About Mr. Tom Chatfield

Tom Chatfield is a senior editor at Prospect magazine, and the author of "Fun Inc" (Virgin). He has a doctorate in literature and philosophy, and has done design and consultancy work for companies including Mind Candy, Grex, Red Glasses and Intervox. He has written for publications including the Times Literary Supplement, the New Statesman, Prospect, the Independent, the Observer and the Sunday Times, and speaks regularly on technology, media and gaming. His 2010 appearances include the RSA; authors@Google; TEDGlobal; the Bath, LSE, Swindon and Edinburgh literature festivals; the House of Commons; the Games Based Learning conference; GameCamp; and the Hay philosophy festival.