Play predates the development of human culture and our brains are hard-wired to use play as a tool to accelerate learning, strategically explore unfamiliar environments and develop collaborative social connections. Games are human created, formalized structures and processes designed to maximize engagement and get the most out of the -play- impulse. In fact, gaming comes so naturally to us we don't even notice it for what it is.

Two examples of large scale gaming structures include our educational and political systems. Going deeper into understanding how gaming structures work, and...