Book Club: The Score by C. Thi Nguyen

Podcast: Lucky Paper Radio · Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox

Opublikowano: 2026-10-26

Andy, Anthony, and Parker tackle C. Thi Nguyen’s The Score in their fourth episode of “Book Club.” Nguyen’s book compares how metrics apply to and effect games and social structures. He argues that while metrics are a defining construct that allow games to exist and be fun, when applied to social situations and optimized they are often destructive. Our hosts discuss this theses and other arguments presented in the book. Discussed in this episode: The Score by C. Thi NguyenMerlin Bird I.D AppEpisode 206: The Joy of Gaming with Richard GarfieldGames and the Art of Agency by...