Crossmedia Gameplay - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 10:25, 30 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 06:34, 22 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 09:12, 21 May 2012

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Staffan Björk at 09:05, 30 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 09:05, 30 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 20:42, 28 September 2011

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Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2011-09-28T20:36:17Z

‎Consequences

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk at 20:29, 28 September 2011

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-Although not directly related to gameplay, [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] lends itself well to [[Narration Structures]] that wants to unfold a narrative in parts from different perspectives or provide [[Clues]] from a variety of sources.
+Although not directly related to gameplay, [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] lends itself well to [[Predetermined Story Structures]] that wants to unfold a narrative in parts from different perspectives or provide [[Clues]] from a variety of sources.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Narration Structures]]
+[[Predetermined Story Structures]]
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] primarily concerns exploring which mediums are available and what type of gameplay these mediums are best suited for supporting. Patterns related to this include [[Auxiliary Game Screens]], which makes use of several screens to provide different information to players, and [[Connected Games]], which makes the gameplay outcome of one game affect another one.
+Designing [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] primarily concerns exploring which mediums are available and what type of gameplay these mediums are best suited for supporting. Patterns related to this include [[Auxiliary Game Screens]], which makes use of several screens to provide different information to players, and [[Coupled Games]], which makes the gameplay outcome of one game affect another one.
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Auxiliary Game Screens]],
-[[Connected Games]]
+[[Coupled Games]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 While most games make use of only one medium or platform to make access to them depend only on needing to have access to that medium or platform, a few games make a point of being played through several. This [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can be used to give specialized gameplay experiences at different points of game instances through varying the mediums used or be used to intertwine gameplay more easily with other activities, sometimes to the point where players can be confused what is part of a game or not.
-See the book ''Pervasive Games - Theory and Design'' for more details about how to design games spanning several media, including descriptions of several examples.
+See the book ''Pervasive Games - Theory and Design''<ref name="pergames"/> for more details about how to design games spanning several media, including descriptions of several examples.
 === Examples ===

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 While most games make use of only one medium or platform to make access to them depend only on needing to have access to that medium or platform, a few games make a point of being played through several. This [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can be used to give specialized gameplay experiences at different points of game instances through varying the mediums used or be used to intertwine gameplay more easily with other activities, sometimes to the point where players can be confused what is part of a game or not.
 === Examples ===
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 == References ==
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 == Acknowledgements ==
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 ''Games that make use of several different media to provide one game instance.''
-While most games make use of only one medium or platform to make access to them depend only on needing to have access to that medium or platform, a few games make a point of being played through several. This [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can be used to give specialized gameplay experiences at different points of game instances through varying the mediums used or be used to more easily intertwine gameplay with other activities, sometimes to the point where players can be confused what is part of a game and what is not.
+While most games make use of only one medium or platform to make access to them depend only on needing to have access to that medium or platform, a few games make a point of being played through several. This [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can be used to give specialized gameplay experiences at different points of game instances through varying the mediums used or be used to intertwine gameplay more easily with other activities, sometimes to the point where players can be confused what is part of a game or not.
 === Examples ===
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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] primarily concerns exploring which mediums are available and which type of gameplay they are best suited for supporting. Patterns related to this include [[Auxiliary Game Screens]], which makes use of several screens to provide different information to players, and [[Connected Games]], which makes the gameplay outcome of one game affect another one.
+Designing [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] primarily concerns exploring which mediums are available and what type of gameplay these mediums are best suited for supporting. Patterns related to this include [[Auxiliary Game Screens]], which makes use of several screens to provide different information to players, and [[Connected Games]], which makes the gameplay outcome of one game affect another one.
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can provide players with more types of specialized gameplay experience than ordinary games simply because they make use of several different medium. This can also be used to "hide" the mediums used among other, non-game, mediums and thereby support [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]]. A specific case of this concerns [[Rabbit Hole Invitations]], [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can here be used more easily and efficiently than during the main gameplay since non-interactive mediums such as commercials and TV shows can be used (examples of this can be found in [[I Love Bees]] and [[The Beast]]).
+[[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can provide players with more types of specialized gameplay experience than ordinary games simply because they make use of several different medium. This can also be used to "hide" the mediums used among other, non-game, mediums and thereby support [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]]. A specific case of this concerns [[Rabbit Hole Invitations]]; [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can here be used more easily and efficiently than during the main gameplay since non-interactive mediums, e.g. commercials and TV shows, can be used (examples of this can be found in [[I Love Bees]] and [[The Beast]]).
-In [[Multiplayer Games]], the use of several different mediums (or devices) can make natural starting points for players to divide themselves into [[Functional Roles]] based on the capabilities of the mediums they have access to. [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can make games have [[Real World Gameplay Spaces]] when the different media needed to play them are spatially separated, or some of them make use of location as input.
+In [[Multiplayer Games]], the use of several different mediums (or devices) can make natural starting points for players to divide themselves into [[Functional Roles]] based on the capabilities of the mediums available. [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can make games have [[Real World Gameplay Spaces]] when the different media needed to play them are spatially separated, or some of them make use of location as input.
 == Relations ==

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 [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can provide players with more types of specialized gameplay experience than ordinary games simply because they make use of several different medium. This can also be used to "hide" the mediums used among other, non-game, mediums and thereby support [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]]. A specific case of this concerns [[Rabbit Hole Invitations]], [[Crossmedia Gameplay]] can here be used more easily and efficiently than during the main gameplay since non-interactive mediums such as commercials and TV shows can be used (examples of this can be found in [[I Love Bees]] and [[The Beast]]).
-In [[Multiplayer Games]] the use of several different mediums (or devices) can make natural starting points for players to divide themselves into [[Functional Roles]] based on the capabilities of the mediums they have access to.
+In [[Multiplayer Games]], the use of several different mediums (or devices) can make natural starting points for players to divide themselves into [[Functional Roles]] based on the capabilities of the mediums they have access to.
 === Can Instantiate ===

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 === Interface Aspects ===
-[[Crossmedia Gameplay]] is both an [[Category:Information Patterns|Information]] and [[Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
+[[Crossmedia Gameplay]] is both an [[:Category:Information Patterns|Information]] and [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
 === Narrative Aspects ===