web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:55:36 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Play Saves the World - Episodes Tagged with “Game Break” https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/tags/game%20break Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. en-us episodic On games and spirituality Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. no play, gaming, game theory, work, human flourishing, the meaning of play Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor thomaskevintaylor@icloud.com Episode 15: How Reality Is Broken and We Need More Games https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/15 62ddf907-3eeb-4db2-b6bd-c9a80e7568be Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 15 How Reality Is Broken and We Need More Games full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 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. 1:09:45 no INTRO IMPROV GAME: Characters in a classic Spaghetti Western film play the game Lord of the Rings: Journey in Middle Earth (currently #97 on Board Game Geek). Apologies for our ridicuous accents! Jane McGonigal's book Reality is Broken describes what we learn about human happiness through understanding the impact of games on human neurology and psychology. Human enjoy goals, rules, obstacles, a feedback system, and voluntary participation. The point of a game isn't always to win but to establish flow. "The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression" (p. 28, quoting Brian Sutton-Smith). GAME BREAK: Games that Have Surprised Us The most enduring human happiness is generated within (intrinsic), not from extrinsic things such as money and power. Through satisfying work, the hope of success, social connections, and meaningful contributions we are at our happiest, and games provide exactly these things. We will discuss Reality is Broken chapters 10-13 in 2023! We are launching a biweekly newsletter!! General news, more about upcoming episode, media we're into (music, movies, books), and an opportunity to get to know you. To sign up, please click on link in our linktree, or email us at boardgamefaith@gmail.com, or info@boardgamefaith.com Next episode: Spiritual Lessons of Action Selection Games happiness, McGonigal, game theory, neuropsychology, board games, reality is broken, video games INTRO IMPROV GAME: Characters in a classic Spaghetti Western film play the game Lord of the Rings: Journey in Middle Earth (currently #97 on Board Game Geek). Apologies for our ridicuous accents!

Jane McGonigal's book Reality is Broken describes what we learn about human happiness through understanding the impact of games on human neurology and psychology. Human enjoy goals, rules, obstacles, a feedback system, and voluntary participation. The point of a game isn't always to win but to establish flow.

"The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression" (p. 28, quoting Brian Sutton-Smith).

GAME BREAK: Games that Have Surprised Us

The most enduring human happiness is generated within (intrinsic), not from extrinsic things such as money and power. Through satisfying work, the hope of success, social connections, and meaningful contributions we are at our happiest, and games provide exactly these things.

We will discuss Reality is Broken chapters 10-13 in 2023!

We are launching a biweekly newsletter!! General news, more about upcoming episode, media we're into (music, movies, books), and an opportunity to get to know you.

To sign up, please click on link in our linktree, or email us at boardgamefaith@gmail.com, or info@boardgamefaith.com

Next episode: Spiritual Lessons of Action Selection Games

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Jane McGonigal's book Reality is Broken describes what we learn about human happiness through understanding the impact of games on human neurology and psychology. Human enjoy goals, rules, obstacles, a feedback system, and voluntary participation. The point of a game isn't always to win but to establish flow.

"The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression" (p. 28, quoting Brian Sutton-Smith).

GAME BREAK: Games that Have Surprised Us

The most enduring human happiness is generated within (intrinsic), not from extrinsic things such as money and power. Through satisfying work, the hope of success, social connections, and meaningful contributions we are at our happiest, and games provide exactly these things.

We will discuss Reality is Broken chapters 10-13 in 2023!

We are launching a biweekly newsletter!! General news, more about upcoming episode, media we're into (music, movies, books), and an opportunity to get to know you.

To sign up, please click on link in our linktree, or email us at boardgamefaith@gmail.com, or info@boardgamefaith.com

Next episode: Spiritual Lessons of Action Selection Games

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