Can we invent the future and save the world, just by playing a game? Find out how forecasting games like the Institute for the Future's SUPERSTRUCT can help us harness participation bandwidth, solve hard problems, give more people work that actually matters, and turn us into Super Empowered Hopeful Individuals who are capable of re-inventing society,

1. WARNING: When this talk begins, you will find yourself at ETech 2019 .* *and you will be asked to move seats Jane M c Gonigal, PhD U.S. Secretary of Games (former director of game research & development for the Institute for the Future )

4. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 Humans have 23 years to go

8. GEAS World Run Supercomputer

9. CATASTROPHIC SPECIES COLLAPSE

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25. Reinventing Survivability with WORK THAT MATTERS

26. WORK THAT MATTERS: Which superthreat did you choose?

27. Now please arrange and reseat yourselves accordingly – in less than 60 seconds.

34. GAME DEVELOPERS nominated for a NOBEL PRIZE by 2034

38. World Without Oil

51. STILL LOOKS PROMISING!!! but….

54. superstructgame.org

61. “ Going out in the 2019 Quarantine”

62. Dancing together = Happy

64. participation outputs in 6 weeks: a community of >7500 SEHIs > 1000 stories about the superthreats > 500 active strategy forums > 550 collaborative superstructures

77. I believe that by gaming together, we can start solving hard problems , help re-invent society , give more people work that matters , and improve our collective survivability .

78. lab.signtific.org

79. WARNING: When this talk ends, you will find yourself back at Etech 2009.* *and you will be asked to help invent the future Jane M c Gonigal, PhD future U.S. Secretary of Games? (current director of game research & development for the Institute for the Future ) IFTF.ORG / follow me on Twitter: avantgame