Altruistic Actions - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

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‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk: /* History */

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‎History

Staffan Björk at 09:53, 8 October 2012

2012-10-08T09:53:41Z

Staffan Björk at 10:40, 20 January 2012

2012-01-20T10:40:06Z

Staffan Björk at 20:40, 4 June 2011

2011-06-04T20:40:24Z

Staffan Björk at 18:53, 16 February 2011

2011-02-16T18:53:00Z

Staffan Björk at 15:29, 12 February 2011

2011-02-12T15:29:02Z

Staffan Björk at 15:17, 12 February 2011

2011-02-12T15:17:25Z

Staffan Björk at 20:53, 11 February 2011

2011-02-11T20:53:01Z

Staffan Björk at 21:40, 7 February 2011

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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Massively Single-Player Online Games]], [[Private Game Spaces]], [[Visits]]
+[[Massively Single-Player Online Games]], [[Private Game Spaces]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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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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 == Consequences ==
-Given that [[Altruistic Actions]] do not directly help the player performing them, they can easily instantiate [[Individual Rewards]] by simply just affecting one other player. They are also a way to invite other players into [[Cooperation]] in [[Uncommitted Alliances]] based on the assumption of [[Delayed Reciprocity]]. In this sense the actions may not be fully altruistic but at least is only indirectly done for personal gain. When doing the [[Altruistic Actions]] requires some form of [[Investment]] they are a [[Risk/Reward]] action due to the risk of not being return, something that is likely to be felt as [[Betrayal]].
+Given that [[Altruistic Actions]] do not directly help the player performing them, they can easily instantiate [[Individual Rewards]] by simply just affecting one other player. They are also a way to invite other players into [[Cooperation]] in [[Uncommitted Alliances]] based on the assumption of [[Delayed Reciprocity]], which in practice creates [[Asynchronous Collaborative Actions]] for games with [[Asynchronous Gameplay]]. In this sense the actions may not be fully altruistic but at least is only indirectly done for personal gain. When doing the [[Altruistic Actions]] requires some form of [[Investment]] they are a [[Risk/Reward]] action due to the risk of not being return, something that is likely to be felt as [[Betrayal]].
 For the people at the receiving end, [[Altruistic Actions]] may lead to [[Guilting]]. For games with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], both the giver and givee of [[Altruistic Actions]] can feel the pressure of [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Betrayal]], [[Cooperation]], [[Delayed Reciprocity]], [[Encouraged Return Visits]], [[Guilting]], [[Individual Rewards]], [[Risk/Reward]], [[Uncommitted Alliances]]
 ==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Persistent Game Worlds]] ====

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Altruistic Actions]] can be used in games with [[Teams]] but this depends on how [[Rewards]] and [[Penalties]] are constructed. Games with [[Shared Rewards]] and [[Shared Penalties|Penalties]] make helping other team members intrinsically tied to the players' own fortunes and are therefore difficult to combine with [[Altruistic Actions]]. This can be mitigated through the use of [[Limited Gameplay Time]] and/or [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, e.g. [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Team Fortress series]]. [[Altruistic Actions]] typically mean more when they are done in instead of egoistic actions. Discouraging them for this reason, or at least associating them with [[Risk/Reward]], can be done by requiring players to use some resource (making the actions a form of [[Investment]]) or by having [[Inherent Mistrust]] in the game. [[Social Dilemmas]] is a typical solution for setting [[Altruistic Actions]] against other actions.
+What is an [[Altruistic Actions|Altruistic Action]] is subjective, since there may both be vague or unthought-of benefits to the action and that players performing such actions may feel good about doing it. Due to this, the primary design concern for [[Altruistic Actions]] is to make them not obviously have self-serving benefits. Most actions can be designed to be [[Altruistic Actions]] by how the [[Rewards]] associated with them function. [[Free Gift Inventories]] is however a way specifically to encourage [[Altruistic Actions]] and [[No-Ops]] can be [[Altruistic Actions]] if they are done instead of those giving [[Penalties]] to others. Another way of creating [[Altruistic Actions]] is to make actions in a game have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] that are altruistic. Taking an opposite approach, [[Non-Player Help]] allow people who are not participating in a game to perform [[Altruistic Actions]] aimed at those playing.
-Most actions can be designed to be [[Altruistic Actions]] by how the [[Rewards]] associated with them function. [[Free Gift Inventories]] is however a way specifically to encourage [[Altruistic Actions]] and [[No-Ops]] can be [[Altruistic Actions]] if they are done instead of those giving [[Penalties]] to others. Another way of creating [[Altruistic Actions]] is to make actions in a game have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] that are altruistic. Taking an opposite approach, [[Non-Player Help]] allow people who are not participating in a game to perform [[Altruistic Actions]] aimed at those playing.
+[[Altruistic Actions]] can be used in games with [[Symbiotic Player Relations]] or [[Teams]] but this depends on how [[Rewards]] and [[Penalties]] are constructed. Games with [[Shared Rewards]] and [[Shared Penalties|Penalties]] make helping other team members intrinsically tied to the players' own fortunes and are therefore difficult to combine with [[Altruistic Actions]]. This can be mitigated through the use of [[Limited Gameplay Time]] and/or [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, e.g. [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Team Fortress series]]. [[Altruistic Actions]] typically mean more when they are done instead of egoistic actions. Discouraging them for this reason, or at least associating them with [[Risk/Reward]], can be done by requiring players to use some resource (making the actions a form of [[Investment]]) or by having [[Inherent Mistrust]] in the game. [[Social Dilemmas]] is a typical solution for setting [[Altruistic Actions]] against other actions.
 Given their non-offensive nature, [[Altruistic Actions]] are well suited as the actions available to [[Neighbors]] on [[Visits]] to other players' [[Private Game Spaces]], including [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Extra-Game Consequences]], [[Non-Player Help]], [[No-Ops]], [[Social Dilemmas]]
+[[Extra-Game Consequences]], [[Non-Player Help]], [[No-Ops]], [[Social Dilemmas]], [[Symbiotic Player Relations]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 Most actions can be designed to be [[Altruistic Actions]] by how the [[Rewards]] associated with them function. [[Free Gift Inventories]] is however a way specifically to encourage [[Altruistic Actions]] and [[No-Ops]] can be [[Altruistic Actions]] if they are done instead of those giving [[Penalties]] to others. Another way of creating [[Altruistic Actions]] is to make actions in a game have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] that are altruistic. Taking an opposite approach, [[Non-Player Help]] allow people who are not participating in a game to perform [[Altruistic Actions]] aimed at those playing.
-Given their non-offensive nature, [[Altruistic Actions]] are well suited as those available to players on [[Visits]] to other players' [[Private Game Spaces]], including [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]].
+Given their non-offensive nature, [[Altruistic Actions]] are well suited as the actions available to [[Neighbors]] on [[Visits]] to other players' [[Private Game Spaces]], including [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]].
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Inherent Mistrust]], [[Investment]]
+[[Inherent Mistrust]], [[Investment]],
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Altruistic Actions]] can be used in games with [[Teams]] but this depends on how [[Rewards]] and [[Penalties]] are constructed. Games with [[Shared Rewards]] and [[Shared Penalties|Penalties]] make helping other team members intrinsically tied to the players' own fortunes and are therefore difficult to combine with [[Altruistic Actions]]. This can be mitigated through the use of [[Limited Gameplay Time]] and/or [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, e.g. [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Team Fortress series]].
+[[Altruistic Actions]] can be used in games with [[Teams]] but this depends on how [[Rewards]] and [[Penalties]] are constructed. Games with [[Shared Rewards]] and [[Shared Penalties|Penalties]] make helping other team members intrinsically tied to the players' own fortunes and are therefore difficult to combine with [[Altruistic Actions]]. This can be mitigated through the use of [[Limited Gameplay Time]] and/or [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, e.g. [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Team Fortress series]]. [[Free Gift Inventories]] is an easy way to encourage [[Altruistic Actions]]. Discouraging them, or at least associating them with [[Risk/Reward]] can be done by requiring players to use some resource (making the actions a form of [[Investment]]) or by having [[Inherent Mistrust]] in the game.
-[[Free Gift Inventories]] is an easy way to encourage [[Altruistic Actions]]. Discouraging them, or at least associating them with [[Risk/Reward]] can be done by requiring players to use some resource (making the actions a form of [[Investment]]) or by having [[Inherent Mistrust]] in the game.
+[[Altruistic Actions]] typically mean more when they are done in contrast to egoistic
 One way of creating [[Altruistic Actions]] is to make actions in a game have [[Extra-Game Consequences]] that are altruistic. Taking an opposite approach, [[Non-Player Help]] allow people who are not participating in a game to perform [[Altruistic Actions]] aimed at those playing.

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 [[Category:Needs references]]
 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
 ''Game actions that are beneficial to somebody but not directly to the players who performed them.''

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Altruistic Actions]] are a way to invite other players into [[Cooperation]] in [[Uncommitted Alliances]] based on the assumption of [[Delayed Reciprocity]]. In this sense the actions may not be fully altruistic but at least is only indirectly done for personal gain. When doing the [[Altruistic Actions]] requires some form of [[Investment]] they are a [[Risk/Reward]] action due to the risk of not being return, something that is likely to be felt as [[Betrayal]].
+Given that [[Altruistic Actions]] do not directly help the player performing them, they can easily instantiate [[Individual Rewards]] by simply just affecting one other player. They are also a way to invite other players into [[Cooperation]] in [[Uncommitted Alliances]] based on the assumption of [[Delayed Reciprocity]]. In this sense the actions may not be fully altruistic but at least is only indirectly done for personal gain. When doing the [[Altruistic Actions]] requires some form of [[Investment]] they are a [[Risk/Reward]] action due to the risk of not being return, something that is likely to be felt as [[Betrayal]].
 For the people at the receiving end, [[Altruistic Actions]] may lead to [[Guilting]]. For games with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, both the giver and givee of [[Altruistic Actions]] can feel the pressure of [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Betrayal]], [[Cooperation]], [[Delayed Reciprocity]], [[Encouraged Return Visits]], [[Guilting]], [[Risk/Reward]], [[Uncommitted Alliances]]
+[[Betrayal]], [[Cooperation]], [[Delayed Reciprocity]], [[Encouraged Return Visits]], [[Guilting]], [[Individual Rewards]], [[Risk/Reward]], [[Uncommitted Alliances]]
 ==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] ====