# Event Details - **Event Name**: C. Thi Nguyen, “The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game” - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: University of Utah philosopher presents new book on gamification and scoring in everyday lifeAbout this EventPhilosopher analyzes the effects of games and scoring systems on human values and behavior. In his new book published by Penguin, , Nguyen shows how different forms of games and play—from video games and sports to cooking or gardening—can enhance human development and meaning. He contrasts this potential with the growing role of metrics and rankings in workplaces, schools, governments, and everyday decision-making. These systems, he argues, can make us outsource our values and interests to external authorities. In developing ideas like value capture and the gamification of modern life, he invites audiences to consider when scores and metrics can be rewarding, or alienating.Nguyen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. He is the author of , published by Oxford University Press, and an editor at .See also: — C. Thi Nguyen and Bekka Williams, The New York Times — The Ezra Klein Show — Jonathan Bastian, Life Examined, KCRW — Megan Garber and Andrea Valdez, The AtlanticViews expressed in Tanner Humanities Center events do not represent the official position of the Center or the University of Utah. for more updates about Tanner Humanities Center events and programming. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salt-lake-city/c-thi-nguyen-the-score-how-to-stop-playing-somebody-else’s-game/100001972882613004 - **Event Categories**: sports, art, literary-art, nonprofit, it - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Salt Lake City - **state**: UT - **country**: United States - **location**: The Obert C. & Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center Jewel Box - **lat**: 40.764443 - **long**: -111.843192 - **full address**: The Obert C. & Grace A. 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