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From Twister to Twitter—Games and Gamification with C. Thi Nguyen

Feb 15, 20231 hr 26 min
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Episode description

Games can be good or bad. Or evil. Or stupid. But what happens when we apply the artificial constraints of game design to real world discourse? Philosophy professor C. Thi Nguyen is here to deepen our understanding of games and raise a few flags about the gamification of everyday life.

  • (6:21) Definition of a game
  • (23:42) Games as art in the medium of agency
  • (37:04) Should games be fun?
  • (47:37) Gaming in the real world, from Twitter to GPAs
  • (1:05:12) The game of investing
  • (1:18:45) Buy Sell or Hold

Host: David Gardner
Guest: C. Thi Nguyen
Produceer: Rick Engdahl

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