ludomusicological

ludomusicological

English

Etymology

ludomusicology +‎ -ical or ludo- (“relating to games”) +‎ musicological; appears to have been constructed different ways by different authors.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlu.doʊ.ˌmju.zɪ.kə.ˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/

Adjective

ludomusicological (not comparable)

1. Relating to ludomusicology.
   • 2013, Nicholas Cook, Richard Pettengill, Taking It to the Bridge: Music as Performance, University of Michigan Press, page 284:

     To demonstrate the scope of ludomusicological inquiry, I will first consider what musical performance and digital gameplay have in common as alternatives, supplements, or antonyms for "work."

   • 2016, Roger Moseley, Keys to Play: Music as a Ludic Medium from Apollo to Nintendo, Univ of California Press, pages 65–66:

     From a ludomusicological perspective, all these forms of play forge connections that enable us to historicize the new and renovate the old via techniques of projection and retrojection.

   • 2018, George Reid, “Chiptune: The Ludomusical Shaping of Identity”, in Malcolm Sutherland, editor, The Computer Games Journal‎, volume 7, number 4, Springer New York, DOI:10.1007/s40869-018-0070-y, retrieved 4 January 2019, page 281:

     In the PhD project, the on-going process between chiptune and fan identity is understood through a (ludo)musicological adaptation of Rosi Braidotti’s theory of nomadic subjectivity […] .

Synonyms

• ludomusical

Related terms

• ludomusical
• ludomusicality
• ludomusicologist
• ludomusicology