And those aesthetic qualities can arise, not just for our actions in isolation, but also for our actions as practically functional. Some actions are beautiful because of what they get done. Consider the difference between two superficially …[^2]: My account is moderately aligned, in spirit, with those scholars who call themselves ludologists, who argue that games are a unique category and should be studied as such. For surveys of ludology, and of the debate between narratology…
C. Thi Nguyen
philosopher · 6 mentions across 3 readings
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C. Thi Nguyen is a philosopher working at the intersection of games, aesthetics, and value systems who has become central to understanding how algorithmic systems and gamification reshape human agency and desire. In this course, Nguyen's ludological work (particularly his 2017 writings on games as distinct systems with their own aesthetics and goals) anchors discussions of how games function as both art forms and value-delivery mechanisms—essential to understanding how AI and machine learning systems can gamify human behavior. His work bridges the technical study of systems design with humanistic concerns about agency, making him crucial to thinking through how optimization algorithms might colonize human experience.
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BEENE, S., GREER, K.: A Call to Action for Librarians: Countering Conspiracy Theories in the Age of QAnon. In Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2021, Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 1-8. ISSN 0099-1333. [online]. [2022-05-22]. Available at: <https://ww…[^39]: See also: SUTTON-SMITH, B.: The Ambiguity of Play. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1997.
[^40]: SCHECHNER, R.: The Future of Ritual: Writings on Culture and Performance. London, New York, NY : Routledge, 1993, p. 38.
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Theorycels v. Operators D&D to MUDs to MMORPGs, ARGs to dreampolitik; ong's hat; the beast, ilovebees, Year Zero, Synydyne, Cicada 3301, Cicada Mach 2, gamejacking, “occult memetics”; Bernard Suits, C. Thi Nguyen, Games, Agency as Art; Game…12. December 1 Assymetrical Likewar to Autoassymetry Psyop to Mindwar to Likewar; hybrid war, asymmetry, and 5GW; Equation Group v. Shadow Brokers: DANDERSPIRITZ, EWOKFRENZY, WANNACRY; exfiltration doxware; TrapWire/Stratfor leak; Clearview…
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