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Utah professor looks to his personal passions — from video games to yo-yoing — to illuminate the downside of an increasingly gamified world

C. Thi Nguyen explains our gamified world in his new book, “The Score”

(Alex Goodlett | The New York Times) C. Thi Nguyen demonstrates his yo-yoing skills at home in Salt Lake City, Dec. 29, 2025.