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The Last Word on Ludology v Narratology

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The Last Word on Ludology v Narratology

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    1. The Last Word on Ludology v Narratology Preface to DiGRA 2005 Keynote Address

    2. 2 Showdown at HUMlab January 2005

    3. 3 Lovefest at HUMlab January 2005

    4. 4 Why no fight?

    5. 5 Why no fight?

    6. 6 Why no fight?

    7. 7 Which one is the narratologist?

    8. 8 Which one is the narratologist?

    9. 9 Ludology’s phantom opponent

    10. 10 Is there a “narratologist” in the house?

    11. 11 Is there a “narratologist” in the house?

    12. 12 Why this quest for the phantom narratologist?

    13. 13 Why has “ludology” constructed a phantom demonized “narratology”?

    14. 14 What is ludology? Ludology is A methodology An ideology

    15. 15 Computer Game Formalism (CGF) based on premise that (computer) games can be described as a discrete category with stable descriptors uses methods derived from structural narratology Phantom opponent “narratologists”: want to put games into the colonial grasp of narrative by denying their unique form Ludology as a valuable methodology

    16. 16 Game (Studies) Essentialism (GSE or GE) defines the field of Game Studies as concerned ONLY with those formal elements unique to games insists on the irrelevance of other approaches Phantom opponent “narratologists”: anyone discussing games as cultural, dramatic, narrative, psychological, emotional or otherwise semiotic experiences Ludology as prescriptive ideology

    17. 17 Take this test to see if you are a phantom narratologist….

    18. 18 Do you see any difference between these images?

    19. 19 Do you see any difference between these images?

    20. 20 Do you see any difference between these images?

    21. 21 Do you see any difference between these images?

    22. 22 Do you see any difference between these images?

    23. 23 Do you see any difference between these images?

    24. 24 There are useful formal readings of a game

    25. 25 There is no single orthodox reading of a game

    26. 26 Life is a game, but not necessarily a contest

    27. 27 So let’s remember there is agreement that: Studying the unique forms of games is valuable Studying games as part of broader cultural and representational traditions is valuable

    28. 28 JANET.MURRAY@LCC.GATECH.EDU Digital Media at Georgia Tech B.S. Computational Media M.S. Information Design and Technology Ph.D. Digital Media HTTP://idt.gatech.edu HTTP://egl.gatech.edu (Experimental Game Lab) HTTP://etv.gatech.edu (Experimental TV Group)

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