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Today we will look at game designer Jane McGonigal's "Tedtalk" from 2012 entitled "The game that can give you 10 extra years of life". 

 

Link: http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html

 

After watching it I want you to go to work with the following: 

 

·      Try to come up with a thesis for Jane McGonigals talk

 ·      McGonigal talks a lot about the benefits of playing video games. List a few perks she speaks of and see if   she offers any arguments supporting her statements (write down supportive arguments).

·      In your opinion, are the supportive arguments working well or not. Explain why.

 ·      McGonigal speaks about ”post-traumatic growth”. How would you explain that concept?

*     Explain what is meant by "three to one positive emotions" 

·      Summarize the gist of the talk in a few sentences

·      Discuss: The five top regrets in life (as stated by people who literally are on their death bed) are presented early on in the talk. Discuss in your group: How could you live your life in a way that you won’t have any of these regrets when you are at the end of your journey (fancy rewrite for saying when you guys are facing death...)

 ·      Grammar: ” Now at the time, I'm thinking to myself, what is going on here?   Why is ”at” used? Can you say in or on instead? Google the usage of at and try to explain why it is used in this sentence.

 

Finally

 Now I am curious to find out which games are most appreciated and loved by you guys. Please share your personal top 3 (video games or traditional board games) and even more importantly mention why it is these games and not others that make it onto the podium.