Jane McGonigal at The New York Public Library

Meet award-winning game maker and best-selling author Jane McGonigal at this special evening of inspiring thought, empowering gameplay, and a book signing, hosted by the New York Public Library and Games for Change, an NYC nonprofit promoting digital games for social good.

Jane will speak about a decade’s worth of scientific research into the ways all games change how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. She’ll explain how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience in everyday life simply by adopting a more “gameful” mindset, and bring the same psychological strengths we naturally display when we play games to real-world goals.

Following her talk, she will sign copies of her second book Superbetter. This new book will be available for purchase at this event, or if you can't make it, you can preorder a copy here. 

You can also try some of the games Jane mentions in her book at the Games for Change Arcade, with a selection of games that inspire you to embark on or continue your own journey to becoming superbetter.

For this event, guests are required to use The New York Public Library's 42nd Street entrance, since the main entrance on Fifth Avenue will be closed after 6 p.m. Busy this night? Jane will also be speaking at NYU Game Center on September 16. Follow NYU Game Center to hear when tickets are released for the September 16 event there.