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ludomusicality

/ˌlu.doʊˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/

ludomusicality noun: the way in which music is played and composed in the context of games, musicality specifically in game or video game music, or the relationship between play and music.

Noun

ludomusicality (uncountable)

  1. The way in which music is played and composed in the context of games, musicality specifically in game or video game music, or the relationship between play and music.
    • From the flip book to anime, from toys to works of art, and from congas to taiko drums, the course of each element that plays into Nintendo's ludomusicality can be traced along paths that wind through space and time.2014, K.J. Donnelly et al., Music In Video Games: Studying Play, Routledge, page 67
    • In turn, digital games can illuminate these historical manifestations of ludomusicality, suggesting alternative methods of construing chronological relations that recognize the ludic forces of improvisation and performance as well as the textual and material formations that have enabled and...2016, Roger Moseley, Keys to Play: Music as a Ludic Medium from Apollo to Nintendo, Univ of California Press, page 12

Origin of ludomusicality

From ludo- (“relating to games”) + musicality.

Questions about ludomusicality

What does ludomusicality mean?
Ludomusicality means the way in which music is played and composed in the context of games, musicality specifically in game or video game music, or the relationship between play and music.
What part of speech is ludomusicality?
Ludomusicality is a noun.
How do you pronounce ludomusicality?
Ludomusicality is pronounced /ˌlu.doʊˌmju.zɪˈkæ.lɪ.ti/.

Words near ludomusicality in the dictionary

  1. Ludolphian number
  2. Ludolphine
  3. Ludolphs
  4. ludomania
  5. ludomusical
  6. ludomusicality
  7. ludomusicological
  8. ludomusicologist
  9. ludomusicologists
  10. ludomusicology
  11. ludonarrative

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