Comments on: Ludology vs. Narratology: They Will Fight Eternally http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: andrew http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 andrew Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:40:04 +0000 /?p=139#comment-1746 Terra Nova has <a href="http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2004/09/ye_olde_discipl.html">begun snacking</a> on the can of worms recently re-opened by <a href="http://ludology.org/article.php?story=20040907012906704">Julian Kucklich's critique</a> of <i>First Person</i> on EBR. Terra Nova has begun snacking on the can of worms recently re-opened by Julian Kucklich’s critique of First Person on EBR.

]]> By: andrew http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-538 andrew Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-538 I'm heading out the door to have Thanksgiving at the "source" — Plymouth, MA. I'm already late for the <a href="http://www.puddingbench.com/uaine.htm">festivities</a>. I’m heading out the door to have Thanksgiving at the “source” — Plymouth, MA. I’m already late for the festivities.

]]> By: Gonzalo Frasca http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Gonzalo Frasca Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-539 Everything I had to say was written on that paper. Thankfully, I won't fight eternally. Happy Thanksgiving! Everything I had to say was written on that paper. Thankfully, I won’t fight eternally. Happy Thanksgiving!

]]> By: B. Rickman http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-540 B. Rickman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-540 This is the first time I have come across the term "ludology". Who came up with such a terrible term? Every time I read it I think it means "the study of lud[d]ism". This is the first time I have come across the term “ludology”. Who came up with such a terrible term? Every time I read it I think it means “the study of lud[d]ism”.

]]> By: nick http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-541 nick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-541 Gonzalo answers that question in <a href="http://ludology.org/articles/Frasca_LevelUp2003.pdf">his paper [PDF].</a> Gonzalo answers that question in his paper [PDF].

]]> By: B. Rickman http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-542 B. Rickman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-542 It doesn't answer my implied question, which was: why <i>lud</i>ology? Does the stem "lud" refer to anything? The fourth son of Shem? LUD is the airport code for Luderitz, Namibia. Ludo appears to be a board game of British origins. Ludology seems to be little more than a private joke. It doesn’t answer my implied question, which was: why ludology? Does the stem “lud” refer to anything? The fourth son of Shem? LUD is the airport code for Luderitz, Namibia. Ludo appears to be a board game of British origins. Ludology seems to be little more than a private joke.

]]> By: Lud Lud http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Lud Lud Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-543 In order to answer your implied question: ludus means game in latin. In order to answer your implied question: ludus means game in latin.

]]> By: B. Rickman http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-544 B. Rickman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-544 Latin... of course. The ultimate private joke. :) Latin… of course. The ultimate private joke. :)

]]> By: noah http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-545 noah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-545 In English, the more commonly-used form is <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/61/20/L0282000.html">ludic.</a> See, for example, Warren Motte's <a href="http://unp.unl.edu/bookinfo/2849.html"><i>Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporary Literature.</i></a> In English, the more commonly-used form is ludic.

See, for example, Warren Motte’s Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporary Literature.

]]> By: andrew http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-546 andrew Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-546 Check out Jesper's <a href="http://jesperjuul.dk/ludologist/index.php?p=66">latest comments</a> on the topic. Check out Jesper’s latest comments on the topic.

]]> By: Matthew G. Kirschenbaum http://grandtextauto.org/2003/11/27/ludology-vs-narratology-they-will-fight-eternally/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Matthew G. Kirschenbaum Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=139#comment-547 <trackback /><strong>I Was a Teenage Grognard</strong> I have a confession to make. I was a teenage grognard. It's something I've long repressed, but Thanksgiving weekend back home I fell off the wagon and I fear there may be no help for it. Deep down I think I Was a Teenage Grognard
I have a confession to make. I was a teenage grognard. It’s something I’ve long repressed, but Thanksgiving weekend back home I fell off the wagon and I fear there may be no help for it. Deep down I think

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