Crafting - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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‎Relations

Staffan Björk: /* Potentially Conflicting With */

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Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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Staffan Björk at 15:40, 21 March 2017

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Staffan Björk at 12:13, 29 June 2011

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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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Staffan Björk at 12:08, 29 June 2011

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

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‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 21:23, 4 June 2011

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Staffan Björk at 11:43, 26 May 2011

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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Deterioration]],
 [[Game Items]],

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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Player Balance]] in games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]]
+[[Player Balance]] in games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]
 == History ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Crafting]] provides a way for players or other [[Agents]] to engage in the [[Construction]] of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]], quite likely resulting in [[Player Created Game Elements]]. Performing [[Crafting]] activities can be seen as making [[Investments]] since [[Resources]] are usually consumed while engaging in [[Crafting]] (if nothing else, gameplay time is consumed). [[Crafting]] makes those that engage in it into [[Converters]], and when [[Tools]] or crafted [[Game Items]] are required to engage in other types of [[Crafting]], this sets up [[Production-Consumption Chains]]. When this is kept to one [[Focus Loci]], this provides a form of [[Character Development]]. In games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]], both this type of [[Crafting]] and repetitious "basic" [[Crafting]] can disrupt both the economy within the game and the [[Player Balance]] if not the effort to create [[Game Items]] is balanced with the value of them.
+[[Crafting]] provides a way for players or other [[Agents]] to engage in the [[Construction]] of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]], quite likely resulting in [[Player Created Game Elements]]. Performing [[Crafting]] activities can be seen as making [[Investments]] since [[Resources]] are usually consumed while engaging in [[Crafting]] (if nothing else, gameplay time is consumed). [[Crafting]] makes those that engage in it into [[Converters]], and when [[Tools]] or crafted [[Game Items]] are required to engage in other types of [[Crafting]], this sets up [[Production-Consumption Chains]]. When this is kept to one [[Focus Loci]], this provides a form of [[Character Development]]. In games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] of [[Multiplayer Games]], both this type of [[Crafting]] and repetitious "basic" [[Crafting]] can disrupt both the economy within the game and the [[Player Balance]] if not the effort to create [[Game Items]] is balanced with the value of them.
 When [[Creative Control]] is given to players regarding [[Crafting]], as for example in [[Minecraft]] or [[Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress]], this gives them [[Framed Freedom]] and [[Constructive Gameplay]]. The knowledge of what [[Game Items]] can be construct, and what is required to do this, can be [[Strategic Knowledge]]. The possibility of [[Agents]] to create artifacts can be a vital component in explaining civilizations in [[Game Worlds]], and therefore help instantiate [[Thematic Consistency]] (although of course only artifacts which are consistent with the theme should be possible to create).

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 Any type of [[Game Items]] can be the result of [[Crafting]], but [[Tools]] is worth mentioning as a subcategory since it may be required for players to engage in other types of [[Crafting]] and thereby can set up development chains where the [[New Abilities]] gained can be seen as a form of [[Character Development]]. For some types of [[Game Items]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], it can be worth considering that each completed [[Crafting]] action provides not one but several instances of the [[Game Items]]. When [[Crafting]] is instead used to modify existing [[Game Items]] this is most often to either counter [[Deterioration]] or give [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] - [[Upgrades]] and [[Sidegrades]] are specific examples of the latter.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Constructive Gameplay]],
 [[Converters]],
 [[Improved Abilities]],
 [[Investments]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Crafting]] provides a way for players or other [[Agents]] to engage in the [[Construction]] of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]], quite likely resulting in [[Player Created Game Elements]]. When [[Creative Control]] is given to players regarding [[Crafting]], as for example in [[Minecraft]] or [[Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress]], this gives them [[Framed Freedom]] and [[Constructive Gameplay]]. The knowledge of what [[Game Items]] can be construct, and what is required to do this, can be [[Strategic Knowledge]]. The possibility of [[Agents]] to create artifacts can be a vital component in explaining civilizations in [[Game Worlds]], and therefore help instantiate [[Thematic Consistency]] (although of course only artifacts which are consistent with the theme should be possible to create).
+[[Crafting]] provides a way for players or other [[Agents]] to engage in the [[Construction]] of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]], quite likely resulting in [[Player Created Game Elements]]. Performing [[Crafting]] activities can be seen as making [[Investments]] since [[Resources]] are usually consumed while engaging in [[Crafting]] (if nothing else, gameplay time is consumed). [[Crafting]] makes those that engage in it into [[Converters]], and when [[Tools]] or crafted [[Game Items]] are required to engage in other types of [[Crafting]], this sets up [[Production-Consumption Chains]]. When this is kept to one [[Focus Loci]], this provides a form of [[Character Development]]. In games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]], both this type of [[Crafting]] and repetitious "basic" [[Crafting]] can disrupt both the economy within the game and the [[Player Balance]] if not the effort to create [[Game Items]] is balanced with the value of them.
-Being an activity that does not inherently need to have risks involved or require player skills, [[Crafting]] can easily open up for [[Grinding]]. However, it can give some worth to other forms of [[Grinding]], e.g. that of [[Collecting]] resources.
+When [[Creative Control]] is given to players regarding [[Crafting]], as for example in [[Minecraft]] or [[Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress]], this gives them [[Framed Freedom]] and [[Constructive Gameplay]]. The knowledge of what [[Game Items]] can be construct, and what is required to do this, can be [[Strategic Knowledge]]. The possibility of [[Agents]] to create artifacts can be a vital component in explaining civilizations in [[Game Worlds]], and therefore help instantiate [[Thematic Consistency]] (although of course only artifacts which are consistent with the theme should be possible to create).
-[[Crafting]] makes those that engage in it into [[Converters]], and when [[Tools]] or crafted [[Game Items]] are required to engage in other types of [[Crafting]], this sets up [[Production-Consumption Chains]]. When this is kept to one [[Focus Loci]], this provides a form of [[Character Development]]. In games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]], both this type of [[Crafting]] and repetitious "basic" [[Crafting]] can disrupt both the economy within the game and the [[Player Balance]] if not the effort to create [[Game Items]] is balanced with the value of them.
+Being an activity that does not inherently need to have risks involved or require player skills, [[Crafting]] can easily open up for [[Grinding]]. However, it can give some worth to other forms of [[Grinding]], e.g. that of [[Collecting]] resources.
 == Relations ==
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 [[Converters]],
 [[Improved Abilities]],
 [[New Abilities]],
 [[Player Created Game Elements]],

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 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Strategic Knowledge]]
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 == Using the pattern ==
-The components of [[Crafting]] is what is required to engage in it and what [[Game Items]] are constructed from the action. [[Crafting]] is often modulated by [[Creative Control]] in that players may be able to choose which [[Game Items]] to produce from the [[Resources]] at hand.
+The design choices associated with creating [[Crafting]] in a game are primarily what is required to engage in the [[Crafting]] activity and what [[Game Items]] are constructed from the action, alternatively how can one improve the quality of functionality of some [[Game Items]]. [[Crafting]] is often modulated by [[Creative Control]] in that players may be able to choose which [[Game Items]] to produce from the [[Resources]] at hand.
-[[Crafting]] consists of transforming something into something else, so some form of [[Resources]] that are consumed in the process is very common. To limit who can do the [[Crafting]], or when it can be done, game designs can require use of [[Tools]] or that those doing the action have specific [[Skills]] or [[Privileged Abilities]]. A more specific form of the latter can be to require that some actions are done by [[Neighbors]]. Making use of stationary [[Tools]], i.e. [[Installations]], for [[Crafting]], makes possibilities to craft into [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] ([[Minecraft]] does this for crafting larger items). Making the [[Construction]] of each [[Game Items|Game Item]] have a [[Development Time]] or require [[Extended Actions]] can modulate how often new items can occur. Besides allowing the [[Crafting]] to begin with, the use of [[Skills]] or particular [[Tools]] can also be used to influence the quality of the produced [[Game Items]], the use of [[Resources]], and the time taken to finish the action.
+[[Crafting]] consists of improving something or transforming something into something else, so requiring that some form of [[Resources]] is consumed in the process is quite natural and common. To limit who can do the [[Crafting]], or when it can be done, game designs can require use of [[Tools]] or that those doing the action have specific [[Skills]] or [[Privileged Abilities]]. A more specific form of the latter can be to require that some actions are done by [[Neighbors]]. Making use of stationary [[Tools]], i.e. [[Installations]], for [[Crafting]], makes possibilities to craft into [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] ([[Minecraft]] does this for crafting larger items). Making the [[Construction]] of each [[Game Items|Game Item]] have a [[Development Time]] or require [[Extended Actions]] can modulate how often new items can occur. Besides allowing the [[Crafting]] to begin with, the use of [[Skills]] or particular [[Tools]] can also be used to influence the quality of the produced [[Game Items]], the use of [[Resources]], and the time taken to finish the action.
-Any type of [[Game Items]] can be the result of [[Crafting]], but [[Tools]] is worth mentioning as a subcategory since it may be required for players to engage in other types of [[Crafting]] and thereby can set up development chains where the [[New Abilities]] gained can be seen as a form of [[Character Development]]. For some types of [[Game Items]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], it can be worth considering that each completed [[Crafting]] action provides not one but several instances of the [[Game Items]].
+Any type of [[Game Items]] can be the result of [[Crafting]], but [[Tools]] is worth mentioning as a subcategory since it may be required for players to engage in other types of [[Crafting]] and thereby can set up development chains where the [[New Abilities]] gained can be seen as a form of [[Character Development]]. For some types of [[Game Items]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], it can be worth considering that each completed [[Crafting]] action provides not one but several instances of the [[Game Items]]. When [[Crafting]] is instead used to modify existing [[Game Items]] this is most often to either counter [[Deterioration]] or give [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] - [[Upgrades]] and [[Sidegrades]] are specific examples of the latter.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Constructive Gameplay]],
 [[Converters]],
 [[Player Created Game Elements]],
 [[Thematic Consistency]],
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 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Strategic Knowledge]]
 ==== with [[Creative Control]] ====
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
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 [[Neighbors]],
 [[Resources]],
 [[Skills]],
-[[Tools]]
+[[Tools]],
 === Possible Closure Effects ===