Adrian Hon – You’ve Been Played How corporations, governments and schools use games to control us all. Adrian Hon, founder of games developer Six Start, has observed first-hand how computer gaming technology has been adopted and adapted by governments, schools and global corporations to monitor, coerce or strip us of cash. Points, badges and leaderboards are creeping into every aspect of modern life, whether it's Uber drivers being set “challenges” to keep them at the wheel, or warehouses that make shelf-stacking into a competition in which the fastest are rewarded and the slowest sacked, all are part of society’s increasing gamification. These are games that we often have no choice but to play, where losing has heavy penalties. Armed with some startling data, Hon asks what can be done to prevent us from playing our way into a soft-lock dystopia. Illustrated talk. Book Now Booking Information Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 08.00 on Thursday 2nd of March. Tickets go on general sale from Saturday 4th March. Please note that a handling charge of 50p per ticket applies to bookings made in person or over the phone. No handling charges apply to online bookings. Hearing loops are available. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book (booking fees will not apply). Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events. Booking for this event has now closed.