Further Player Improvement Potential - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 20:14, 11 August 2016

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Staffan Björk at 09:36, 5 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 10:14, 4 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 10:12, 4 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 10:08, 4 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 10:06, 4 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk at 10:04, 4 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Further Player Improvement Potential]] provides means of players being able to perform some gameplay actions, note how well these work against some goals, and finally noticing that the possibility for better performances exist. While this does require [[Uncertainty of Outcome]], not all types of [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] work. [[Performance Uncertainty]] is the primary way of achieving this and pitching players against each other in [[PvP]] gameplay where the outcome depends on their performance is a classical solution found for example in [[Chess]] and [[Go]] to allow nearly all players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]]. [[Evolving Rule Sets]], or to a lesser degree any [[Expansions]], provide players with [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] simply because their skills or knowledge will become outdated unless they learn how to play with the new rules or game elements that have been introduced.
+[[Further Player Improvement Potential]] provides means of players being able to perform some gameplay actions, note how well these work against some goals, and finally noticing that the possibility for better performances exist. While this does require [[Uncertainty of Outcome]], not all types of [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] work. [[Performance Uncertainty]] is the primary way of achieving this and pitching players against each other in [[PvP]] gameplay where the outcome depends on their performance is a classical solution found for example in [[Chess]] and [[Go]] to allow nearly all players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]]. [[Evolving Rule Sets]], or to a lesser degree any [[Expansions]], provide players with [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] simply because their skills or knowledge will become outdated unless they learn how to play with the new rules or game elements that have been introduced. [[Perceivable Margins]] provide players with feedback about how well they perform for each action and thereby also help players in reaching their full potential.
 [[Difficulty Levels]] and [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] can also support [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] but here the potentially typically is bounded earlier, either due to a limited number of [[Difficulty Levels]] or that it is a narrow set of skills that are challenges by the [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]]. [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] can be used to encourage players to believe they can perform better, and this can motivate them to try harder and actually discover [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] they otherwise may have missed.
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 [[Evolving Rule Sets]],
 [[Expansions]],
 [[Performance Uncertainty]]

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 [[Difficulty Levels]] and [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] can also support [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] but here the potentially typically is bounded earlier, either due to a limited number of [[Difficulty Levels]] or that it is a narrow set of skills that are challenges by the [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]]. [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] can be used to encourage players to believe they can perform better, and this can motivate them to try harder and actually discover [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] they otherwise may have missed.
-There are several patterns that can work against [[Further Player Improvement Potential]], most which are related to making players have less [[Player Agency]]. The easiest example of this are games with absolutely [[No Direct Player Influence]] (i.e. not in a meaningful way even before gameplay begins). Strong presence of [[Randomness]] or where successful outcomes can be attributed to [[Luck]] also work against [[Player Agency]] and thereby reasons for players to believe that [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] exists or is meaningful to try and develop. Gameplay building on [[Solution Uncertainty]], for example through [[Puzzle Solving]], depends on finding the solution and without other additions to the design there is no reason for [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for a challenge once a solution is found. This is especially the case for games where [[Trial by Error Solutions]] exists since here [[Luck]] or simply systematically going through alternatives can reveal the solution.
+There are several patterns that can work against [[Further Player Improvement Potential]], most which are related to making players have less [[Player Agency]]. The easiest example of this are games with absolutely [[No Direct Player Influence]] (i.e. not in a meaningful way even before gameplay begins). Strong presence of [[Randomness]] or where successful outcomes can be attributed to [[Luck]] also work against [[Player Agency]] and thereby reasons for players to believe that [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] exists or is meaningful to try and develop. Gameplay building on [[Solution Uncertainty]], for example through [[Puzzle Solving]], depends on finding the solution and without other additions to the design there is no reason for [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for a challenge once a solution is found. This is especially the case for games where [[Trial and Error Solutions]] exists since here [[Luck]] or simply systematically going through alternatives can reveal the solution.
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Randomness]],
 [[Solution Uncertainty]],
-[[Trial by Error Solutions]]
+[[Trial and Error Solutions]]
 == History ==

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 ''That players have the possibility to increase their skills in handling the gameplay.''

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 ''That players have the possibility to increase their skills in handling the gameplay.''
-This pattern is still a stub.
+The outcome of many games depend on the skill or knowledge of those playing it. For players that do play a game and notice that they could have played better, that game holds [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for them. This can of course be subjective since players may think they cannot improve when they actually can or maybe believe they can become better when they in practice cannot.
 === Examples ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Further Player Improvement Potential]] provides means of players being able to perform some gameplay actions, note how well these work against some goals, and finally noticing that the possibility for better performances exist. While this does require [[Uncertainty of Outcome]], not all types of [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] work. [[Performance Uncertainty]] is the primary way of achieving this and pitching players against each other in [[PvP]] gameplay where the outcome depends on their performance is a classical solution found for example in [[Chess]] and [[Go]] to allow nearly all players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]]. [[Difficulty Levels]] and [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] can also support [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] but here the potentially typically is bounded earlier, either due to a limited number of [[Difficulty Levels]] or that it is a narrow set of skills that are challenges by the [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]]. [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] can be used to encourage players to believe they can perform better, and this can motivate them to try harder and actually discover [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] they otherwise may have missed.
+[[Further Player Improvement Potential]] provides means of players being able to perform some gameplay actions, note how well these work against some goals, and finally noticing that the possibility for better performances exist. While this does require [[Uncertainty of Outcome]], not all types of [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] work. [[Performance Uncertainty]] is the primary way of achieving this and pitching players against each other in [[PvP]] gameplay where the outcome depends on their performance is a classical solution found for example in [[Chess]] and [[Go]] to allow nearly all players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]]. [[Evolving Rule Sets]], or to a lesser degree any [[Expansions]], provide players with [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] simply because their skills or knowledge will become outdated unless they learn how to play with the new rules or game elements that have been introduced.
 There are several patterns that can work against [[Further Player Improvement Potential]], most which are related to making players have less [[Player Agency]]. The easiest example of this are games with absolutely [[No Direct Player Influence]] (i.e. not in a meaningful way even before gameplay begins). Strong presence of [[Randomness]] or where successful outcomes can be attributed to [[Luck]] also work against [[Player Agency]] and thereby reasons for players to believe that [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] exists or is meaningful to try and develop. Gameplay building on [[Solution Uncertainty]], for example through [[Puzzle Solving]], depends on finding the solution and without other additions to the design there is no reason for [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for a challenge once a solution is found. This is especially the case for games where [[Trial by Error Solutions]] exists since here [[Luck]] or simply systematically going through alternatives can reveal the solution.
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 [[Difficulty Levels]],
 [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]],
 [[Performance Uncertainty]]

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 [[Chess]] and [[Go]] are classical examples of [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] which allow [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for a lifetime to most players, much due to the fact than the skill of one's opponent is what primary sets the difficulty for anybody playing. This can also be found in most [[:Category:Sports|Sports]] such as [[Tennis]]. [[Golf]] and [[Marathons]] show examples where one doesn't necessarily need to compete against others but can always try to improve one's own handicap score.
-Examples of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] which offers players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for long period of time include team-based games such as
+Examples of [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] which offers players [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] for long period of time include team-based games such as [[Defense of the Ancients]], the [[Counter-Strike series]], and the [[Starcraft series]] and death-match variants of [[Doom series|Doom]] or [[Quake series|Quake]].
 [[Defense of the Ancients]], the [[Counter-Strike series]], and the [[Starcraft series]].
-[[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[
+[[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft]] show how players can have [[Further Player Improvement Potential]] by the games continuously changing through the release of new expansions (and removal of older cards from some tournament variants).
 == Using the pattern ==

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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Luck]],
 [[No Direct Player Influence]],