Framed Freedom - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 14:33, 6 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:33, 18 October 2011

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Staffan Björk at 12:54, 6 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 06:56, 19 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:39, 12 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:39, 12 May 2011

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

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‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk at 21:35, 12 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:34, 12 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:26, 12 May 2011

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Framed Freedom]] saves players from being overwhelmed with choices. By doing so it enables players to set up reasonable goals without associating too much [[Tension]] with it. This makes games having the pattern an likely source for supporting [[Pottering]] activities and having experiences of [[Value of Effort]].
+[[Framed Freedom]] saves players from being overwhelmed with choices while at the same time giving them [[Player Agency]]. By doing so it enables players to set up reasonable goals without associating too much [[Tension]] with it. This makes games having the pattern an likely source for supporting [[Pottering]] activities and having experiences of [[Value of Effort]].
 Given that [[Framed Freedom]] often consists of handling [[Limited Resources]], the pattern is often accompanied by [[Resource Management]].
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Resource Management]],
 [[Pottering]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Framed Freedom]] is a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]] and as such can be difficult to design for broad groups of gamers. A general requirement is however that players should not feel that the game is enforcing goals or actions on them. For this reason, use of [[Enforced Goals]] or [[Timing]] is difficult to combine with the [[Framed Freedom]].
+[[Framed Freedom]] is a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]] and as such can be difficult to design for broad groups of gamers. A general requirement is that players should have a [[Freedom of Choice]] but without feelings that the games are enforcing goals or actions on them. For this reason, use of [[Enforced Goals]] or [[Timing]] is difficult to combine with the [[Framed Freedom]].
 [[Creative Control]] is often a core component of creative [[Framed Freedom]]. One common pattern used in combination with [[Creative Control]] is [[Construction]] or patterns closely related to it, e.g. [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Landscaping]]. [[Agent Needs]] is another solution, e.g. present in the [[Sims series]], since the needs expressed through this pattern provide explicit goals but does not enforce them. However, for [[Framed Freedom]] to exist the [[Creative Control]] cannot allow too many different types of actions, and typically this also requires that the actions are explicitly presented to the players in some way. [[Limited Resources]] and [[Limited Set of Actions]] are natural way of supporting this and leads [[Framed Freedom]] to often have [[Resource Management]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Cheat Codes]],
 [[Player Defined Goals]],
 [[Sandbox Gameplay]]

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 === Examples ===
-The [[Sims series]] and "tycoon" games such as [[Zoo Tycoon series]] gives [[Framed Freedom]] to players by providing a simulation of a certain environment (a household in a city and a zoo respectively) and letting players choose their own goals within that context. This also goes for simulation games such as [[SimAnt]], the [[SimCity series]], and [[SimEarth]]. Although some grand strategy games, e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]], do have clear winning conditions and some do not, e.g. the [[Europa Universalis series]], both types also have [[Framed Freedom]] in that there are relatively few choices in each moment of gameplay and players need to set their own long-term goals.
+The [[Sims series]] and "tycoon" games such as [[Zoo Tycoon series]] gives [[Framed Freedom]] to players by providing a simulation of a certain environment (a household in a city and a zoo respectively) and letting players choose their own goals within that context. This also goes for simulation games such as [[SimAnt]], the [[SimCity series]], and [[SimEarth: The Living Planet]]. Although some grand strategy games, e.g. the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]], do have clear winning conditions and some do not, e.g. the [[Europa Universalis series]], both types also have [[Framed Freedom]] in that there are relatively few choices in each moment of gameplay and players need to set their own long-term goals.
 The possibility of building one's own complexes in [[Minecraft]] and [[Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress]] is a form of [[Framed Freedom]] since they are restricted by the resources and tools players have gotten accesses to. The same applies to social network games such as [[CityVille]] and [[FarmVille]].

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 [[Framed Freedom]] is a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]] and as such can be difficult to design for broad groups of gamers. A general requirement is however that players should not feel that the game is enforcing goals or actions on them. For this reason, use of [[Enforced Goals]] or [[Timing]] is difficult to combine with the [[Framed Freedom]].
-[[Creative Control]] is a core component of creative [[Framed Freedom]]. One common pattern used in combination with [[Creative Control]] is [[Construction]] or patterns closely related to it, e.g. [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Landscaping]]. [[Agent Needs]] is another solution, e.g. present in the [[Sims series]], since the needs expressed through this pattern provide explicit goals but does not enforce them. However, for [[Framed Freedom]] to exist the [[Creative Control]] cannot allow too many different types of actions, and typically this also requires that the actions are explicitly presented to the players in some way. [[Limited Resources]] and [[Limited Set of Actions]] are natural way of supporting this and leads [[Framed Freedom]] to often have [[Resource Management]].
+[[Creative Control]] is often a core component of creative [[Framed Freedom]]. One common pattern used in combination with [[Creative Control]] is [[Construction]] or patterns closely related to it, e.g. [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Landscaping]]. [[Agent Needs]] is another solution, e.g. present in the [[Sims series]], since the needs expressed through this pattern provide explicit goals but does not enforce them. However, for [[Framed Freedom]] to exist the [[Creative Control]] cannot allow too many different types of actions, and typically this also requires that the actions are explicitly presented to the players in some way. [[Limited Resources]] and [[Limited Set of Actions]] are natural way of supporting this and leads [[Framed Freedom]] to often have [[Resource Management]].
 The freedom aspect of [[Framed Freedom]] is often provided by offering [[Sandbox Gameplay]] or [[Player Defined Goals]]. [[Cheat Codes]] is a way of letting players choose to have more freedom if they do not feel there is enough in a game, or lets players have [[Framed Freedom]] when they wish in games that otherwise do not support the pattern clearly. Other patterns that do not in themselves create [[Framed Freedom]] but can let players modulate the challenges of gameplay include [[Difficulty Levels]] and [[Game Pauses]].

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 [[Framed Freedom]] is a [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective Pattern]] and as such can be difficult to design for broad groups of gamers. A general requirement is however that players should not feel that the game is enforcing goals or actions on them. For this reason, use of [[Enforced Goals]] or [[Timing]] is difficult to combine with the [[Framed Freedom]].
-[[Creative Control]] is a core component of creative [[Framed Freedom]]. One common pattern used in combination with [[Creative Control]] is [[Construction]] or patterns closely related to it, e.g. [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Landscaping]]. However, for [[Framed Freedom]] to exist the [[Creative Control]] cannot allow too many different types of actions, and typically this also requires that the actions are explicitly presented to the players in some way. [[Limited Resources]] and [[Limited Set of Actions]] are natural way of supporting this and leads [[Framed Freedom]] to often have [[Resource Management]].
+[[Creative Control]] is a core component of creative [[Framed Freedom]]. One common pattern used in combination with [[Creative Control]] is [[Construction]] or patterns closely related to it, e.g. [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Landscaping]]. [[Agent Needs]] is another solution, e.g. present in the [[Sims series]], since the needs expressed through this pattern provide explicit goals but does not enforce them. However, for [[Framed Freedom]] to exist the [[Creative Control]] cannot allow too many different types of actions, and typically this also requires that the actions are explicitly presented to the players in some way. [[Limited Resources]] and [[Limited Set of Actions]] are natural way of supporting this and leads [[Framed Freedom]] to often have [[Resource Management]].
-The freedom aspect of [[Framed Freedom]] is often provided by offering [[Sandbox Gameplay]] or [[Player Defined Goals]]. [[Cheat Codes]] is a way of letting players choose to have more freedom if they do not feel there is enough in a game, or lets players have [[Framed Freedom]] when they wish in games that otherwise do not support the pattern clearly.
+The freedom aspect of [[Framed Freedom]] is often provided by offering [[Sandbox Gameplay]] or [[Player Defined Goals]]. [[Cheat Codes]] is a way of letting players choose to have more freedom if they do not feel there is enough in a game, or lets players have [[Framed Freedom]] when they wish in games that otherwise do not support the pattern clearly. Other patterns that do not in themselves create [[Framed Freedom]] but can let players modulate the challenges of gameplay include [[Difficulty Levels]] and [[Game Pauses]].
-[[Value of Effort]]
+== Consequences ==
-[[Agent Needs]]
+Given that [[Framed Freedom]] often consists of handling [[Limited Resources]], the pattern is often accompanied by [[Resource Management]].
-[[Game Items]]
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-[[Difficulty Levels]]
-[[Game Pauses]]
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-FRAMED FREEDOM saves the players from being overwhelmed with choices. By doing so
-it enables players to set up reasonable goals in order to provide Satisfaction and VALUE
-OF EFFORT, and saves them from feeling too much accountability for their own
-experience, which incidentally, is central to the pottering component of Accountability.
-The framing can be achieved from LIMITED RESOURCES () and the necessary RESOURCE MANAGEMENT this
-spawns, but also through AGENT NEEDS. It is often common to frame the activity through
-limiting the options of how one can interaction with parts of the GAME WORLDS, e.g.
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-having inaccessible areas of the world in.
-The main source of freedom in the games studied came from players having the
-CREATIVE CONTROL to set up PLAYER DECIDED GOALS, often regarding the
-CONSTRUCTION activities of GAME ELEMENT INSERTION, LANDSCAPING, and CRAFTING.
-Somewhat paradoxically these goals provide a kind of framing as well, since having a
-favorite animal one wants to use in Zoo Tycoon or a planned house in The Sims 3 limits
-what other actions make sense in the game. It does however support an Emotional Flux
-regarding activities; players can select goals fitting their mood and wanted experience.
-While the games typically open up for more freedom as gameplay progresses, the
-presence in several of the cases of modes for SANDBOX GAMEPLAY and CHEAT CODES
-show how players can be give themselves more freedom if this is wanted.
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-=== Interface Aspects ===
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-=== Narrative Aspects ===
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-== Consequences ==
-[[Framed Freedom]] often requires players to engage [[Resource Management]] but without associating too much [[Tension]] with it. This makes games having the pattern an likely source for supporting [[Pottering]] activities.
 == Relations ==
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Limited Resources]],
 [[Limited Set of Actions]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===
 === Potentially Conflicting With ===