The Play section of Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New Mind” sort of follows Jane McGonigal’s idea/s in her TED talk. We’ve got to get away from the serious work routine and mix it up. Both of these people suggest (and insist) on playing games but more specifically, video games. Pink talks about how serious of an environment the Ford plant was, even going as far to outlaw smiling or laughing. Although this was a good example of how strict work places can be, I thought the Ford factory was a successful business. But anyway, I tried a few examples that Pink suggested.
I took out my Iphone and began looking through the App Store for right brain, left brain themed games. I downloaded one where you answer a few questions (choosing A or B) and they tell you if you are left-brained, right-brained, or the all mighty golden brained. Each result comes with an explanation of what your type of brain entails. Now, this game was free, so I don’t know exactly how accurate it is, but you can try it out. Here is the title and cover art.