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TED演讲稿

Thegamethatcangiveyou10extrayearsoflife

I'magamer,soIliketohavegoals. Ilikespecialmissionsandsecretobjectives. Sohere'smyspecialmissionforthistalk:

 I'mgoingtotrytoincreasethelifespan ofeverysinglepersoninthisroom bysevenandahalfminutes. Literally,youwilllivesevenandhalfminuteslonger thanyouwouldhaveotherwise, justbecauseyouwatchedthistalk.

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37Okay,someofyouarelookingalittlebitskeptical. That'sokay,becausecheckitout-- Ihavemathtoprovethatitispossible. Anditwon'tmakealotofsensenow. I'llexplainitalllater, justpayattentiontothenumberatthebottom:

 plus-7.68245837minutes thatwillbemygifttoyouifI'msuccessfulinmymission.

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57Now,youhaveasecretmissiontoo. Yourmissionistofigureouthowyouwanttospendyour extrasevenandahalfminutes. AndIthinkyoushoulddosomethingunusualwiththem, becausethesearebonusminutes.Youweren'tgoingtohavethemanyway.

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11Now,becauseI'magamedesigner,youmightbethinkingtoyourself, Iknowwhatshewantsustodowiththoseminutes, shewantsustospendthemplayinggames. Nowthisisatotallyreasonableassumption, giventhatIhavemadequiteahabitofencouragingpeople tospendmoretimeplayinggames. Forexample,inmyfirstTEDTalk, Ididproposethatweshouldspend21billionhoursaweek asaplanetplayingvideogames.

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36Now,21billionhours,it'salotoftime. It'ssomuchtime,infact,thatthenumberoneunsolicitedcomment thatIhaveheardfrompeopleallovertheworld sinceIgavethattalk,isthis:

 Jane,gamesaregreatandall,butonyourdeathbed, areyoureallygoingtowishyouspentmoretimeplayingAngryBirds?

 Thisideaissopervasive--thatgamesareawasteoftime thatwewillcometoregret--thatIhearitliterallyeverywhereIgo. Forexample,truestory:

Justafewweeksago, thiscabdriver,uponfindingoutthatafriendandIwereintown foragamedeveloper'sconference, turnedaroundandsaid--andIquote-- "Ihategames.Wasteoflife.Imaginegettingtotheendofyourlife andregrettingallthattime."

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23Now,Iwanttotakethisproblemseriously. Imean,Iwantgamestobeaforceforgoodintheworld. Idon'twantgamerstoregretthetimetheyspentplaying, timethatIencouragedthemtospend. SoIhavebeenthinkingaboutthisquestionalotlately. Whenwe'reonourdeathbeds,willweregret thetimewespentplayinggames?

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42Now,thismaysurpriseyou,butitturnsout thereisactuallysomescientificresearchonthisquestion.It'strue.Hospiceworkers, thepeoplewhotakecareofusattheendofourlives, recentlyissuedareportonthemostfrequentlyexpressedregrets thatpeoplesaywhentheyareliterallyontheirdeathbeds. Andthat'swhatIwanttosharewithyoutoday-- thetopfiveregretsofthedying.

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09Numberone:

IwishIhadn'tworkedsohard. Numbertwo:

IwishIhadstayedintouchwithmyfriends.Numberthree:

IwishIhadletmyselfbehappier. Numberfour:

IwishI'dhadthecouragetoexpressmytrueself. Andnumberfive:

IwishI'dlivedalifetruetomydreams, insteadofwhatothersexpectedofme.

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43Now,asfarasIknow,nooneevertoldoneofthehospiceworkers, IwishI'dspentmoretimeplayingvideogames, butwhenIhearthesetopfiveregretsofthedying, Ican'thelpbuthearfivedeephumancravings thatgamesactuallyhelpusfulfill.

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57Forexample,IwishIhadn'tworkedsohard. Formanypeople,thismeans,IwishI'dspentmoretimewithmyfamily,withmykidswhentheyweregrowingup. Well,weknowthatplayinggamestogetherhastremendous familybenefits. ArecentstudyfromBrighamYoungUniversity SchoolofFamilylifereportedthatparentswho spendmoretimeplayingvideogameswiththeirkids havemuchstrongerreal-liferelationshipswiththem.

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21IwishI'dstayedintouchwithmyfriends. Well,hundredsofmillionsofpeople usesocialgameslikeFarmVilleorWordsWithFriends tostayindailycontactwithreal-lifefriendsandfamily. Arecentstudyfrom[UniversityofMichigan]showed thatthesegamesareincrediblypowerful relationship-managementtools. Theyhelpusstayconnectedwithpeopleinoursocialnetwork thatwewouldotherwisegrowdistantfrom, ifweweren'tplayinggamestogether.

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50IwishI'dletmyselfbehappier. Well,hereIcan'thelpbutthinkofthegroundbreakingclinicaltrialsrecentlyconductedatEastCarolinaUniversity thatshowedthatonlinegamescanoutperformpharmaceuticalsfortreatingclinicalanxietyanddepression. Just30minutesofonlinegameplayadaywasenoughtocreatedramaticboostsinmood andlong-termincreasesinhappiness.

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14IwishI'dhadthecouragetoexpressmytrueself. Well,avatarsareawaytoexpressourtrueselves,ourmostheroic,idealizedversionofwhowemightbecome. YoucanseethatinthisalteregoportraitbyRobbieCooper ofagamerwithhisavatar. AndStanfordUniversityhasbeendoingresearchforfiveyearsnow todocumenthowplayingagamewithanidealizedavatar changeshowwethinkandactinreallife, makingusmorecourageous,moreambitious, morecommittedtoourgoals.

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49IwishI'dledalifetruetomydreams, andnotwhatothersexpectedofme. Aregamesdoingthisyet?

I'mnotsure, soI'veleftaquestionmark,aSuperMarioquestionmark. Andwe'regoingtocomebacktothisone.

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59Butinthemeantime,perhapsyou'rewondering, whoisthisgamedesignertobetalkingtous aboutdeathbedregrets?

 Andit'strue,I'veneverworkedinahospice, I'veneverbeenonmydeathbed. ButrecentlyIdidspendthreemonthsinbed,wantingtodie. Reallywantingtodie.

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22Nowletmetellyouthatstory. Itstartedtwoyearsago,whenIhitmyheadandgotaconcussion. Nowtheconcussiondidn'thealproperly, andafter30daysIwasleftwithsymptomslikenonstopheadaches, nausea,vertigo,memoryloss,mentalfog. Mydoctortoldmethatinordertohealmybrain,Ihadtorestit. SoIhadtoavoideverythingthattriggeredmysymptoms. Formethatmeantnoreading,nowriting,novideogames, noworkoremail,norunning,noalcohol,nocaffeine. Inotherwords--andIthinkyouseewherethisisgoing-- noreasontolive.

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54Ofcourseit'smeanttobefunny, butinallseriousness,suicidalideationisquitecommon withtraumaticbraininjuries. Ithappenstooneinthree,andithappenedtome. Mybrainstartedtellingme,Jane,youwanttodie. Itsaid,you'renevergoingtogetbetter. Itsaid,thepainwillneverend.

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17Andthesevoicesbecamesopersistentandsopersuasive thatIstartedtolegitimatelyfearformylife,whichisthetimethatIsaidtomyselfafter34days-- andIwillneverforgetthismoment-- Isaid,Iameithergoingtokillmyself orI'mgoingtoturnthisintoagame.

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40Now,whyagame?

 Iknewfromresearchingthepsychologyofgamesformorethanadecade thatwhenweplayagame--andthisisinthescientificliterature-- wetackletoughchallengeswithmorecreativity, moredetermination,moreoptimism, andwe'remorelikelytoreachouttoothersforhelp.AndIwantedtobringthesegamertraitstomyreal-lifechallenge, soIcreatedarole-playingrecoverygame calledJanetheConcussionSlayer.

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03Nowthisbecamemynewsecretidentity, andthefirstthingIdidasaslayer wascallmytwinsister--IhaveanidenticaltwinsisternamedKelly-- andtellher,I'mplayingagametohealmybrain, andIwantyoutoplaywithme. Thiswasaneasierwaytoaskforhelp.

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21Shebecamemyfirstallyinthegame, myhusbandKiyashjoinednext, andtogetherweidentifiedandbattledthebadguys. Nowthiswasanythingthatcouldtriggermysymptoms andthereforeslowdownthehealingprocess, thingslikebrightlightsandcrowdedspaces. Wealsocollectedandactivatedpower-ups. ThiswasanythingIcoulddoonevenmyworstday tofeeljustalittlebitgood, justalittlebitproductive. Thingslikecuddlingmydogfor10minutes, orgettingoutofbedandwalkingaroundtheblockjustonce.

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53Nowthegamewasthatsimple:

 Adoptasecretidentity,recruityourallies, battlethebadguys,activatethepower-ups. Butevenwithagamesosimple, withinjustacoupledaysofstartingtoplay, thatfogofdepressionandanxiety wentaway.Itjustvanished.Itfeltlikeamiracle. Nowitwasn'tamiraclecurefortheheadaches orthecognitivesymptoms. Thatlastedformorethanayear, anditwasthehardestyearofmylifebyfar. ButevenwhenIstillhadthesymptoms, evenwhileIwasstillinpain,Istoppedsuffering.

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26Nowwhathappenednextwiththegamesurprisedme. Iputupsomeblogpostsandvideosonline,explaininghowtoplay. Butnoteverybodyhasaconcussion,obviously, noteveryonewantstobe"theslayer," soIrenamedthegameSuperBetter.

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40AndsoonIstartedhearingfrompeopleallovertheworld whowereadoptingtheirownsecretidentity,recruitingtheirownallies,andtheyweregetting"superbetter" facingchallengeslikecancerandchronicpain, depressionandCrohn'sdisease. EvenpeoplewereplayingitforterminaldiagnoseslikeALS. AndIcouldtellfromtheirmessagesandtheirvideos thatthegamewashelpingtheminthesameways thatithelpedme. Theytalkedaboutfeelingstrongerandbraver. Theytalkedaboutfeelingbetterunderstoodbytheirfriendsandfamily. Andtheyeventalkedaboutfeelinghappier, eventhoughtheywereinpain,eventhoughtheyweretackling thetoughestchallengeoftheirlives.

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23Nowatthetime,I'mthinkingtomyself,whatisgoingonhere?

 Imean,howcouldagamesotrivialintervenesopowerfully insuchserious,andinsomecaseslife-and-death,circumstances?

 Imean,ifithadn'tworkedforme, there'snowayIwouldhavebelieveditwaspossible. Wel