Forgiving mistakes

Forgiving mistakes

 "It is very easy to forgive others for their mistakes. It takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own." — Jessamyn West, American author

The boy and the sundae

The boy and the sundae

Many years ago, a 10-year-old boy walked up to the counter of a soda shop and climbed onto a stool. He caught the eye of the waitress and asked, “how much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” the waitress replied. The boy reached into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change, and began counting. The waitress frowned impatiently. After all, she had other customers to wait on. The boy squinted up at the waitress. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” He asked. The…

Can gaming save the world?

Can gaming save the world?

Notes on Jane McGonigal's Revolutionary TED Talk I just finished watching a TED Talk by Jane McGonigal about how games can help us save the world which was fascinating. At first you are probably like me and you instantly discredited her, but her ideas are brilliant. Below are my notes and definitely watch the video if interested because I likely wasn't able to effectively capture it all. The Emotion of Gaming Phillip Toledano wanted to capture the emotion of gaming in a series of pictures he took of…