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Watch TED Talks about video games, toys and board games -- and talks about using the mechanics of games in real life.

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The illuminating benefits of video games

Are video games eroding our minds? These TED Talks suggest the opposite -- that video games can improve our brain function, and even help better the world.

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Talks for gamers

Check out some of these talks on classic games and the benefits of being behind the controller.

Talks about Gaming

Kylan Gibbs

Entertainment is getting an AI upgrade

James McManus

Why is Texas hold 'em so popular?

Liv Boeree

The dark side of competition in AI

Kris Alexander

How video games can level up the way you learn

Joel Baraka

The board game getting kids excited about school

The TED Interview

How to be a futurist

Noah Raford

How gaming can be a force for good

James Hodge

Esports, virtual Formula 1 and the new era of play

Agnes Larsson

The awesome potential of many metaverses

William Collis

How video game skills can get you ahead in life

Cassie Flynn

A game that lets you decide how to tackle the climate crisis

Caitlin Holman

How game design can help schooling

Cornelia Geppert

A video game that helps us understand loneliness

Herman Narula

The transformative power of video games

Emmett Shear

What streaming means for the future of entertainment

Alex Gendler

A brief history of chess

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4 reasons why talented women are shut out of tech

What’s it like to be a woman in competitive gaming? A female gamer explains.