kurt_McGonigal
gptkbp:website janemcgonigal.com