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 === Interface Aspects ===
-[[Clues]] do not have to exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. They can also be presented within the interface or a game, e.g. as part of [[HUD Interfaces]], [[Mini-maps]], or larger maps in [[Secondary Interface Screens]]. As an alternative, the [[Clues]] that exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] can be indicated in these interface components as well. The previously mentioned tooltips is another example of how [[Clues]] can be part of a game's interface rather than part of its [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. These types of [[Clues]] are rather obviously [[Non-Diegetic Features]] of a game.
+[[Clues]] do not have to exist in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]]. They can also be presented within the interface or a game, e.g. as part of [[HUD Interfaces]], [[Mini-maps]], or larger maps in [[Secondary Interface Screens]]. As an alternative, the [[Clues]] that exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] can be indicated in these interface components as well. The previously mentioned tooltips is another example of how [[Clues]] can be part of a game's interface rather than part of its [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. These types of [[Clues]] are rather obviously [[Non-Diegetic Features]] of a game.
 === Narrative Aspects ===
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Clues]] typically make [[Puzzle Solving]] activities easier, and can be used to provide [[Casual Gameplay]] or focus players on what constitutes the core of [[Challenging Gameplay]]. As a more specific example, [[Clues]] related to [[Movement]] affects [[Game World Navigation]] while others make hint at where [[Enemies]] or [[Traps]] exists in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. They are however [[Illusionary Rewards]] since they in themselves do not affect game states in ways that help players. Even so, by explaining new actions or the characteristics of new game elements, [[Clues]] can help provide [[Smooth Learning Curves]] throughout games, especially in the case where games provide more [[Clues]] as a form of [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] to players progressing slowly. An example of this is the owl (a [[Helpers|Helper]]) in [[The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]] that sometimes flies in to steer players to the correct places.
+[[Clues]] typically make [[Puzzle Solving]] activities easier, and can be used to provide [[Casual Gameplay]] or focus players on what constitutes the core of [[Challenging Gameplay]]. As a more specific example, [[Clues]] related to [[Movement]] affects [[Game World Navigation]] while others make hint at where [[Enemies]] or [[Traps]] exists in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]]. They are however [[Illusionary Rewards]] since they in themselves do not affect game states in ways that help players. Even so, by explaining new actions or the characteristics of new game elements, [[Clues]] can help provide [[Smooth Learning Curves]] throughout games, especially in the case where games provide more [[Clues]] as a form of [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] to players progressing slowly. An example of this is the owl (a [[Helpers|Helper]]) in [[The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]] that sometimes flies in to steer players to the correct places.
 Given players hints on what can be achieved, but also what can encountered, lets [[Clues]] provide both [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] in games. [[Clues]] complying with a game's [[Thematic Consistency]] can support [[Detective Structures]] and let players use their understanding of the [[Alternative Realities|Alternative Reality]] of a game to reason about the gameplay. When intertwine with [[Predetermined Story Structures]], gaining [[Clues]] can become the goal objects of [[Gain Information]] or [[Gain Ownership]] goals, e.g. to learn about [[Achilles' Heels]] of [[Boss Monsters]].
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 [[Easter Eggs]],
 [[Enemies]],
 [[Game World Exploration]],
 [[Game World Navigation]],

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 Looking at how they are presented, [[Clues]] either take the form of information purely about games' [[Alternative Realities]] or information that breaks [[Thematic Consistency]] through containing [[Extra-Game Information]]. Regardless, [[Clues]] can be designed to take the form of advices, encouragements, or warnings. Advices tell players what to do before they have started performing a set of actions; encouragements provide feedback that a given action is correct although the goal or the closure is not completed yet; and warnings give players advice on what not to do. Encouragements are typically used to indicate completion of low-level subgoals in [[Goal Hierarchies]] or to promote further [[Game World Exploration]] of a given area or object. A more specific type of encouragements are [[Near Miss Indicators]] - these indicate that players have tried performing correct actions but failed to do them correctly.
-[[Clues]] can be created in many ways. They can be game elements in games that have to be interacted with to reveal information, e.g. [[Helpers]], [[Landmarks]] or [[Props]], or simply properties of the environment, e.g. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] or [[Traces]]. These types of [[Clues]] may however be impossible to actually detect unless the correct [[Vision Modes]] are used; [[Point of Interest Indications]] in contrast can provide extra attention to [[Clues]] that might have been found anyway. By using game elements together, [[Environmental Storytelling]] can be created which also can function as [[Clues]]. [[Eavesdropping]] and [[Dialogues]] are ways in which [[Clues]] can be achieved socially through interaction with [[Non-Player Characters]] (or [[Helpers]]). [[Clues]] can also be provided in as [[Non-Diegetic Features]], e.g. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. [[Automated Responses]] in the form of [[Cutscenes]] can be used to minimize the risk of players missing the information presentations in the [[Clues]], and these can either be the actual [[Clues]] or ways of pointing players to the game elements or [[Non-Diegetic Features]] that are the [[Clues]]. [[Player Aids]] and [[Feelies]] are a type of [[Props]] that can be [[Clues]] without using the same medium as that which is used to let players have gameplay within a [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
+[[Clues]] can be created in many ways. They can be game elements in games that have to be interacted with to reveal information, e.g. [[Helpers]], [[Landmarks]] or [[Props]], or simply properties of the environment, e.g. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] or [[Traces]]. These types of [[Clues]] may however be impossible to actually detect unless the correct [[Vision Modes]] are used; [[Point of Interest Indicators]] in contrast can provide extra attention to [[Clues]] that might have been found anyway. By using game elements together, [[Environmental Storytelling]] can be created which also can function as [[Clues]]. [[Eavesdropping]] and [[Dialogues]] are ways in which [[Clues]] can be achieved socially through interaction with [[Non-Player Characters]] (or [[Helpers]]). [[Clues]] can also be provided in as [[Non-Diegetic Features]], e.g. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. [[Automated Responses]] in the form of [[Cutscenes]] can be used to minimize the risk of players missing the information presentations in the [[Clues]], and these can either be the actual [[Clues]] or ways of pointing players to the game elements or [[Non-Diegetic Features]] that are the [[Clues]]. [[Player Aids]] and [[Feelies]] are a type of [[Props]] that can be [[Clues]] without using the same medium as that which is used to let players have gameplay within a [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
 A design option related to how [[Clues]] provide information is if they give [[Direct Information|Direct]] or [[Indirect Information]]. For example, [[Helpers]] can provide [[Indirect Information]] to the players on how to solve [[Quests]], while [[Traces]] can allow players to deduce where [[Enemies]] and [[Traps]] are located. Other [[Clues]] provide more [[Direct Information]], e.g. signs in [[Oblivion]] or [[The Legend of Zelda series]] that indicate directions where players can should go or explicit warn about dangers ahead.
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 [[HUD Interfaces]],
 [[Mini-maps]],
-[[Point of Interest Indications]],
+[[Point of Interest Indicators]],
 [[Secondary Interface Screens]],
 [[Thematic Consistency]]

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 Looking at how they are presented, [[Clues]] either take the form of information purely about games' [[Alternative Realities]] or information that breaks [[Thematic Consistency]] through containing [[Extra-Game Information]]. Regardless, [[Clues]] can be designed to take the form of advices, encouragements, or warnings. Advices tell players what to do before they have started performing a set of actions; encouragements provide feedback that a given action is correct although the goal or the closure is not completed yet; and warnings give players advice on what not to do. Encouragements are typically used to indicate completion of low-level subgoals in [[Goal Hierarchies]] or to promote further [[Game World Exploration]] of a given area or object. A more specific type of encouragements are [[Near Miss Indicators]] - these indicate that players have tried performing correct actions but failed to do them correctly.
-[[Clues]] can be created in many ways. They can be game elements in games that have to be interacted with to reveal information, e.g. [[Helpers]], [[Landmarks]] or [[Props]], or simply properties of the environment, e.g. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] or [[Traces]]. These types of [[Clues]] may however be impossible to actually detect unless the correct [[Vision Modes]] are used; [[Point of Interest Indications]] in contrast can provide extra attention to [[Clues]] that might have been found anyway. By using game elements together, [[Environmental Storytelling]] can be created which also can function as [[Clues]]. [[Eavesdropping]] and [[Dialogues]] are ways in which [[Clues]] can be achieved socially through interaction with [[Non-Player Characters]] (or [[Helpers]]). [[Clues]] can also be provided in as [[Non-Diegetic Features]], e.g. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. [[Cutscenes]] can be used to minimize the risk of players missing the information presentations in the [[Clues]], and these can either be the actual [[Clues]] or ways of pointing players to the game elements or [[Non-Diegetic Features]] that are the [[Clues]]. [[Player Aids]] and [[Feelies]] are a type of [[Props]] that can be [[Clues]] without using the same medium as that which is used to let players have gameplay within a [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
+[[Clues]] can be created in many ways. They can be game elements in games that have to be interacted with to reveal information, e.g. [[Helpers]], [[Landmarks]] or [[Props]], or simply properties of the environment, e.g. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] or [[Traces]]. These types of [[Clues]] may however be impossible to actually detect unless the correct [[Vision Modes]] are used; [[Point of Interest Indications]] in contrast can provide extra attention to [[Clues]] that might have been found anyway. By using game elements together, [[Environmental Storytelling]] can be created which also can function as [[Clues]]. [[Eavesdropping]] and [[Dialogues]] are ways in which [[Clues]] can be achieved socially through interaction with [[Non-Player Characters]] (or [[Helpers]]). [[Clues]] can also be provided in as [[Non-Diegetic Features]], e.g. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. [[Automated Responses]] in the form of [[Cutscenes]] can be used to minimize the risk of players missing the information presentations in the [[Clues]], and these can either be the actual [[Clues]] or ways of pointing players to the game elements or [[Non-Diegetic Features]] that are the [[Clues]]. [[Player Aids]] and [[Feelies]] are a type of [[Props]] that can be [[Clues]] without using the same medium as that which is used to let players have gameplay within a [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
 A design option related to how [[Clues]] provide information is if they give [[Direct Information|Direct]] or [[Indirect Information]]. For example, [[Helpers]] can provide [[Indirect Information]] to the players on how to solve [[Quests]], while [[Traces]] can allow players to deduce where [[Enemies]] and [[Traps]] are located. Other [[Clues]] provide more [[Direct Information]], e.g. signs in [[Oblivion]] or [[The Legend of Zelda series]] that indicate directions where players can should go or explicit warn about dangers ahead.
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Cutscenes]],
 [[Extra-Game Information]],

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 Looking at how they are presented, [[Clues]] either take the form of information purely about games' [[Alternative Realities]] or information that breaks [[Thematic Consistency]] through containing [[Extra-Game Information]]. Regardless, [[Clues]] can be designed to take the form of advices, encouragements, or warnings. Advices tell players what to do before they have started performing a set of actions; encouragements provide feedback that a given action is correct although the goal or the closure is not completed yet; and warnings give players advice on what not to do. Encouragements are typically used to indicate completion of low-level subgoals in [[Goal Hierarchies]] or to promote further [[Game World Exploration]] of a given area or object. A more specific type of encouragements are [[Near Miss Indicators]] - these indicate that players have tried performing correct actions but failed to do them correctly.
-[[Clues]] can be created in many ways. They can be game elements in games that have to be interacted with to reveal information, e.g. [[Helpers]], [[Landmarks]] or [[Props]], or simply properties of the environment, e.g. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] or [[Traces]]. These types of [[Clues]] may however be impossible to actually detect unless the correct [[Vision Modes]] are used; [[Point of Interest Indications]] in contrast can provide extra attention to [[Clues]] that might have been found anyway. By using game elements together, [[Environmental Storytelling]] can be created which also can function as [[Clues]]. [[Eavesdropping]] and [[Dialogues]] are ways in which [[Clues]] can be achieved socially through interaction with [[Non-Player Characters]] (or [[Helpers]]). [[Clues]] can also be provided in as [[Non-Diegetic Features]], e.g. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. [[Cutscenes]] can be used to minimize the risk of players missing the information presentations in the [[Clues]], and these can either be the actual [[Clues]] or ways of pointing players to the game elements or [[Non-Diegetic Features]] that are the [[Clues]]. [[Player Aids]] are a type of [[Props]] that can be [[Clues]] without being part of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
+[[Clues]] can be created in many ways. They can be game elements in games that have to be interacted with to reveal information, e.g. [[Helpers]], [[Landmarks]] or [[Props]], or simply properties of the environment, e.g. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] or [[Traces]]. These types of [[Clues]] may however be impossible to actually detect unless the correct [[Vision Modes]] are used; [[Point of Interest Indications]] in contrast can provide extra attention to [[Clues]] that might have been found anyway. By using game elements together, [[Environmental Storytelling]] can be created which also can function as [[Clues]]. [[Eavesdropping]] and [[Dialogues]] are ways in which [[Clues]] can be achieved socially through interaction with [[Non-Player Characters]] (or [[Helpers]]). [[Clues]] can also be provided in as [[Non-Diegetic Features]], e.g. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]. [[Cutscenes]] can be used to minimize the risk of players missing the information presentations in the [[Clues]], and these can either be the actual [[Clues]] or ways of pointing players to the game elements or [[Non-Diegetic Features]] that are the [[Clues]]. [[Player Aids]] and [[Feelies]] are a type of [[Props]] that can be [[Clues]] without using the same medium as that which is used to let players have gameplay within a [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
 A design option related to how [[Clues]] provide information is if they give [[Direct Information|Direct]] or [[Indirect Information]]. For example, [[Helpers]] can provide [[Indirect Information]] to the players on how to solve [[Quests]], while [[Traces]] can allow players to deduce where [[Enemies]] and [[Traps]] are located. Other [[Clues]] provide more [[Direct Information]], e.g. signs in [[Oblivion]] or [[The Legend of Zelda series]] that indicate directions where players can should go or explicit warn about dangers ahead.
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 [[Eavesdropping]],
 [[Environmental Storytelling]],
 [[Geospatial Game Widgets]],
 [[Helpers]],

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 [[Puzzle Solving]],
 [[Quests]],
 [[Secret Areas]],
 [[Traps]],

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 While [[Clues]] are often passively waiting for players to find them, they can be used as part of [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] systems to give hints when players have tried and failed with specific tasks several times. Having [[Clues]] appear as [[Tooltips]] when players hover their [[God Fingers]] or their [[Avatars|Avatar's]] gaze long enough on game elements is another way in which games can activate [[Clues]] for players based on their behavior; [[Loading Hints]] can in contrast be used when one with good certainty wants to know that players will have seen them, at least if one has played a game sufficiently much.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Interface Aspects ===
-[[Clues]] do not have to exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. They can also be presented within the interface or a game, e.g. as part of [[HUD Interfaces]], [[Mini-maps]], or larger maps in [[Secondary Interface Screens]]. As an alternative, the [[Clues]] that exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] can be indicated in these interface components as well. The previously mentioned tooltips is another example of how [[Clues]] can be part of a game's interface rather than part of its [[Game Worlds|Game World]].
+[[Clues]] do not have to exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]]. They can also be presented within the interface or a game, e.g. as part of [[HUD Interfaces]], [[Mini-maps]], or larger maps in [[Secondary Interface Screens]]. As an alternative, the [[Clues]] that exist in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] can be indicated in these interface components as well. The previously mentioned tooltips is another example of how [[Clues]] can be part of a game's interface rather than part of its [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. These types of [[Clues]] are rather obviously [[Non-Diegetic Features]] of a game.
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 These types of [[Clues]] are rather obviously [[Non-Diegetic Features]] of a game.
 === Narrative Aspects ===
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 [[Illusionary Rewards]],
 [[Non-Diegetic Features]],
 [[Red Herrings]],
 [[Smooth Learning Curves]],

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 A design option related to how [[Clues]] provide information is if they give [[Direct Information|Direct]] or [[Indirect Information]]. For example, [[Helpers]] can provide [[Indirect Information]] to the players on how to solve [[Quests]], while [[Traces]] can allow players to deduce where [[Enemies]] and [[Traps]] are located. Other [[Clues]] provide more [[Direct Information]], e.g. signs in [[Oblivion]] or [[The Legend of Zelda series]] that indicate directions where players can should go or explicit warn about dangers ahead.
-While [[Clues]] are often passively waiting for players to find them, they can be used as part of [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] systems to give hints when players have tried and failed with specific tasks several times. Having [[Clues]] appear as [[Tooltips]] when players hover their [[God Fingers]] or their [[Avatars|Avatar's]] gaze long enough on game elements is another way in which games can activate [[Clues]] for players based on their behavior.
+While [[Clues]] are often passively waiting for players to find them, they can be used as part of [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] systems to give hints when players have tried and failed with specific tasks several times. Having [[Clues]] appear as [[Tooltips]] when players hover their [[God Fingers]] or their [[Avatars|Avatar's]] gaze long enough on game elements is another way in which games can activate [[Clues]] for players based on their behavior; [[Loading Hints]] can in contrast be used when one with good certainty wants to know that players will have seen them, at least if one has played a game sufficiently much.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Landmarks]],
 [[Mini-maps]],
 [[Near Miss Indicators]],