Today we had another class of CS4067 and began defining ludology and narratology a little more. We started looking at the terms ludus and paidea. Rather than defining them, I’ll just direct you to this blog entry where they are defined more competently than I could explain.
I’ve been hearing both in and out of class that ludology and narratology are generally considered opposing theories. Likewise, ludologists and narratologists generally do not like each others’ ideas. It’s probably from a lack of reading experience, but myself and others in the class are having difficulty seeing why the ideas are said to be incompatible. (more…)
