List of ludologists
# List of ludologists

This is a list of notable people in the field of game studies to help avert confusion from the list of game theorists.

* Roger Caillois - sociologist who focused on things such as games and playing.
* Tracy Fullerton - Writer on game design.
* Amy Jo Kim and Jane McGonigal - Game designers who support the gamification of learning.
* Sherry Turkle - sociologist and psychologist who explored the concept of identity in relation to massively multiplayer online roleplaying in games such as MUDs.
* T. L. Taylor - sociologist who researches online gaming cultures.
* Brenda Laurel - advocate for video game development and co-founder of Purple Moon. She is a theorist who specializes in studying the development of games for girls.
* Henry Jenkins - media scholar.
* Janet Murray - researcher who connects the subject of artificial intelligence with various forms of media.
* Espen Aarseth
* Jesper Juul
* Ian Bogost
* Oliver Grau
* Yanis Varoufakis - Valve's in-house economist.
* Gonzalo Frasca- Uruguayan game designer and researcher.
