Game Worlds - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 21:55, 19 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 08:14, 21 September 2016

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Staffan Björk at 10:55, 17 July 2016

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Staffan Björk: /* Game State Overviews */

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‎Game State Overviews

Staffan Björk at 09:21, 13 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 07:38, 3 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 09:54, 29 July 2015

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 [[Arenas]], [[Check Points]], [[Choke Points]], [[Flanking Routes]], [[Galleries]], [[Inaccessible Areas]], [[Safe Havens]], [[Secret Areas]], [[Sniper Locations]], [[Spawn Points]], [[Strongholds]], [[Resource Generators]] (since these can be immaterial besides being tangible game elements), and [[Vehicle Sections]]. Also include in this category are those parts of [[Game Worlds]] under dispute due to [[Area Control]] goals. Since not all these characteristics have natural representations, the [[Game Worlds]] may need to be changed to have [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] to show where they are. [[Characters]] are also abstract aspects of [[Game Worlds]], so they modulate them through how they influence actions of [[Agents]] (or the [[Narration Structures]]). Related to [[Safe Havens]], [[Private Game Spaces]] are worth noting here. These spaces, particular to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[Zombie Lane]] and some board games (e.g. [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Race for the Galaxy]]), can in one sense be said to describe the whole [[Game Worlds]] for their players but since other players can be allowed to do [[Visits]] (at least in the [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]) the spaces can in another sense be said to be parts of larger [[Game Worlds]]. Generalizing, the use of [[Territories]] can significantly focus gameplay on the [[Game Worlds]] rather than the action within them.
 All the game elements, including the abstract ones, can easily be used to create [[Asymmetric Starting Conditions]] for the players. This is especially easily done when [[Randomness]] is used to place the game elements, as for example done in [[Drakborgen]], [[Forbidden Island]], [[Minecraft]], or [[NetHack]].
 [[Game Worlds]] typically imply [[Movement]] or [[Maneuvering]] through them, and all the game elements mentioned above can be used to affect this, especially [[Vehicles]]. This can be given more explicit forms by adding [[Races]] or goals of [[Game World Exploration]] or [[Traverse|Traversal]] but all these can also emerge from the requirements of other goals and the locations of [[Enemies]], [[Resources]], players' [[Avatars]] or [[Units]], etc. [[Movement]] discretely between parts of [[Game Worlds]] can be designed through dividing them into [[Levels]] and [[Scenes]], and through providing [[Quick Travel]] within them. [[One-Way Travel]] and [[Conditional Passageways]] can modulate this type of [[Movement]] to enforce a form of [[Predetermined Story Structures|Predetermined Story Structure]]. [[Quick Returns]] is often used together with [[Quick Travel]] to make [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Traverse]] goals possible but avoid the [[Grinding]] travelling back can feel like. [[Movement]] ''between'' [[Game Worlds]] can arguably be designed through [[Visits]] to other players' [[Private Game Spaces]], especially so when the effects of the [[Visits]] are not exactly shared but what is rather shared is the actions or overall efforts of the visiting players. Another type of travel between [[Game Worlds]] is that letting [[Player Characters]] in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] change  campaigns (and [[Game Masters]] and this can happen regardless of a game's design. The however clashes with [[Diegetic Consistency]].
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 There are several patterns that can be applied to control players' information about [[Game Worlds]].  The choice of [[First-Person Views]], [[Third-Person Views]], or [[God Views]] is a basic one about how players are supposed to get knowledge about the [[Game Worlds]], and for the two latter the exact use of [[Cameras]] further influences players' perceptions of the [[Game Worlds]]. The first option supports the use of a [[Detective Structures|Detective Structure]] (and can be seen as a very literal use of [[Line of Sight]]) while the second one provide a limited form of [[Game State Overviews]] since players can detect somewhat more than the [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] the view is tied to. [[God Views]] in turn offer the possibility of very good [[Game State Overviews]] but this is often countered by the use of [[Fog of War]] initially. This makes all options usually not provide players with complete access to whole [[Game Worlds]], and this is often wanted by designers to allow the possibility of [[Easter Eggs]], [[Secret Resources]] and to encourage [[Game World Exploration]]. The restrictions of being able to perceive [[Game Worlds]] can of course be modified through various [[Privileged Abilities]], e.g. commanders in [[Battlefield 2]] can get [[Game State Overviews]] through doing scans in [[Secondary Interface Screens]] that temporarily locate all enemy units. For large [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] for that matter, [[Mini-maps]] can be necessary to locate oneself in them. [[Vision Modes]] can be used to modify all these possibilities so players can alternate between seeing different types of information about the [[Game Worlds]].
-Populating [[Game Worlds]] with game elements can be done before gameplay begins through [[Configurable Gameplay Areas]] or as part of how the [[Game Worlds]] evolve. Besides the effect of players' actions (e.g. [[Pottering]]), [[Irreversible Events]], [[Storytelling]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] can lead to the content in them being changed through [[Construction]], [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Game Element Removal]]. Continuous [[Game Element Insertion]] by the game system requires [[Resource Generators]] or [[Spawn Points]], and these are likely to become [[Strategic Locations]]. The [[Game Worlds]] themselves can change through [[Shrinking Game Worlds]], as found for example in [[Forbidden Island]] or [[Greed Corp]], or have the potential to expand infinitely in the [[Player-Constructed Worlds]] (or perhaps [[Game Masters|Game Master]]-Constructed Worlds) possible in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] or text-based ''multi-user dungeons'' such as [[Kingdoms]] or [[DragonMud]].[[Game Servers]] can store all this information and let different players access different parts of the [[Game Worlds]] at the same time. By using [[Procedurally Generated Game Worlds]], new [[Game Worlds]] can easily be created whenever players want to have variant.
+Populating [[Game Worlds]] with game elements can be done before gameplay begins through [[Configurable Gameplay Areas]] or as part of how the [[Game Worlds]] evolve. Besides the effect of players' actions (e.g. [[Pottering]]), [[Irreversible Events]], [[Storytelling]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] can lead to the content in them being changed through [[Construction]], [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Game Element Removal]]. Continuous [[Game Element Insertion]] by the game system requires [[Resource Generators]] or [[Spawn Points]], and these are likely to become [[Strategic Locations]]. The [[Game Worlds]] themselves can change through [[Shrinking Game Worlds]], as found for example in [[Forbidden Island]] or [[Greed Corp]], or have the potential to expand infinitely in the [[Player-Constructed Worlds]] (or perhaps [[Game Masters|Game Master]]-Constructed Worlds) possible in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] or text-based ''multi-user dungeons'' such as [[Kingdoms]] or [[DragonMud]].[[Game Servers]] can store all this information and let different players access different parts of the [[Game Worlds]] at the same time. By using [[Procedurally Generated Game Worlds]], new [[Game Worlds]] can easily be created whenever players want to have variation. This is typically another way to make use of [[Randomness]] in creating [[Game Worlds]], but allowing for players to give [[Explicit Random Seeds]] modifies this by letting players give specific seeds to recreate the same [[Game Worlds]] over and over.
 Another aspect of [[Game Worlds]] is how long they should last. Arbitrary [[Time Limits]] or diegetically easier to explain [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] can both be used to destroy or end [[Game Worlds]] after a certain amount of time, and by doing so gives games [[Time Limited Game Instances]] (gameplay can continue even if the [[Game Worlds]] end by using ([[Game Time Manipulation]] - [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] is an example of this). In contrast to this, [[Game Worlds]] can be [[Persistent Game Worlds]], i.e. exist independently of players' game sessions (not to be confused with [[Persistent Game World Changes]] which make effects in the [[Game Worlds]] remain until some other diegetic effect acts upon them). This is a requirement for  [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, and since [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] require this feature also a requirement these types of games. Related to this is if [[Game Worlds]] are [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]], which can be either before gameplay begins (e.g. [[Space Hulk]]) or during gameplay (e.g. [[Drachen Delta]]).
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 [[Emotional Engrossment]],
 [[Environmental Storytelling]],
 [[Game World Exploration]],
 [[Game World Navigation]],

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 [[Diegetic Consistency]] when [[Invisible Walls]] are present
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 There are several patterns that can be applied to control players' information about [[Game Worlds]].  The choice of [[First-Person Views]], [[Third-Person Views]], or [[God Views]] is a basic one about how players are supposed to get knowledge about the [[Game Worlds]], and for the two latter the exact use of [[Cameras]] further influences players' perceptions of the [[Game Worlds]]. The first option supports the use of a [[Detective Structures|Detective Structure]] (and can be seen as a very literal use of [[Line of Sight]]) while the second one provide a limited form of [[Game State Overviews]] since players can detect somewhat more than the [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] the view is tied to. [[God Views]] in turn offer the possibility of very good [[Game State Overviews]] but this is often countered by the use of [[Fog of War]] initially. This makes all options usually not provide players with complete access to whole [[Game Worlds]], and this is often wanted by designers to allow the possibility of [[Easter Eggs]], [[Secret Resources]] and to encourage [[Game World Exploration]]. The restrictions of being able to perceive [[Game Worlds]] can of course be modified through various [[Privileged Abilities]], e.g. commanders in [[Battlefield 2]] can get [[Game State Overviews]] through doing scans in [[Secondary Interface Screens]] that temporarily locate all enemy units. For large [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] for that matter, [[Mini-maps]] can be necessary to locate oneself in them. [[Vision Modes]] can be used to modify all these possibilities so players can alternate between seeing different types of information about the [[Game Worlds]].
-Populating [[Game Worlds]] with game elements can be done before gameplay begins through [[Configurable Gameplay Areas]] or as part of how the [[Game Worlds]] evolve. Besides the effect of players' actions (e.g. [[Pottering]]), [[Irreversible Events]], [[Storytelling]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] can lead to the content in them being changed through [[Construction]], [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Game Element Removal]]. Continuous [[Game Element Insertion]] by the game system requires [[Resource Generators]] or [[Spawn Points]], and these are likely to become [[Strategic Locations]]. The [[Game Worlds]] themselves can change through [[Shrinking Game Worlds]], as found for example in [[Forbidden Island]] or [[Greed Corp]], or have the potential to expand infinitely in the [[Player-Constructed Worlds]] (or perhaps [[Game Masters|Game Master]]-Constructed Worlds) possible in [[:Cateegory:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] or text-based ''multi-user dungeons'' such as [[Kingdoms]] or [[DragonMud]].[[Game Servers]] can store all this information and let different players access different parts of the [[Game Worlds]] at the same time. By using [[Procedurally Generated Game Worlds]], new [[Game Worlds]] can easily be created whenever players want to have variant.
+Populating [[Game Worlds]] with game elements can be done before gameplay begins through [[Configurable Gameplay Areas]] or as part of how the [[Game Worlds]] evolve. Besides the effect of players' actions (e.g. [[Pottering]]), [[Irreversible Events]], [[Storytelling]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] can lead to the content in them being changed through [[Construction]], [[Crafting]], [[Game Element Insertion]], or [[Game Element Removal]]. Continuous [[Game Element Insertion]] by the game system requires [[Resource Generators]] or [[Spawn Points]], and these are likely to become [[Strategic Locations]]. The [[Game Worlds]] themselves can change through [[Shrinking Game Worlds]], as found for example in [[Forbidden Island]] or [[Greed Corp]], or have the potential to expand infinitely in the [[Player-Constructed Worlds]] (or perhaps [[Game Masters|Game Master]]-Constructed Worlds) possible in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] or text-based ''multi-user dungeons'' such as [[Kingdoms]] or [[DragonMud]].[[Game Servers]] can store all this information and let different players access different parts of the [[Game Worlds]] at the same time. By using [[Procedurally Generated Game Worlds]], new [[Game Worlds]] can easily be created whenever players want to have variant.
 Another aspect of [[Game Worlds]] is how long they should last. Arbitrary [[Time Limits]] or diegetically easier to explain [[Shrinking Game Worlds]] can both be used to destroy or end [[Game Worlds]] after a certain amount of time, and by doing so gives games [[Time Limited Game Instances]] (gameplay can continue even if the [[Game Worlds]] end by using ([[Game Time Manipulation]] - [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] is an example of this). In contrast to this, [[Game Worlds]] can be [[Persistent Game Worlds]], i.e. exist independently of players' game sessions (not to be confused with [[Persistent Game World Changes]] which make effects in the [[Game Worlds]] remain until some other diegetic effect acts upon them). This is a requirement for  [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay, and since [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] require this feature also a requirement these types of games. Related to this is if [[Game Worlds]] are [[Reconfigurable Game Worlds]], which can be either before gameplay begins (e.g. [[Space Hulk]]) or during gameplay (e.g. [[Drachen Delta]]).

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 [[Resources]],
 [[Safe Havens]],
 [[Secret Areas]],
 [[Secret Resources]],

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 [[Detective Structures]]
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 Not everything designers may wish [[Game Worlds]] to contain or simulate can plausibly be represented directly in them since, like in the real world, many causes, states, and events are unnoticeable. This can partly be handled by abstract entities such as [[Abstract Player Constructs]] and [[Characters]]. In contrast, abstract areas of the [[Game Worlds]], i.e. subsections of the actual space of the [[Game Worlds]], include
-[[Arenas]], [[Choke Points]], [[Flanking Routes]], [[Galleries]], [[Goal Points]], [[Inaccessible Areas]], [[Safe Havens]], [[Secret Areas]], [[Sniper Locations]], [[Spawn Points]], [[Strongholds]], [[Resource Generators]] (since these can be immaterial besides being tangible game elements), and [[Vehicle Sections]]. Also include in this category are those parts of [[Game Worlds]] under dispute due to [[Area Control]] goals. Since not all these characteristics have natural representations, the [[Game Worlds]] may need to be changed to have [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] to show where they are. [[Characters]] are also abstract aspects of [[Game Worlds]], so they modulate them through how they influence actions of [[Agents]] (or the [[Narration Structures]]). Related to [[Safe Havens]], [[Private Game Spaces]] are worth noting here. These spaces, particular to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[Zombie Lane]] and some board games (e.g. [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Race for the Galaxy]]), can in one sense be said to describe the whole [[Game Worlds]] for their players but since other players can be allowed to do [[Visits]] (at least in the [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]) the spaces can in another sense be said to be parts of larger [[Game Worlds]]. Generalizing, the use of [[Territories]] can significantly focus gameplay on the [[Game Worlds]] rather than the action within them.
+[[Arenas]], [[Check Points]], [[Choke Points]], [[Flanking Routes]], [[Galleries]], [[Inaccessible Areas]], [[Safe Havens]], [[Secret Areas]], [[Sniper Locations]], [[Spawn Points]], [[Strongholds]], [[Resource Generators]] (since these can be immaterial besides being tangible game elements), and [[Vehicle Sections]]. Also include in this category are those parts of [[Game Worlds]] under dispute due to [[Area Control]] goals. Since not all these characteristics have natural representations, the [[Game Worlds]] may need to be changed to have [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] to show where they are. [[Characters]] are also abstract aspects of [[Game Worlds]], so they modulate them through how they influence actions of [[Agents]] (or the [[Narration Structures]]). Related to [[Safe Havens]], [[Private Game Spaces]] are worth noting here. These spaces, particular to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[Zombie Lane]] and some board games (e.g. [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Race for the Galaxy]]), can in one sense be said to describe the whole [[Game Worlds]] for their players but since other players can be allowed to do [[Visits]] (at least in the [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]) the spaces can in another sense be said to be parts of larger [[Game Worlds]]. Generalizing, the use of [[Territories]] can significantly focus gameplay on the [[Game Worlds]] rather than the action within them.
 All the game elements, including the abstract ones, can easily be used to create [[Asymmetric Starting Conditions]] for the players. This is especially easily done when [[Randomness]] is used to place the game elements, as for example done in [[Drakborgen]], [[Forbidden Island]], [[Minecraft]], or [[NetHack]].
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 [[Cameras]],
 [[Characters]],
 [[Choke Points]],
 [[Clues]],

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 Both reticular and 2D games are typically created through [[Game Boards]] or [[Maps]] while [[Maps]] can support [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Game World Navigation]] in 3D games. [[Levels]], e.g. those found in [[Pac-Man]] or [[Super Mario]] games, can be used in all types of games to partition [[Game Worlds]] into smaller units.
-The size of [[Game Worlds]] can influence gameplay significantly. Having large worlds is one way to create [[Illusion of Open Space]] but [[Invisible Walls]] can work as well, and for sufficiently open worlds the latter may be needed even though they are likely to break [[Diegetic Consistency]]. Regardless, game designs need to consider how to handle the edges of the [[Game Worlds]]. One way is to avoid them through using [[Warp Zones]], as for example the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]] and the [[Hearts of Iron series]] do to model the spherical nature of planets. [[Levels]] and [[Scenes]] can be used to split [[Game Worlds]] into smaller chunks to either support [[Narration Structures]] or clearly let player clearly have [[Progress Indicators]] as they complete them. [[Game Worlds]] presented through [[Storytelling]] and [[Roleplaying]] can effectively be infinite in size they can be expanded as needed.
+The size of [[Game Worlds]] can influence gameplay significantly. Having large worlds is one way to create [[Illusion of Open Space]] but [[Invisible Walls]] can work as well, and for sufficiently open worlds the latter may be needed even though they are likely to break [[Diegetic Consistency]]. Regardless, game designs need to consider how to handle the edges of the [[Game Worlds]]. One way is to avoid them through using [[Warp Zones]], as for example the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]] and the [[Hearts of Iron series]] do to model the spherical nature of planets. [[Levels]], [[Scenes]], and [[Transport Routes]] can be used to split [[Game Worlds]] into smaller chunks to either support [[Narration Structures]] or clearly let player clearly have [[Progress Indicators]] as they complete them. [[Game Worlds]] presented through [[Storytelling]] and [[Roleplaying]] can effectively be infinite in size they can be expanded as needed.
 [[Game Worlds]] gain much of their gameplay characteristics from [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] such as [[Alarms]], [[Bases]], [[Props]], [[Obstacles]], [[Environmental Effects]], [[Helpers]], [[Controllers]], [[Installations]], [[Resource Generators]], [[Resource Locations]], [[Self-Service Kiosks]], [[Switches]], and [[Traps]]. These, and the actions players can otherwise do in the [[Game Worlds]], can support [[Persistent Game World Changes]]. [[Invisible Walls]] are also theoretically possible within [[Game Worlds]] but are typically only used to create the outer border of the [[Game Worlds]]). The placement of [[Resource Locations]] for [[Game Items]], [[Resources]] and [[Vehicles]] to mention but three types of game elements that further help define the [[Game Worlds]] and how players behave to these. The use of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]] can in turn be influenced by various modifications, e.g. making them into [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], [[Pick-Ups]], or [[Destructible Objects]]. As another step in detailing [[Game Worlds]], the representation used for these, and their placement, can create [[Clues]], [[Traces]], and [[Environmental Storytelling]]. They can all be modified to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]], and [[Landmarks]] such as [[Big Dumb Objects]] are game elements specifically used for this purpose, but parts of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves can become [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] simply by changing the presentation locally. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]] in [[Game Worlds]] can help with [[Game World Navigation]] but can also draw attention to [[Red Herrings]] so that players are lured towards certain areas.
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 [[Traces]],
 [[Traps]],
 [[Traverse]],
 [[Ultra-Powerful Events]],

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 The size of [[Game Worlds]] can influence gameplay significantly. Having large worlds is one way to create [[Illusion of Open Space]] but [[Invisible Walls]] can work as well, and for sufficiently open worlds the latter may be needed even though they are likely to break [[Diegetic Consistency]]. Regardless, game designs need to consider how to handle the edges of the [[Game Worlds]]. One way is to avoid them through using [[Warp Zones]], as for example the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]] and the [[Hearts of Iron series]] do to model the spherical nature of planets. [[Levels]] and [[Scenes]] can be used to split [[Game Worlds]] into smaller chunks to either support [[Narration Structures]] or clearly let player clearly have [[Progress Indicators]] as they complete them. [[Game Worlds]] presented through [[Storytelling]] and [[Roleplaying]] can effectively be infinite in size they can be expanded as needed.
-[[Game Worlds]] gain much of their gameplay characteristics from [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] such as [[Alarms]], [[Props]], [[Obstacles]], [[Environmental Effects]], [[Helpers]], [[Controllers]], [[Installations]],  [[Resource Generators]], [[Self-Service Kiosks]], [[Switches]], and [[Traps]]. These, and the actions players can otherwise do in the [[Game Worlds]], can support [[Persistent Game World Changes]]. [[Invisible Walls]] are also theoretically possible within [[Game Worlds]] but are typically only used to create the outer border of the [[Game Worlds]]). The placement of [[Game Items]], [[Resources]] and [[Vehicles]] to mention but three types of game elements, further help define the [[Game Worlds]] and how players behave to these. The use of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]] can in turn be influenced by various modifications, e.g. making them into [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], [[Pick-Ups]], or [[Destructible Objects]]. As another step in detailing [[Game Worlds]], the representation used for these, and their placement, can create [[Clues]], [[Traces]], and [[Environmental Storytelling]]. They can all be modified to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]], and [[Landmarks]] such as [[Big Dumb Objects]] are game elements specifically used for this purpose, but parts of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves can become [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] simply by changing the presentation locally. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]] in [[Game Worlds]] can help with [[Game World Navigation]] but can also draw attention to [[Red Herrings]] so that players are lured towards certain areas.
+[[Game Worlds]] gain much of their gameplay characteristics from [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] such as [[Alarms]], [[Bases]], [[Props]], [[Obstacles]], [[Environmental Effects]], [[Helpers]], [[Controllers]], [[Installations]],  [[Resource Generators]], [[Self-Service Kiosks]], [[Switches]], and [[Traps]]. These, and the actions players can otherwise do in the [[Game Worlds]], can support [[Persistent Game World Changes]]. [[Invisible Walls]] are also theoretically possible within [[Game Worlds]] but are typically only used to create the outer border of the [[Game Worlds]]). The placement of [[Game Items]], [[Resources]] and [[Vehicles]] to mention but three types of game elements, further help define the [[Game Worlds]] and how players behave to these. The use of [[Game Items]] in [[Game Worlds]] can in turn be influenced by various modifications, e.g. making them into [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], [[Pick-Ups]], or [[Destructible Objects]]. As another step in detailing [[Game Worlds]], the representation used for these, and their placement, can create [[Clues]], [[Traces]], and [[Environmental Storytelling]]. They can all be modified to be [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]], and [[Landmarks]] such as [[Big Dumb Objects]] are game elements specifically used for this purpose, but parts of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves can become [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] simply by changing the presentation locally. [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and [[Landmarks]] in [[Game Worlds]] can help with [[Game World Navigation]] but can also draw attention to [[Red Herrings]] so that players are lured towards certain areas.
 Game elements in [[Game Worlds]] that can be [[Agents]] are various types of [[Inhabitants]], including the more specific [[Enemies]] and [[Non-Player Characters]], although some of the latter may actually be more accurately described as [[Helpers]] if they are sessile. The use of [[Algorithmic Agents]] can be used to make the worlds less predictable and more "alive". [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] also belong to this category but they are typically not placed in the [[Game Worlds]] before game instances begin; they are instead placed in them through [[Construction]] or [[Game Element Insertion]]. [[Ghosts]] are [[Replays]] of previous players' actions in the game and can because of this be seen as a form of [[Geospatial Game Widgets]] for [[Agents]] of earlier game instances.
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 [[Asymmetric Starting Conditions]],
 [[Avatars]],
 [[Big Dumb Objects]],
 [[Cameras]],