Caillois's terminology - paidia / ludus and alea / ilinx / agon / mimicry

Caillois's terminology - paidia / ludus and alea / ilinx / agon / mimicry

• Ludus implies to the rules

•  Paidia indicates to enhance it

 Caillois Different Plays

• Agon

- Games based round competition such as Blazblue

• Alea

- Games based round chance such as Fate/Extra CCC

• Mimicry

- Games based round simulation such as Pocket Academy

• Ilinx

- Games based round vertigo such as Napalm of Valor: Helicopter Cacophony 3

Personal Thoughts

I think that Caillois's terminology of different groups would be helpful for our future career as game designers once we hop into the gaming industry, though it would likely be a pain for game designers-trainees that already know the terminology to relearn about it.