Dictionary

ludography en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin ludus (“game”) + -graphy.

Meanings

1. A curated list of games. ▸ A list of the games mentioned in a publication.
   • Examples are drawn from a range of games, both digital and non-digital—from Bioshock and World of Warcraft to Monopoly—and the book provides a variety of exercises and sample analyses, as well as a comprehensive ludography and glossary. 2014, Clara Fernández-Vara, Introduction to Game Analysis, Routledge, →ISBN, cover notes:
2. A curated list of games. ▸ The oeuvre of a game designer.
   • Some very specific obsessions recur throughout his ludography: themes involving the subconscious, the nature of the mind, and the manipulated hero. 2019 Nicolas Courcier, Mehdi El Kanafi, The Legend of Final Fantasy VII: Creation - Universe - Decryption "Nomura's Influence" (Third Editions →ISBN)
3. A curated list of games. ▸ A list of all the board games a designer created.
   • In 2021, among other things, the revised CATAN 3D Edition was published. Other exciting titles are currently in the works and will then be included in the ludography here. 2023, Klaus Teuber, Ludography:

Forms

Synonyms

gameography