Alternate Reality Gameplay - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 15:49, 29 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 08:04, 27 July 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* History */

2014-09-21T07:31:52Z

‎History

Staffan Björk at 11:06, 9 July 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

2011-10-03T15:47:05Z

‎Examples

Staffan Björk at 13:59, 3 October 2011

2011-10-03T13:59:20Z

Staffan Björk: /* Acknowledgements */

2011-10-03T13:55:03Z

‎Acknowledgements

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

2011-10-03T13:53:08Z

‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-10-03T13:52:57Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 12:56, 1 October 2011

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 [[Crossmedia Gameplay]],
 [[Diegetic Consistency]],
 [[Imperfect Information]],
 [[Pervasive Gameplay]],
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Fake Game Cancellations]],
 [[Game Masters]],
 [[Live Action Roleplaying]],

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 Players' actions can be more difficult to anticipate in games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] than other types of games since these do not clearly communicate to players what they can actually do. This means that game designers may wish to both help stumbling players and make use of innovative activities they have initiated. For this reason, [[Game Masters]], often called ''Puppetmasters'' by designers of alternate reality games, are used in alternate reality game productions.
-[[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] often co-exists with [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]], so it can be advisable to consider these patterns simultaneously. [[Pervasive Gameplay]] provides a natural starting point for [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] since in these it is easy to hide or blur the "gameness" of communications to players. The [[Fake Game Overs]] and other "lies" told to players of [[Eternal Darkness]] shows that other types of games can have [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] also.
+[[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] often co-exists with [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]], so it can be advisable to consider these patterns simultaneously. [[Pervasive Gameplay]] provides a natural starting point for [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] since in these it is easy to hide or blur the "gameness" of communications to players. The [[Fake Game Overs]] and other "lies" told to players of [[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]] shows that other types of games can have [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] also.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===

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 == History ==
-New pattern created in this wiki.
+New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
 == References ==

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-Many games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] have [[Predefined Story Structures]] that can slowly be revealed through [[Puzzle Solving]]. However, player actions can be very difficult to predict in games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] since players have little support in knowing what are "proper" gameplay actions. This can make it necessary to be able to modify the [[Predefined Story Structures]] by [[Game Masters]] to keep players interested.
+Many games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] have [[Predetermined Story Structures]] that can slowly be revealed through [[Puzzle Solving]]. However, player actions can be very difficult to predict in games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] since players have little support in knowing what are "proper" gameplay actions. This can make it necessary to be able to modify the [[Predetermined Story Structures]] by [[Game Masters]] to keep players interested.
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Game Masters]],
 [[Live Action Roleplaying]],
-[[Predefined Story Structures]],
+[[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Rabbit Hole Invitations]]

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 [[Assassin]] is an early example of [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] in that players attempt to "kill" each other while going about their everyday lives. [[Conspiracy for Good]], [[I Love Bees]], [[Prosopopeia]], [[The Beast]], and [[The Truth About Marika]] are examples of more elaborate games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]], including the presence of developed narratives and the use of many different types of mediums. Wikipedia has an entry on ''Alternate Reality Games'', including several examples<ref name="arg"/>.
-[[Eternal Darkness]] shows that [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] can be staged on [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer-based Games]]. This be providing players with untrue information about the status of controllers, saves, etc.
+[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]] shows that [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] can be staged on [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer-based Games]]. This be providing players with untrue information about the status of controllers, saves, etc.
 == Using the pattern ==

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	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==
−	-	+	Jonas Linderoth,
		+	Orvar Säfström

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 == Consequences ==
 Although [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] can be completely instantiated by electronic mediums, the possibility of locating gameplay at specific points makes many games with this pattern have [[Real World Gameplay Spaces]]. This, and the fact that many electronic mediums used as available to the general public, makes this type of gameplay support [[Spectators]] in most cases, even if the [[Spectators]] may not be aware of the fact that they are [[Spectators]] of a game.
 The common use of [[Live Action Roleplaying]] in [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] can easily lead to involuntary [[Non-Player Help]], but this can occur in other situations as well simply by the loose restrictions on player actions.
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 [[Non-Player Help]],
 [[Real World Gameplay Spaces]],
-[[Spectators]]
+[[Spectators]],
 === Can Modulate ===