ludification
ludification noun: derision; mockery.
Noun
ludification (countable and uncountable, plural ludifications)
- Derision; mockery.
- The process of ludifying; the process of making something playful or converting something into a game.
- As such, ludification of culture is first and foremost a philosophy.2014, Harald Warmelink, Online Gaming and Playful Organization, page 184
- Although ludification ties in with both gamification and the concept and practice of transmedia it possesses unique characteristics and qualities of its own, primarily evolving around playful ways of creating and interacting with stories.2020, Bo Kampmann Walther, Lasse Juel Larsen, “Gamification and Beyond: The Case of Ludification”, in Iza Marfisi-Schottman, Francesco Bellotti, Ludovic Hamon, editor, Games and Learning Alliance...
- Synonyms:
- gamification
Synonyms of ludification
Forms of ludification
| plural | ludifications |
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Origin of ludification
From Latin ludificatio, from ludificare (“to make sport of”), from ludus (“sport”) + -ficare (“to make”, in comparative). See -fy.
Questions about ludification
- What does ludification mean?
- Ludification means derision; mockery.
- What part of speech is ludification?
- Ludification is a noun.
- What is the plural of ludification?
- The plural of ludification is ludifications.
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