Manhunt 2 is a video game released in May 2010. It focuses on stealth gameplay and has the player character carrying out assassinations of gang members. The document discusses different approaches to studying video games, including ludology which focuses on the act of play and structural elements, and narratology which treats games as interactive storytelling experiences that can be analyzed using narrative theory. Key terms defined include ludology, narratology, and ergodic.

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Key terms
An approach to
studying videogames
that is
characterised by a
An approach to focus on the act of play.
studying videogames Ludologists tend to
that is centre on videogames’
characterised by a structural or experiential
focus on the similarities to other
videogame as games
a storytelling medium
and a treatment of the
game as a media text A videogame is
that can be analysed considered ergodic
and read using because
narrative theory. the player has to work to
bring the text to life
through their activity
and actions