Can Gaming Save Us?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 31, 2017

Asi Burak joins us to discuss his book, Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World, which he co-authored with Laura Parker. Burak, who co-founded and led Impact Games, looks at how video games can benefit our bodies and our brains, and also generate positive social change around the world. He currently serves as chairman of Games for Change and has spent the last 10 years supporting and promoting the use of video games for social good.

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