Situational

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Ludic Frame: A Ludic Frame is an interpretive schema according to which a Ludic Agent reads what happens.

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Confrontation and tension

SI-01 Confrontation Confrontation and tension Two or more parties face each other: openly, directly, with no way out.

SI-02 Duel Confrontation and tension One against one – formalized, ritualized, honourable or deadly. Only two compete, and only one wins.

SI-03 Pursuit Confrontation and tension Someone chases, someone flees – movement, pace, the shrinking of the gap. The question is not whether, but when.

SI-04 Standoff Confrontation and tension No one moves – both sides could act, but the consequences hold them back. The tension rises.

Threat and upheaval

SI-05 Uprising Threat and upheaval The oppressed rise up – against authority, against injustice, against the existing order. Revolution, protest, liberation.

SI-06 Intrusion Threat and upheaval Something foreign intrudes into an area – from outside, uninvited, overpowering or creeping.

SI-07 Breakdown Threat and upheaval The system fails – order dissolves, structures break, the familiar no longer works.

SI-08 Crisis Threat and upheaval A turning point: the situation has come to a head, acting is imperative, doing nothing is not an option.

SI-09 Epidemic Threat and upheaval Something spreads – disease, rumours, fire, fear. What begins with one soon grips everyone.

SI-10 Famine Threat and upheaval Not enough for everyone – existential scarcity in which every distribution becomes a moral decision.

Cooperation and the social

SI-11 Alliance Cooperation and the social Stronger together – two or more parties join for a shared goal, but each also has its own interests.

SI-12 Collaboration Cooperation and the social Together on one work – coordinated effort, shared tasks, a result no one could achieve alone.

SI-13 Negotiation Cooperation and the social Weighing interests, finding compromises, making deals – conversation as an arena where words are weapons and tools at once.

SI-14 Exchange Cooperation and the social Give and take – not negotiated, but as a principle. Everyone brings something in, everyone takes something away.

Discovery and revelation

SI-15 Exploration Discovery and revelation Setting out into the unknown – the map has blank spots, and every step could reveal something new.

SI-16 Investigation Discovery and revelation Searching systematically – gathering clues, recognizing connections, getting closer to the truth piece by piece.

SI-17 Discovery Discovery and revelation The moment of finding – suddenly and unexpectedly something appears that changes everything.

SI-18 Revelation Discovery and revelation The truth becomes visible – not through searching, but through revelation. What was hidden comes to light and changes everything.

Ritual and ceremony

SI-19 Celebration Ritual and ceremony Celebrating together – joy, abundance, the ritual of coming together where the rules of everyday life are suspended.

SI-20 Trial Ritual and ceremony Judging and being judged – a formal trial that decides over guilt, worthiness or truth.

SI-21 Sacrifice Ritual and ceremony Giving up something valuable – for a higher cause, for others, for the future. Loss as a conscious decision.

SI-22 Coronation Ritual and ceremony A transfer of power – someone is raised up, installed, legitimized. From now on new rules apply.

Transition and change

SI-23 Exile Transition and change Driven out, banished, cast out – the forced farewell from home and the search for a new place.

SI-24 Migration Transition and change Collective movement – a group moves on, in search of a better place, driven by hardship or hope.

SI-25 Metamorphosis Transition and change A fundamental change – something becomes something else, irrevocably, fundamentally, with no way back.

SI-26 Initiation Transition and change Admission into a new world – the test you must pass to belong.

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