Ludoception, n.,
1. The sensation or perception of game elements in a situation, system, or environment. Literally "play sense" (from Latin)
2. The ability to sense the intensification of play or the increasing likelihood that behavior within a system will become playful
3. The ability to predict or measure how much play-derived enjoyment a given situation or activity will provide for a given set of actors within it.
4. The ability to detect and identify hidden rules or other game elements within a system designed to appear non-playful, especially the ability to perceive any system where behavior impacts its state and variables in ways the system does not disclose
2. The ability to sense the intensification of play or the increasing likelihood that behavior within a system will become playful
3. The ability to predict or measure how much play-derived enjoyment a given situation or activity will provide for a given set of actors within it.
4. The ability to detect and identify hidden rules or other game elements within a system designed to appear non-playful, especially the ability to perceive any system where behavior impacts its state and variables in ways the system does not disclose
This definition of ludoception created by Michael W. Merriam on Nov. 14th 2021