Week 2 Paidea and Ludus

Paidea:

Paidea is a term for games that have no outcome but are played for pleasure and not meant to be played competitively "Physical or mental activity which has no immediate useful objective, nor defined objective" (modified meaning by Frasca, Newman, p.19-20). The only reason of play is to entertain or to give the player a pleasurable experience.

Ludus:

"Activity organized under a system of rules that defines a victory or a defeat, a gain or a loss" (Frasca 1999, Newman, 2004). A game constrained by rules and a clear win goal.

Different concepts and game styles:

Agon: Competition

Alea: Chance/Randomness

Illinx: Movement

Mimicry: Simulation, make believe, role-play.