Ludwig Wittgenstein

philosopher · 2 mentions across 2 readings

In this course

Wittgenstein appears only as a passing reference in the ludology citation, where his framework of language games likely underpins arguments about how games function as autonomous systems with their own rule-governed logic rather than as narrative vehicles. His concept of rule-following and the self-contained nature of language games provides philosophical scaffolding for ludologists defending games as a distinct aesthetic and analytical category separate from narratology.

Mentioned in 2 readings

C. Thi Nguyen

from Games_ Agency As Art-Oxford University Press (2020)

[^2]: My account is moderately aligned, in spirit, with those scholars who call themselves ludologists, who argue that games are a unique category and should be studied as such. For surveys of ludology, and of the debate between narratology…

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The Cybernetic Hypothesis (2001)

That the economic sectors of information, communication, and control have taken ever more of a part in the economy since the Industrial Revolution, and that "intangible labor" has grown relative to tangible labor, is nothing surprising or n…

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