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game studies

game studies noun: the study of games; ludology.

Noun

game studies (uncountable)

  1. The study of games; ludology.
    • Game-studies scholars (there are such things) like to point out that games tend to reflect the societies in which they are created and played.2012 April 4, Sam Anderson, “Just One More Game ...”, in The New York Times Magazine

Questions about game studies

What does game studies mean?
Game studies means the study of games; ludology.
What part of speech is game studies?
Game studies is a noun.

Words near game studies in the dictionary

  1. game set
  2. game sheet
  3. game sheets
  4. game show
  5. game shows
  6. game studies
  7. game the system
  8. game theories
  9. game theorist
  10. game theorists
  11. game theory

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