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"As games continue to establish themselves into our daily lives, the future as we know it will not be the same. They don't just hold the power to influence our life, but also have great implications for Learning. Below are a few interesting talks from TED's past, focusing on games, which are sure to get you thinking."

"What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn't too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830 lines of code - a detailed, nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life. "

"In this talk from 2003, design critic Don Norman turns his incisive eye toward beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion, as he looks at design that makes people happy. He names the three emotional cues that a well-designed product must hit to succeed."

"The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk, his ideas include a pen that penetrates into a screen to draw 3D models and SpaceTop, a computer desktop prototype that lets you reach through the screen to manipulate digital objects."

"In September of 2013 I was asked to give a TEDx talk in Boulder, Colorado on Escaping Video Game Addiction. It was an incredible honor. It's been one of the most profound experiences of my life. 5 years ago I decided to quit my job and pursue the concept of having the freedom to live my life on my own terms, and although this talk speaks to video game addiction, it's truly a talk about freedom."

"Coding isn't just for computer whizzes, says Mitch Resnick of MIT Media Lab - it's for everyone. In a fun, demo-filled talk Resnick outlines the benefits of teaching kids to code, so they can do more than just "read" new technologies - but also create them."

"You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world." "