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Johns/1 Keaton Johns Professor Sterrantino English 201017 21 January 2015 Response “What Exactly Is a Game?” Response Jane McGonigal’s article “What Exactly Is a Game?” describes how every game works and how they can benefit us in the real world. McGonigal says that the four defining traits of a video game are the goal, the rules, the feedback system, and voluntary participation. These games challenge us with harder tasks than we could face in real life to help us learn how to deal with real life problems. McGonigal is right that video games can train us in skills like problem solving, handeye coordination, reaction time, and such. Adding to McGonigal’s argument, I would point out that most gamers use video games as an escape for something better and easier that reality. So although video games train us subconsciously by being difficult, we still come to them because they seem to be easier and more engaging. This duality makes video games all the more interesting and necessary for our growth.

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Johns/1 

Keaton Johns 

Professor Sterrantino 

English 2010­17 

21 January 2015 

Response 

“What Exactly Is a Game?” Response 

Jane McGonigal’s article “What Exactly Is a Game?” describes how every game works 

and how they can benefit us in the real world. McGonigal says that the four defining traits of a 

video game are the goal, the rules, the feedback system, and voluntary participation. These 

games challenge us with harder tasks than we could face in real life to help us learn how to deal 

with real life problems. McGonigal is right that video games can train us in skills like problem 

solving, hand­eye coordination, reaction time, and such. Adding to McGonigal’s argument, I 

would point out that most gamers use video games as an escape for something better and easier 

that reality. So although video games train us subconsciously by being difficult, we still come to 

them because they seem to be easier and more engaging. This duality makes video games all the 

more interesting and necessary for our growth.