Ludomusicology

//ˌlu.doʊˌmju.zɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of video game music. uncountable

    "[…] the discipline of ludomusicology might emerge as a way to bring insights yielded from studying musical performance to bear on how ludic experiences are constructed and represented […]."

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"[…] the discipline of ludomusicology might emerge as a way to bring insights yielded from studying musical performance to bear on how ludic experiences are constructed and represented […]."

Etymology

Blend of ludology (“the study of games”) + musicology (“the study of music”). Coined circa 2007.

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