Backseat Gamers - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 10:58, 31 October 2012

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Staffan Björk at 10:55, 31 October 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Acknowledgements */

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‎Acknowledgements

Staffan Björk at 10:52, 31 October 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

2012-10-31T10:52:09Z

‎Examples

Staffan Björk: moved Backseat Players to Backseat Gamers

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moved Backseat Players to Backseat Gamers

Staffan Björk at 10:49, 31 October 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2012-10-31T10:44:17Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 10:42, 31 October 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Interface Aspects */

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‎Interface Aspects

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 === Examples ===
-Cheering crowds in [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] such as [[Soccer]] or [[Ice Hockey]] are [[Backseat Gamers]]. So are the coaches of sport teams although they typically have more explicit abilities (and power) to control the players actions.
+Cheering crowds in [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] such as [[Soccer]] or [[Ice Hockey]] are [[Backseat Gamers]]. So are the coaches of sport teams although they typically have more explicit abilities (and power) to control the players' actions.
 Single-player [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] are typically games that easily accommodate [[Backseat Gamers]] since several people can simultaneously view the display showing the game. While fast-paced games can make giving advice hard, game focusing on open world exploration (e.g. the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Minecraft]]) or [[:Category:Turn-Based Games|Turn-Based Games]] (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization]] and [[X-COM series]]) typically allow players to take in comments from those nearby while still being able to play without being handicapped.

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 === Interface Aspects ===
-Supporting [[Backseat Gamers]] does require some way for people besides the players observing the gameplay. This is typically not a problem with traditional [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] or those co-located with players of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. Although not common, hypothetically [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] could support [[Backseat Players]] not near the actual players by having specific [[Spectators|Spectator]] views and [[Communication Channels]] between the [[Spectators]] and the players.
+Supporting [[Backseat Gamers]] does require some way for people besides the players observing the gameplay. This is typically not a problem with traditional [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] or those co-located with players of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. Although not common, hypothetically [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] could support [[Backseat Gamers]] not near the actual players by having specific [[Spectators|Spectator]] views and [[Communication Channels]] between the [[Spectators]] and the players.
 == Consequences ==
-[[Backseat Players]] allow those not playing a game to influence it anyway. This is a form of [[Tiered Participation]] and can support a sense of [[Togetherness]] between those playing and those not playing.
+[[Backseat Gamers]] allow those not playing a game to influence it anyway. This is a form of [[Tiered Participation]] and can support a sense of [[Togetherness]] between those playing and those not playing.
-[[Backseat Players]] may disrupt the social agreement a game instance is based on. This since the extra help may be perceived as cheating. While not necessarily noticeable in [[Mediated Gameplay]], this makes the pattern easily come in conflict with [[PvP]] for games that have [[Unmediated Social Interaction]].
+[[Backseat Gamers]] may disrupt the social agreement a game instance is based on. This since the extra help may be perceived as cheating. While not necessarily noticeable in [[Mediated Gameplay]], this makes the pattern easily come in conflict with [[PvP]] for games that have [[Unmediated Social Interaction]].
-Regardless of if it takes place in [[Single-Player Games]] or [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer ones]], [[Backseat Players]] can make the ordinary players into [[Proxy Players]] if they are allowed to influence them too much.
+Regardless of if it takes place in [[Single-Player Games]] or [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer ones]], [[Backseat Gamers]] can make the ordinary players into [[Proxy Players]] if they are allowed to influence them too much.
 == Relations ==

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 === Interface Aspects ===
-Supporting [[Backseat Gamers]] does require someway for people besides the players observing the gameplay. This is typically not a problem with traditional [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] or those co-located with players of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. Although not common, hypothetically [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] could support [[Backseat Players]] not near the actual players by having specific [[Spectators|Spectator]] views and [[Communication Channels]] between the [[Spectators]] and the players.
+Supporting [[Backseat Gamers]] does require some way for people besides the players observing the gameplay. This is typically not a problem with traditional [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] or those co-located with players of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. Although not common, hypothetically [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] could support [[Backseat Players]] not near the actual players by having specific [[Spectators|Spectator]] views and [[Communication Channels]] between the [[Spectators]] and the players.
 == Consequences ==

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 Cheering crowds in [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] such as [[Soccer]] or [[Ice Hockey]] are [[Backseat Gamers]]. So are the coaches of sport teams although they typically have more explicit abilities (and power) to control the players actions.
-Single-player [[:Category:Computer Games]] are typically games that easily accommodate [[Backseat Gamers]] since several people can simultaneously view the display showing the game. While fast-paced games can make giving advice hard, game focusing on open world exploration (e.g. the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Minecraft]]) or [[:Category:Turn-Based Games|Turn-Based Games]] (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization]] and [[X-COM series]]) typically allow players to take in comments from those nearby while still being able to play without being handicapped.
+Single-player [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] are typically games that easily accommodate [[Backseat Gamers]] since several people can simultaneously view the display showing the game. While fast-paced games can make giving advice hard, game focusing on open world exploration (e.g. the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Minecraft]]) or [[:Category:Turn-Based Games|Turn-Based Games]] (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization]] and [[X-COM series]]) typically allow players to take in comments from those nearby while still being able to play without being handicapped.
 While the game [[Backseat Gaming]] may seem to directly point towards supporting [[Backseat Gamers]], it actually refers to the fact that the players of the game sit in the backseat of cars. This does however not stop the other passengers, including those sitting in the front seats from being [[Backseat Gamers]].

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 ''People not playing a game that are trying to influence gameplay of a game by influencing the actions and opinions of the players.''
-In many cases when games are being played, people not playing the game are able to observe it. Those people that also try to affect the outcome of the game through communicating with the actual players are [[Backseat Players]].
+In many cases when games are being played, people not playing the game are able to observe it. Those people that also try to affect the outcome of the game through communicating with the actual players are [[Backseat Gamers]].
 === Examples ===
-Cheering crowds in [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] such as [[Soccer]] or [[Ice Hockey]] are [[Backseat Players]]. So are the coaches of sport teams although they typically have more explicit abilities (and power) to control the players actions.
+Cheering crowds in [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] such as [[Soccer]] or [[Ice Hockey]] are [[Backseat Gamers]]. So are the coaches of sport teams although they typically have more explicit abilities (and power) to control the players actions.
-Single-player [[:Category:Computer Games]] are typically games that easily accommodate [[Backseat Players]] since several people can simultaneously view the display showing the game. While fast-paced games can make giving advice hard, game focusing on open world exploration (e.g. the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Minecraft]]) or [[:Category:Turn-Based Games|Turn-Based Games]] (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization]] and [[X-COM series]]) typically allow players to take in comments from those nearby while still being able to play without being handicapped.
+Single-player [[:Category:Computer Games]] are typically games that easily accommodate [[Backseat Gamers]] since several people can simultaneously view the display showing the game. While fast-paced games can make giving advice hard, game focusing on open world exploration (e.g. the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Minecraft]]) or [[:Category:Turn-Based Games|Turn-Based Games]] (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization]] and [[X-COM series]]) typically allow players to take in comments from those nearby while still being able to play without being handicapped.
-==== Anti-Examples ====
+While the game [[Backseat Gaming]] may seem to directly point towards supporting [[Backseat Gamers]], it actually refers to the fact that the players of the game sit in the backseat of cars. This does however not stop the other passengers, including those sitting in the front seats from being [[Backseat Gamers]].
 == Using the pattern ==
-The primary requirement for [[Backseat Players]] to be possible is only that the game can have [[Spectators]]. One way of modulating the pattern is to allow [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay - this way people can move between being [[Backseat Players]] and being actual players (which is a way to support [[Tiered Participation]] in a game).
+The primary requirement for [[Backseat Gamers]] to be possible is only that the game can have [[Spectators]]. One way of modulating the pattern is to allow [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay - this way people can move between being [[Backseat Gamers]] and being actual players (which is a way to support [[Tiered Participation]] in a game).
-The difference between [[Non-Player Help]] and [[Backseat Players]] is mainly in the awareness of "non-players" if they are affecting a game.
+The difference between [[Non-Player Help]] and [[Backseat Gamers]] is mainly in the awareness of "non-players" if they are affecting a game.
 === Interface Aspects ===
-Supporting [[Backseat Players]] does require someway for people besides the players observing the gameplay. This is typically not a problem with traditional [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] or those co-located with players of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. Although not common, hypothetically [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] could support [[Backseat Players]] not near the actual players by having specific [[Spectators|Spectator]] views and [[Communication Channels]] between the [[Spectators]] and the players.
+Supporting [[Backseat Gamers]] does require someway for people besides the players observing the gameplay. This is typically not a problem with traditional [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] or those co-located with players of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. Although not common, hypothetically [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] could support [[Backseat Players]] not near the actual players by having specific [[Spectators|Spectator]] views and [[Communication Channels]] between the [[Spectators]] and the players.
 == Consequences ==

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''People not playing a game that are trying to influence gameplay of a game by influencing the actions and opinions of the players.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+In many cases when games are being played, people not playing the game are able to observe it. Those people that also try to affect the outcome of the game through communicating with the actual players are [[Backseat Players]].
 === Examples ===
 Single-player [[:Category:Computer Games]] are typically games that easily accommodate [[Backseat Players]] since several people can simultaneously view the display showing the game. While fast-paced games can make giving advice hard, game focusing on open world exploration (e.g. the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Minecraft]]) or [[:Category:Turn-Based Games|Turn-Based Games]] (e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization]] and [[X-COM series]]) typically allow players to take in comments from those nearby while still being able to play without being handicapped.
 == Using the pattern ==
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 [[Backseat Players]] may disrupt the social agreement a game instance is based on. This since the extra help may be perceived as cheating. While not necessarily noticeable in [[Mediated Gameplay]], this makes the pattern easily come in conflict with [[PvP]] for games that have [[Unmediated Social Interaction]].
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Tiered Participation]],
 [[Togetherness]]