Gamification

After battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer, Steven is living his life to the fullest. Beating the odds of less than 2% chance for survival, Steven will share how his experience has given him a passion to help kids heal through video games. Steven González is a junior at The Woodlands College Park High School. He is currently an Eagle Scout in Troop 204. He has held multiple leadership positions and attended many leadership training classes. After receiving his MacBook from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Steven self-taught himself several programs such as Toon Boom, iMovie, and Maya u...

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Often video games are considered to be a waste of time or a frivolous activity. However, there is another side to video games--they can help us in real life. Explore life lessons that can be gained from playing and reflecting upon video games to make our lives better. Catch more great content at http://tedxnavesink.com In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local...

Tommy Tallarico is a veritable video game industry icon. As one of the most successful video game composers in history, he has helped revolutionize the gaming world, creating unique audio landscapes that enhance the video gaming experience. He is considered the person most instrumental in changing the game industry from bleeps & bloops to real music now appreciated worldwide by millions of fans. As a well-recognized on-air television personality, live performer and composer, Tommy brings his in-depth knowledge, years of experience, and love of cutting edge multimedia and video games to the ...

Marianna Pascal shows how the secret to speaking a new language with confidence is all about attitude, not ability. Marianna Pascal helps professionals achieve greater success in life by communicating effectively in English. Marianna began her career as an actor and performed across her native Canada in film television and on stage for 15 years. Today, Marianna improves the way employees relate to their bosses, clients, colleagues and other key stakeholders. Marianna is also the Official Communication Trainer for Miss Malaysia World. An award-wining speaker, Marianna is known for her humoro...

Noelle Warner's life was changed when she began playing Naughty Dog Studio's "The Last of Us" video game in 2013. In this talk, she shares why this game was so impactful and why video games will be the future medium for storytelling. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Nanea Reeves shares with us how girls can use video games to succeed in the life and careers. Borrowing from Shakespeare, she shares insight on girls can play the game and not be played. Shakespeare, girls, and video games. Recognized by Digital Media Wire as one of the 25 Executives to Watch, Nanea brings over 15 years experience in digital distribution, video game technologies and mobile application development. Nanea Reeves is the current President & COO of TextPlus, one of the top mobile communicat...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Everyone knows games are fun but they don't have to be just for play. Game Theorist James Pita transformed his life-long passion for playing games into a game changing career, fighting real-world bad guys including college campus, airport and transportation threats, poachers, and financial breaches of security. Using artificial intelligence, game theory, and today's computing power, James is changing the odds and winning. Like many other people who grew up playing games, James Pita can still hear his p...

In an interview with Asi Burak, Co-President of Games for Change, we discussed the past, present and future of gaming for social change. As Co-President of Games for Change, Asi leads on the curation, development and execution of programs and services to raise the production, quality and influence of social impact [...]

Games and data have always lived contemporaneously. But now, the union of games and data is becoming even more important and valuable. We’re at an interesting point in human history; survival is no longer about our basic needs of food and shelter. Survival and growth are rooted in engagement and ...

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Using the power of Google, Stadia’s cloud-native platform gives developers a seamless path to players across connected devices, including TVs, phones, laptops, desktops and tablets.

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