One of the reasons I'm so optimistic that we can change our ways and combat global climate change is because I am a former World of Warcraft player and I know what an "epic win" feels like. Check out this video below of a TED talk with Jane McGonigal, a video game designer, who believes we can solve world problems by playing games online (and discusses what an "epic win" is).
Be sure to check out Urgent Evoke, a social network game to help empower young people all over the world to come up with creative solutions to our most urgent social problems. Let's come together to play games to save the world!
Video after the break:
This article appears in Mar 17-23, 2010.