In his new book The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game (Allen Lane, 13 January 2026), philosopher and gamer C Thi Nguyen shows us how our newly gamified world has fundamentally captured our value systems, forcing us to prioritise what can be measured and monetized over what is truly meaningful.
He will give an online talk to TRIP members, offering a timely guide to the joy of games and the danger of metrics, and how to rewrite the rules in order to build more creative and joyful lives.
This is an exclusive, members-only event. Become a member of TRIP to get details on how to attend online. As a member you will receive an email on the day of the event with the URL and meeting code.
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About the speaker
C. Thi Nguyen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, and a specialist in the philosophy of games, the philosophy of technology, and the theory of value. A former food writer for the Los Angeles Times, Nguyen is active in public philosophy, writing for the New York Times, Washington Post, New Statesman, and elsewhere.