Ludography
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A curated list of games; A list of the games mentioned in a publication
"Examples are drawn from a range of games, both digital and non-digital—from Bioshock and World of Warcraft to Monopoly—and the book provides a variety of exercises and sample analyses, as well as a comprehensive ludography and glossary."
- 2 A curated list of games; The oeuvre of a game designer
"Some very specific obsessions recur throughout his ludography: themes involving the subconscious, the nature of the mind, and the manipulated hero."
- 3 A curated list of games; a list of all the board games a designer created.
"In 2021, among other things, the revised CATAN 3D Edition was published. Other exciting titles are currently in the works and will then be included in the ludography here."
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More examples"Examples are drawn from a range of games, both digital and non-digital—from Bioshock and World of Warcraft to Monopoly—and the book provides a variety of exercises and sample analyses, as well as a comprehensive ludography and glossary."
Etymology
From Latin ludus (“game”), and from -graphy, after bibliography.
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