Clive Thompson, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Wired and the author of the book “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better,” talks about how fatherhood changed what video games he plays, how “World of Warcraft” almost ruined his life, and why “Mario Bros.” is better than “Super Mario Bros.” Then (at NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE:“1979 Revolution” & Episode 5 of “Life Is Strange”SHOW NOTES:“The ‘Minecraft’ Generation,” Clive Thompson’s New York Times Magazine cover storySteven Poole’s “Working for the Man: Against the Employment Paradigm in Videogames”“How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of Play,” Clive’s Wired cover story on ‘Halo 3’Clive’s book, “Smarter Than You Think”Tristan Harris: Ethics for DesignersThe post New York Times Magazine writer Clive Thompson: What I Play appeared first on Shall We Play a Game?.