I have been reading and thoroughly enjoying “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal (love the name too!). One basic premise of book is that games are engaging exactly because they represent a “better” version of reality in which missions are clear, feedback is more direct, failing is fun (careening off the track), … At the same time, I have started to learn how to play piano from a fake book. A fake book only shows the right hand melody and then indicates the chords that should go along with it...

I have been reading and thoroughly enjoying “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal (love the name too!). One basic premise of book is that games are engaging exactly because they represent a “better” version of reality in which missions are clear, feedback is more direct, failing is fun (careening off the track), … At the same time, I have started to learn how to play piano from a fake book. A fake book only shows the right hand melody and then indicates the chords that should go along with it...