We found 3 episodes of Board Game Faith with the tag “book club”.
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Episode 18: Reality Is Broken! So let's play games that promote positive psychology and collaboration
November 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 7 mins
book club
We dive into Kate McGonigal's book Reality Is Broken, chapters 10 and 13, where she discusses how games can promote positive psychological research (human happiness and flourishing) and collaboration.
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Episode 15: How Reality Is Broken and We Need More Games
October 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
book club, game break, game theory, happiness, neuropsychology
What does Jane McGonigal's Reality Is Broken say about games and human happiness? Defining a game and its sense of flow is key to understanding what creates human happiness.
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Episode 7: Book Club! The Grasshopper ch. 3 and Defining Games
June 12th, 2022 | 55 mins 54 secs
bernard suits, book club, delight, game theory, obstsacles, quran
What is a game, and why might it matter? Suits says that games are "the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles,"
and we mull over this, along with wondering if there is any basis for thinking God delights in games too.