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SuperBetter is powered by the science of positive emotion and social connection. Every mission in the game is directly inspired by leading-edge research in psychology, neuroscience and medicine — research that helps us understand how we can increase our ability to become stronger and more successful in the face of challenges and the pursuit of our goals.
SuperBetter combines this ground-breaking science with compelling gameplay to create a paradigm-shifting system that will change the way the world thinks about health, healing and wellness. more
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Jane is a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games, or ARGs – games designed to improve real lives and solve real problems. Her #1 goal in life is to see a game designer nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She is the Director of Game Research and Development at the Institute for the Future and the author of Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World. She was a TED 2010 speaker and has keynoted the Game Developers Conference, SXSW, and the New Yorker Conference. She has a PhD in performance studies from the University of California at Berkeley.
Achievements unlocked:
"Top 100 Creative People in Business" Fast Company (2009)
"20 Most Inspiring Women in the World" Oprah Winfrey for O Magazine (2010)
"Top Ten Innovators to Watch" Business Week (2009)
"The Most Important 50 Game Developers" Game Developer Magazine (2010)
"20 Most Important Women in Videogaming" Gamasutra (2010)
"Top 35 innovators changing the world through technology" MIT Technology Review (2006)
"Top 20 Breakthrough Ideas of the Year" Harvard Business Review (2008)
"Top 100 Creative People in Business" Fast Company (2009)
"20 Most Inspiring Women in the World" Oprah Winfrey for O Magazine (2010)
"Top Ten Innovators to Watch" Business Week (2009)
"The Most Important 50 Game Developers" Game Developer Magazine (2010)
"20 Most Important Women in Videogaming" Gamasutra (2010)
"Top 35 innovators changing the world through technology" MIT Technology Review (2006)
"Top 20 Breakthrough Ideas of the Year" Harvard Business Review (2008)
Favorite Chocolate...Chocolate-Covered Gummi Bears
Social Chocolate is...making the most social social games ever.
Social Chocolate is...making the most social social games ever.