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ludonarrative

ludonarrative noun: the intersection of a game's ludic and narrative elements.

Noun

ludonarrative (usually uncountable, plural ludonarratives)

  1. (usually) The intersection of a game's ludic and narrative elements.

Forms of ludonarrative

pluralludonarratives

Origin of ludonarrative

Blend of ludology + narrative, coined by Canadian video game designer and director Clint Hocking in 2007. By surface analysis, ludo- + narrative.

Words formed from ludonarrative

Phrases with ludonarrative

Questions about ludonarrative

What does ludonarrative mean?
Ludonarrative means the intersection of a game's ludic and narrative elements.
What part of speech is ludonarrative?
Ludonarrative is a noun.
What is the plural of ludonarrative?
The plural of ludonarrative is ludonarratives.

Words near ludonarrative in the dictionary

  1. ludomusicality
  2. ludomusicological
  3. ludomusicologist
  4. ludomusicologists
  5. ludomusicology
  6. ludonarrative
  7. ludonarrative dissonance
  8. ludonarrative dissonances
  9. ludonarratives
  10. ludoo
  11. ludoos

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