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Introduction: Reality Is Broken 1

Part One. Why Games Make Us Happy
1. What Exactly Is a Game? 19
2. The Rise of the Happiness Engineers 35
3. More Satisfying Work 52
4. Fun Failure and Better Odds of Success 64
5. Stronger Social Connectivity 77
6. Becoming a Part of Something Bigger Than Ourselves 95

Part Two. Reinventing Reality
7. The Benefits of Alternate Realities 119
8. Leveling Up in Life 146
9. Fun with Strangers 168
10. Happiness Hacking 183

Part Three. How Very Big Games Can Change the World
11. The Engagement Economy 219
12. Missions Impossible 247
13. Collaboration Superpowers 266
14. Saving the Real World Together 296
Conclusion: Reality Is Better 345

Acknowledgments 355
Appendix 1: How to Play 359
Appendix 2: Practical Advice for Gamers 365
Notes 371
Index 387