Ludic Taunting: Does Taunting Work Differently in Video Games?

Studies on taunting in video game context tend to mull over around how players taunt other players via online chat features. Studies on how taunting works in games with in-game taunt features are under investigated. Examining twenty-seven gamestory-wise and gameplay-wise games, we argue, through thi...

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Published in:	Phenomena (Universitas Sanata Dharma. Department of English Letters) Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 466 - 480
Main Authors:	Purnomo, SF Luthfie Arguby, Purnama, SF. Lukfianka Sanjaya, Untari, Lilik, Wibowo, Agung Prasetyo, Aqib, Nabil, Oktaviana, Yosse Vira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Prodi Sastra Inggris Fakultas Sastra Universitas Sanata Dharma 26-09-2022
Subjects:	game narrative ludology ludus sociolinguistics taunting toxic language
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Summary:	Studies on taunting in video game context tend to mull over around how players taunt other players via online chat features. Studies on how taunting works in games with in-game taunt features are under investigated. Examining twenty-seven gamestory-wise and gameplay-wise games, we argue, through this sociolinguistic study, that taunting designed for game characters is better termed ludic taunting since it has different functions from that of taunting in games with online chat feature and in real life. Ludic taunting has two major functions namely narrative and mechanical. The former which refers to taunting for game story-bound purposes is classified into archetyping, cameoing, and mythopoesing. The latter, for game play-bound purposes, is classified into buffing, cosmeticizing, cueing, debuffing, hinting, and rewarding. Game designers and scholars could employ this study as a reference in designing games with in-game taunt features.
ISSN:	1410-5691 2580-5878
DOI:	10.24071/joll.v22i2.4197