ludo

As the notion of ludo-narrative dissonance-that a game's "play" elements pull against its narrative ones-becomes the dominant shibboleth of an increasingly large tribe of games critics, the Japanese-style role playing game seems to have been pigeonholed as stagnant and archaic.

Destructoid Joseph Leray 2010

I wonder if the "ludo" part of "ludotpian" might be not quite the right idea.

Ludotopian 2009

Nell coined a name for that trancelike state that heavy readers enter when consuming books for pleasure — "ludic reading" (from the Latin ludo, meaning "I play").

The Future of Reading 2007

I don't have a clue how to better achieve ludo-narrative resonance, but in my blog I recently mentioned that Fishing Girl did a really good job.

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009

What I took from it is that, until we achieve a better understanding of gameplay, ludo-narrative resonance and the psychology therein, we'd be better off sticking to conceptually basic stories.

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009

I'd like to think ludo-narrative resonance is one of those things.

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009

You're right about the, um, ludo-narrative dissonance (great term, anonymous!), but the underlying problem is that the story just plain sucks on every conceivable level.

Not Now, Honey, I'm Exploring SVGL 2009

GTA Vice City is a good example of ludo-narrative resonance.

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009

There WAS a ludo-narrative resonance in the time distortion mechanic - but I'll be buggered if I can explain it, because the brunt of Braid's core story was so abstract and text-heavy that it flew over my tiny head.

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009

In the concept of ludo-narrative resonance that I discussed, wouldn't the search for that be about bringing the challenge of gameplay into line with the conflict of story until they were one and the same?

Conflict, Resolution SVGL 2009