Book Club - Reality Is Broken

Welcome to the Seattle Intellectual Book Club! The 12th book we are reading is called "Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World" by Jane McGonigal.

Come grab a drink, discuss and hang out.

*Please note that it's okay if you don't finish the book.

Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm Arrive & please buy drinks to support our venue if able
7:00pm - 8:30pm Group Discussion

Please let me know if you have any suggestions for upcoming books for the group to read, venues to meet at or any other constructive feedback on the format.

Check out the Author's TED talks!
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_massively_multi_player_thumb_wrestling

Here is the description from Amazon:

"A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness.

With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games."