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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 10 Aug 2015

    Mini-rant: I'm tired of media outlets reporting on scientific research on games with such mock incredulity: "Can games be GOOD for you?!"

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      1. Jane‏ @jatosha 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame > and learning through games for hundreds of years. Of course they are good for us. Games & stories are a primary learning tool!

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      1. Brian Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @therealfitz 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame I think it's also a cultural thing: The general gestalt is that anything good for you should be not fun/taste bad/etc.

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      1. Jake Sperla‏ @JakeSperla 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame we live in a world of click bait titles, and that's bad for both readers and researchers

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      1. Jane‏ @jatosha 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame so yes, I totally hear you, as a fellow researcher in the field of games, psychology & positive change, I feel your sentiment.

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      1. Jane‏ @jatosha 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame think it has a lot to do with the authorities conceptualise the word 'game'. It's automatically framed as something not serious >

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      1. Lee Roberts‏ @PirateMonkie 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame "Studies show that choosing your own romantic path can be bad, mmkay." Who did the research? Mayor McCheese?

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      1. ƈʀǟռɮɛʀʀʏ ɮɛȶɦ ֆǟʊƈɛ  🍇‏ @jbmeadowlark 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame every time a shooting happens ppl jump on this bandwagon. Some sort of movement needs to be started for this.

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      2. Jane‏ @jatosha 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame > despite your research, and that of many other stating that Hanes have myriad positive benefits. And that we have been playing >

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      3. Jane‏ @jatosha 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame this tweet above was meant to say 'games', not Hanes. Lol. Where did that come from?! :)

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      1. Marianne O'Hare‏ @MAOHare 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame Thought of you listening to NPR this morning. Actually yelled at the radio - "you obviously missed @avantgame in this study!"

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      1. Zsolt Olah‏ @rabbitoreg 10 Aug 2015
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        @avantgame If only they knew what games I used to play as a child and yet, I turned out to be a decent person.

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