A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Hermeneutics and Ludocriticism
Authors: Veli-Matti Karhulahti
Publisher: Journal of Games Critism
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Journal of Games Criticism
Article number: 1
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
First page : 1
Last page: 23
Number of pages: 23
eISSN: 2374-202X
Web address : http://gamescriticism.org/articles/karhulahti-2-1
Abstract
This article introduces the concept of ludocriticism as a practice for evaluating videogame artifacts. It is not so much concerned with understanding the product, but rather with whether the product is worth understanding. The primary method of this practice is hermeneutics.