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After two full years of making episodes for Ludology Podcast, I'm happy to share the final piece in the series!

Episode 24 goes over how you can use TTRPGs to teach social studies - I hope it helps with your edu x TTRPG goals, and, as always, happy gaming!

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#TTRPGkids #TTRPG #socialstudies #education #podcast #ludology

TTRPGkids Episode 24 on The Ludology Podcast

511. THE MIDDLE AGES IN COMPUTER GAMES: LUDIC APPROACHES TO THE MEDIEVAL AND MEDIEVALISM 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-mid... @robehoughton.bsky.social #GTM #GamingThePast @midagesmodgames.bsky.social #Booksky #Gaming #GameStudies #Ludology #MedievalSky #BaldursGate #TheWitcher

The cover of The Middle Ages in Computer Games by Robert Houghton features a medieval theme blended with digital aesthetics. The title is prominently displayed in a pixelated font, suggesting the intersection of history and gaming.

A subtle image of a sword is integrated into the background, reinforcing the medieval theme. The dark grid-like texture adds a modern, digital feel, aligning with the book's focus on computer games.

Games with a medieval setting are commercially lucrative and reach a truly massive audience. Moreover, they can engage their players in a manner that is not only different, but in certain aspects, more profound than traditional literary or cinematic forms of medievalism. However, although it is important to understand the versions of the Middle Ages presented by these games, how players engage with these medievalist worlds, and why particular representational trends emerge in this most modern medium, there has hitherto been little scholarship devoted to them.

This book explores the distinct nature of medievalism in digital games across a range of themes, from the portrayal of grotesque yet romantic conflict to conflicting depictions of the Church and religion. It likewise considers the distinctions between medievalist games and those of other periods, underlining their emphasis on fantasy, roleplay and hardcore elements, and their consequences for depictions of morality, race, gender and sexuality. Ultimately the book argues that while medievalist g

403. PERSUASIVE GAMES: THE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF VIDEOGAMES 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/persuas... #GameStudies @ibogost.bsky.social #PersuasiveGames #Gaming #Booksky #Pyschology #Ludology @mitpress.bsky.social

An exploration of the way videogames mount arguments and make expressive statements about the world that analyzes their unique persuasive power in terms of their computational properties.

Videogames are an expressive medium, and a persuasive medium; they represent how real and imagined systems work, and they invite players to interact with those systems and form judgments about them. In this innovative analysis, Ian Bogost examines the way videogames mount arguments and influence players. Drawing on the 2,500-year history of rhetoric, the study of persuasive expression, Bogost analyzes rhetoric's unique function in software in general and videogames in particular. The field of media studies already analyzes visual rhetoric, the art of using imagery and visual representation persuasively. Bogost argues that videogames, thanks to their basic representational mode of procedurality (rule-based representations and interactions), open a new domain for persuasion; they realize a new form of rhetoric. Bogost calls this new form "procedural rhetoric," a type of rhetoric tied to the core affordances of computers: running processes and executing rule-based symbolic manipulation. He argues further that videogames have a unique persuasive power that goes beyond other forms of computational persuasion. Not only can videogames support existing social and cultural positions, but they can also disrupt and change these positions themselves, leading to potentially significant long-term social

391. VIDEO GAMES: GENERAL ISSUES, PAGES OF HISTORY, INTERPRETATION EXPERIENCE (Каманкина М.В. Видеоигры: общая проблематика, страницы истории, опыт интерпретации) 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/video-g... #GameStudies #CulturalStudies #Ludology #Gaming #VideoGames #Booksky #PCGaming

The book is dedicated to the art history and cultural studies of video games as a multimedia interactive artistic form.

Drawing on her gaming experience, the author describes and analyzes a range of offline games with developed narrative lines (quests, role-playing games). Analytical chapters are preceded by an examination of general cultural, aesthetic, and social issues related to video games.

A separate essay is devoted to the prehistory and early pre-graphic period of computer games, which were initially text-based.

378. SPACE AND PLAY IN JAPANESE VIDEOGAME ARCADES 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/space-a... @jeremiepgagnon.bsky.social #Arcade #GameStudies #Gaming #Booksky #MediaStudies #Ludology #CulturalStudies #アーケード

This book presents a scholarly investigation of the development and culture of Japanese videogame arcades, both from a historical and contemporary point of view.

Providing an overview of the historical evolution of public amusement spaces from the early rooftop amusement spaces from the early nineteenth century to the modern multi‑floor and interconnected arcade complexes that characterize the urban fabric of contemporary Japan, the book argues that arcade videogames and their associated practices must be examined in the context in which they are played, situated in the interrelation between the game software, the cabinets as material conditions of play, and the space of the venue that frames the experience. Including three case studies of distinct and significant game centres located in Tokyo and Kyoto, the book addresses of play in public, including the notion of performance and observation as play practices, spatial appropriation, as well as the compartmentalization of the play experience.

In treating videogames as sets of circumstances, the book identifies the opportunities for ludic practices that videogame arcades provide in Japan. As such, it will appeal to students and scholars of Game Studies and Digital Media Studies, as well as those of Japanese Culture and Society.

An exploration of #VideoGame performances, this book merges #MediaTheory with performativity, revealing insights from Western art to digital storytelling.

Perfect for researchers intrigued by #Gaming, #Art, and nonlinear #Narrative.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/performativity-in-art-literature-and-videogames

#Ludology #Performance #GameStudies #Portal #DarkSouls #Destiny #Doom #FinalFantasy #GodHand #HalfLife #LifeIsStrange #MetalGear #Minecraft #Planescape #StarCraft #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #VideoGames #Gamer #Literature

The image is the cover of a book titled "Performativity in Art, Literature, and Videogames" by Darshana Jayemanne. The cover is designed with a striking orange and white color scheme, featuring abstract shapes and symbols that evoke a sense of creativity and exploration within the fields of art, literature, and video games.

The title is broken into three lines, emphasizing each of the key areas the book likely discusses: "performativity," "in art, literature," and "and videogames." This suggests that the book examines the concept of performativity across these different cultural mediums.

At the bottom of the cover, the author's name, Darshana Jayemanne, is presented in white font, standing out against the orange background. Additionally, there is a symbol resembling a molecule or a simple abstract representation of connections, which could imply the interconnected nature of the topics discussed within the book.

It's not often I stumble across Russian #GameStudies

In 2021's "Game Room" (Игродром), author Alexander Vetushinsky delves into #Gaming's cultural impact through the lenses of philosophy, psychology and media theory.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/game-room-what-you-need-to-know-about-video-games-and-gaming-culture

#Game #VideoGame #VideoGames #GlobalPerspective #Ludology #Russian #Russia #Gamer #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Games #GameRoom

The Russian book cover of "GAME ROOM: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIDEO GAMES AND GAMING CULTURE" (Игродром. Что нужно знать о видеоиграх и игровой культуре)

The #FinalFantasy series has some of the most beloved #VideoGame music of all time. 🎶

In this book, Jérémie Kermarrec dives into the talented works of Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimomura, Masashi Hamauzu and more!

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-music-of-final-fantasy-from-nobuo-uematsu-to-his-successors

#Music #Musicology #Ludology #Ludomusicology #FFVII #FFVIIR #Rebirth #Book #Books #bookstodon @bookstodon #RPG #Gaming #Gamer #VideoGames #JRPG #VGM #VideoGameMusic #FFVI #FFIV #FF7 #FF6 #FF8 #FF9 #FFIX #FFX #FinalFantasyVIII #FinalFantasyIX #SquareEnix #Squaresoft

The French first-print book cover of LA MUSIQUE DANS FINAL FANTASY. DE NOBUO UEMATSU À SES HÉRITIERS.

What if all workplace cultures were as well-crafted as #VideoGames❓

The Engagement Game 📚 shows how organizational culture and leadership can be super-charged by applying the same principles that a #GameDev applies when creating games.

👉
https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-engagement-game-why-your-workplace-culture-should-look-more-like-a-video-game

#Psychology #GameStudies #Gaming #VideoGame #Gamer #Game #Management #Leadership #SelfHelp #Book #Books #bookstodon @bookstodon #DIY #Ludology #GameDevs #GDC #WorkplaceCulture

The English book cover to "The Engagement Game" by Jamie Madigan.

More #GameStudies added!

Flow describes an experience of "being in the zone," of intense absorption in an activity.

This book offers a critical assessment of flow's historical, theoretical, political, and ideological contexts in relation to #VideoGames

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/against-flow-video-games-and-the-flowing-subject

#Gaming #Gamer #VideoGame #Psychology #Ludology #Game #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #MihalyCsikszentmihalyi #Psychonauts #CrashBandicoot #Celeste #DinerDash #DonutCounty #HalfLife #Hellblade #Portal #WorldOfGoo

The book cover of "Against Flow: Video Games and the Flowing Subject" by Braxton Soderman.

It's the annual recap episode of the Ludology podcast. Important notes on imposter syndrome here. One of the hosts is the designer of "Dumb Ways To Die," the best-selling new card game of the year. That should be a huge achievement for any game designer. Unfortunately, that doesn't align with BoardGameGeek buzz or lead to big awards, so she's had to come to terms with that as she continues in her career. Good discussion. https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-315-happy-2024

#boardgame #tabletop #ludology #impostersyndrome

How do you play? Identity, technology and ludic culture
(2006) : Dovey, Jonathan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14626260600882364
#technology #play #discourse #ludology #games #framework #subjectivity #identity #my_bibtex

So one of my regular things for the last few years has been a series of games media tips called #Ludomedia. Mostly focused on #gameDesign and #ludology. Here's the latest issue: https://ludokultur.de/2023/06/22/ludomedia-87/

This time featuring:
- @mossmouth on risk in indie dev
- Jon Bailes on "good" games
- @joshstrifehayes on modern monetization
- Matthewmatosis on extrinsic motivation
- yakkocmn on Roblox

#gameDev #indieDev #gaming #games #videoGames