20 hours ago · In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions — from video games to yo-yoing — to illuminate the downside of our increasingly gamified world.

1 day ago · In The Score, philosopher C. Thi Nguyen shows us how this newly ‘gamified’ world has fundamentally captured our value systems, turning what might be moral or personal life …

5 days ago · In "The Score," C. Thi Nguyen explains why the constraints imposed by scoring systems in games like chess can feel so liberating. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)

6 Ean 2026 · The Score by C Thi Nguyen review – a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life From Duolingo to GDP, how an obsession with keeping score can subtly …

4 days ago · In The Score, Nguyen picks up that thread through chapter-alternating narratives that combine an enthusiast’s celebration of games’ inner workings (think Dungeons & Dragons more …

4 days ago · From The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game by C. Thi Nguyen, published by Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin …

12 hours ago · His hope, as he puts it in the subtitle, is to teach readers “How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game.” “The Score” is so exuberant and readable that the depth and …