ludological

I think there are some additional twists to this: Many "ludological" texts come from a narrative1 tradition of close readings, examining text structure etc... in order to point out how the player experience is special in a game.

Ye Olde Disciplinary Punch-and-Judy Show 2004

I've always loved the games, because they perform a neat form of ludological jujitsu.

Is Virtual Destruction an Art Form? 2008

I've always loved the games, because they perform a neat form of ludological jujitsu.

Is Virtual Destruction an Art Form? 2008

Maybe it's because text-chat is inherently abstract; it's something that happens in our heads, in a sort of ludological backchannel of our minds.

Voice Chat Can Really Kill the Mood on WoW 2007

Maybe it's because text-chat is inherently abstract; it's something that happens in our heads, in a sort of ludological backchannel of our minds.

Voice Chat Can Really Kill the Mood on WoW 2007

What it ultimately does, if the poster goes so far, is dismiss the validity of the idea that these environments are non-trivial, which challenges the ludological premise at its very foundation.

World of Warcraft is the New Golf. 2006

This is a place where conventional structural forms of ludological thinking go badly wrong, I think, where a more narratological interest in content, meaning, communicative capacity is necessary.

The Liabilities of Licenses 2005

It's just that those aren't the kinds of game-mechanical, ludological innovations that often get discussed in development conversations.

The Liabilities of Licenses 2005

This is a place where conventional structural forms of ludological thinking go badly wrong, I think, where a more narratological interest in content, meaning, communicative capacity is necessary.

November 2005 2005

Most virtual worlds discussion is still at the gaming/ludological end of the scale which makes sense because most VWs are designed and marketed as games :-.

The Skinnable World 2005