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Staffan Björk at 20:40, 25 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:41, 24 May 2011

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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Predictable Consequences]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Uncertainty of Information]]

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 The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.
-When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise [[Complex Gameplay]] and [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]].  For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
+When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise [[Complex Gameplay]] and [[Delayed Reciprocity]] (with [[Individual Rewards]] in the case of [[Collaborative Actions]]) and the possibility of [[Betrayal]].  For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
 [[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
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 [[Time Limits]]
-==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]] ====
+==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] ====
 [[Betrayal]],
 [[Complex Gameplay]],
 [[Delayed Reciprocity]]
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 ==== with [[Timing]] ====
 [[Combos]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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 The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.
-When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise both [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]].  For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
+When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise [[Complex Gameplay]] and [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]].  For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
 [[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
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 ==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]] ====
-[[Betrayal]], [[Delayed Reciprocity]]
+[[Betrayal]],
 ==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Persistent Game Worlds]] ====

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 When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise both [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]].  For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
-[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irrevserible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
+[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
 == Relations ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Delayed Effects]] often produce [[Time Limits]] for those aware of them, especially if they are part of [[Interruptible Actions]]. The more precise information about the [[Delayed Effects]] players have, e.g. by knowing when they take place due to being created through [[Development Time]], the more [[Predictable Consequences]] they provide, and this encouraged [[Stimulated Planning]]. When [[Predictable Consequences]] are absent, it instead provides players the possibility to start feeling [[Luck]] before the outcome is shown. Although [[Predictable Consequences]] can influence [[Delayed Effects]] in these ways, having sufficiently long [[Delayed Effects]] may in return make [[Predictable Consequences]] be harder to have since the context for the outcome can have changed.
+[[Delayed Effects]] often produce [[Time Limits]] for those aware of them, especially if they are part of [[Interruptible Actions]]. The more precise information about the [[Delayed Effects]] players have, e.g. by knowing when they take place due to being created through [[Development Time]], the more [[Predictable Consequences]] they provide, and this encouraged [[Stimulated Planning]]. When [[Predictable Consequences]] are absent, it instead provides players the possibility to start feeling [[Luck]] before the outcome is shown. Although [[Predictable Consequences]] can influence [[Delayed Effects]] in these ways, having sufficiently long [[Delayed Effects]] may in return make [[Predictable Consequences]] be harder to have since the context for the outcome can have changed. Even so, understanding how [[Delayed Effects]] work is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
 The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.
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 [[Memorizing]],
 [[Risk/Reward]],
 [[Tactical Planning]],
 [[Tension]],

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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Predictable Consequences]] when [[Delayed Effects]]
+[[Predictable Consequences]]
 == History ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-A simple way to create [[Delayed Effects]] with [[Predictable Consequences]] is to require [[Development Time]] for initiated actions or simply make them [[Extended Actions]]. Others ways to introduce [[Delayed Effects]] into games include [[Action Programming]], [[Betting]], [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], and [[Investments]]. While [[Collaborative Actions]] are usually done immediately they can be modulated to make use of [[Delayed Effects]].
+A simple way to create [[Delayed Effects]] with [[Predictable Consequences]] is to require [[Development Time]] for initiated actions or simply make them [[Extended Actions]]. Others ways to introduce [[Delayed Effects]] into games include [[Action Programming]], [[Betting]], [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], [[Investments]], or modulating how [[Destructible Objects]] or [[Traps]] function. While [[Collaborative Actions]] are usually done immediately they can be modulated to make use of [[Delayed Effects]].
 Besides the actual cause for the delay, primary design choices for [[Delayed Effects]] are if players should be aware of when the effects will occur and how the period of delay is determined. Showing when effects will take place is usually done through [[Progress Indicators]], even when they are predetermined through [[Development Time]]. [[Randomness]] can be used to make information about when the [[Delayed Effects]] occur unknown, but so can other ways involving [[Uncertainty of Information]].
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 [[Capture]],
 [[Collaborative Actions]],
 [[Quick Games]],
 [[Risk/Reward]],

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 Besides the actual cause for the delay, primary design choices for [[Delayed Effects]] are if players should be aware of when the effects will occur and how the period of delay is determined. Showing when effects will take place is usually done through [[Progress Indicators]], even when they are predetermined through [[Development Time]]. [[Randomness]] can be used to make information about when the [[Delayed Effects]] occur unknown, but so can other ways involving [[Uncertainty of Information]].
-Making actions have [[Delayed Effects]] opens up some additional design possibilities. One is to create [[Balancing Effects]] between different actions by having the more powerful actions take a longer time to perform. Another is to make them possible interrupt, that is making the actions into [[Interruptible Actions]]. This is done in some cases of [[Capture]], e.g. this is believed to be the case for [[Ludus Latrunculorum]], to allow the other player a chance to respond. A third, which can be used to increase [[Tension]], is to combine them to the structures of [[Social Dilemmas]].
+Making actions have [[Delayed Effects]] opens up some additional design possibilities. One is to create [[Balancing Effects]] between different actions by having the more powerful actions take a longer time to perform. Another is to make them possible interrupt, that is making the actions into [[Interruptible Actions]], or make it possible to avoid the effects - this is quite often applied to [[Traps]]. This is done in some cases of [[Capture]], e.g. this is believed to be the case for [[Ludus Latrunculorum]], to allow the other player a chance to respond. A third, which can be used to increase [[Tension]], is to combine them to the structures of [[Social Dilemmas]].
 [[Delayed Effects]] can make people have [[Anticipation]] and feel that they have [[Luck]] without requiring any other aspects of the game, this makes the pattern useful for modulate [[Quick Games]].
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 [[Quick Games]],
 [[Risk/Reward]],
-[[Social Dilemmas]]
+[[Social Dilemmas]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===