Mechanisms of ludification of science fiction narrative (on the basis of the comedy animation TV show “Rick and Morty”)

The article deals with the analysis of the ludification of the science fiction narrative at the material of the comedy animation TV show “Rick and Morty”. The narrative analysis results in the following list of the mechanisms of the narrative ludification: intertexuality, liminality of central characters, carnavalization, humour and meta-narrative. The main character is a trickster defining the playful character of the narration. The authors analyze the role of the science fiction plot and various aspects of the self-referent nature of a playful narrative.