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SuperBetter

Jane McGonigal

  • 473 pages · about 8 hours
  • First published 2015
  • 8 editions
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1 About this book

A renowned game designer describes how she recovered from a debilitating concussion by turning her therapeutic process into a digital game that became the subject of a major NIH research study.

Good for readers who want: self-improvement and a long read.

  • Resilience (Personality trait)
  • Self-help
  • Personal growth
  • Computers
  • Computers, social aspects
  • Internet games
  • Treatment
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder

2 About Jane McGonigal

Born 1977

Jane McGonigal (born October 21, 1977) is an American author, game designer, and researcher. McGonigal is known for her game Jane the Concussion Slayer and her role as Director of Game Research and Development at Institute for the Future. McGonigal received her Ph.D. in Performance Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006, where she was the first in the department to study computer and video games.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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