Video Oyunlarında Tatmin Unsurlarının Sinematik Görsel-İşitsel Elementlere Uygulanması: Ludomüzikoloji, Diegesis ve Akış Teorisi Üzerinden Disiplinlerarası Bir Analiz

Year 2025, Issue: 71, 23 - 44, 24.11.2025

Ersin Ertan

https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1669165

https://izlik.org/JA77PX45BJ

Abstract

Bu makale, ludomüzikoloji, Diegesis (Anlatı) ve Flow (Akış) teorilerini kullanıp film ile video oyunları arasındaki benzerlikleri ve farkları inceleyerek film müziği analizine yönelik teorik çerçeveyi genişletmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Anlatı ve ludomüzikal prensipler aracılığıyla kısa animasyon filmi Calculated Movements ve video oyunu Space Invaders incelenerek, her iki etkileşimli ve etkileşimsiz medya türündeki ses ve müzik rolü araştırılmaktadır. Araştırma, oyun tatmin öğelerini ve Flow Teorisi ile bu kavramları Factual Conversation filmine uygulayarak, etkileşim ve ludomüzikal öğelerin kullanıcı deneyimini nasıl etkilediğini ortaya koymaktadır. Makale, görsel-işitsel medya ve ludomüzikoloji arasındaki ilişkiye dair yeni bilgiler sunarak, ses ve müziğin her iki medya türünde de nasıl sürükleyicilik ve anlatıyı güçlendirdiği konusundaki anlayışı geliştirmektedir.

Keywords

Ludomüzikoloji , Etkileşimli Medya , Flow (Akış) Teorisi , Audovisual Medya , Diegesis

Applying Video Game Satisfaction Elements to Cinematic Audio-Visuals: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis through Ludomusicology, Diegesis and Flow Theory

https://izlik.org/JA77PX45BJ

Abstract

This article expands the theoretical framework for film music analysis by examining the similarities and differences between film and video games through the lenses of ludomusicology, diegesis, and Flow theory. By analyzing the short animated film Calculated Movements and the video game Space Invaders through narrative (diegesis) and ludomusical principles, the study investigates the role of sound and music in both interactive and non-interactive media forms. The research also applies Flow theory to the film Factual Conversation, exploring elements of game satisfaction and revealing how interaction and ludomusical components shape the user experience. Ultimately, the article contributes new insights into the relationship between audiovisual media and ludomusicology, enhancing the understanding of how sound and music reinforce immersion and narrative in both media types.

Keywords

Ludomusicology , Interactive Media , Flow Theory , Audovisual Media , Diegesis

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