Difference between revisions of "Ludology in game studies"
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| − | '''Ludology''' in game studies is an idea introduced by Gonzalo Frasca in which entertainment and gameplay are the principle motivation for video and computer games. The term ludology stems from the latin ''ludus'' for game which is central to its ideas. Ludologists do not believe the future of gaming to be in cyber drama or narrative games. Instead, these scholars see narrative stories and games as two separate structures meant for different purposes. Key ludologists include Frasca, Markku Eskelinien, Raine Koskimaa, Espen Aarseth, Stewart Moulthrop, and more. Now that video games have taken on a recognized part of our environment there has been an increase in scholarly work which has spawned this argument between ludologist and narratologists. | + | '''Ludology''' in game studies is an idea introduced by Gonzalo Frasca in which entertainment and gameplay are the principle motivation for video and computer games. The term ludology stems from the latin ''ludus'' for game which is central to its ideas. Ludologists do not believe the future of gaming to be in cyber drama or narrative games. Instead, these scholars see narrative stories and games as two separate structures meant for different purposes. Key ludologists include Frasca, Markku Eskelinien, Raine Koskimaa, Espen Aarseth, Stewart Moulthrop, and more. Now that [[video games]] have taken on a recognized part of our environment there has been an increase in scholarly work which has spawned this argument between ludologist and narratologists. |
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
* Waltrip-Fruin, Noah; Harrigan, Pat-Editors. ''First Person''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2004. | * Waltrip-Fruin, Noah; Harrigan, Pat-Editors. ''First Person''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2004. | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 20 May 2007
Ludology in game studies is an idea introduced by Gonzalo Frasca in which entertainment and gameplay are the principle motivation for video and computer games. The term ludology stems from the latin ludus for game which is central to its ideas. Ludologists do not believe the future of gaming to be in cyber drama or narrative games. Instead, these scholars see narrative stories and games as two separate structures meant for different purposes. Key ludologists include Frasca, Markku Eskelinien, Raine Koskimaa, Espen Aarseth, Stewart Moulthrop, and more. Now that video games have taken on a recognized part of our environment there has been an increase in scholarly work which has spawned this argument between ludologist and narratologists.
References
- Waltrip-Fruin, Noah; Harrigan, Pat-Editors. First Person. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2004.
