Gameplay Statistics - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2016-07-06T10:41:07Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 18:37, 18 July 2014

2014-07-18T18:37:44Z

Staffan Björk at 20:56, 17 July 2014

2014-07-17T20:56:02Z

Staffan Björk at 20:55, 17 July 2014

2014-07-17T20:55:53Z

Staffan Björk at 07:06, 27 June 2014

2014-06-27T07:06:16Z

Staffan Björk at 13:43, 8 May 2011

2011-05-08T13:43:00Z

Staffan Björk at 12:48, 21 April 2011

2011-04-21T12:48:24Z

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-02-24T22:16:42Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 22:16, 24 February 2011

2011-02-24T22:16:28Z

Staffan Björk at 08:16, 27 January 2011

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 An obvious choice that needs to be done when using [[Gameplay Statistics]] is what information or events to record. Players' [[Scores]] to provide [[High Score Lists]] is a well-known example present already in the first arcade version of [[Pac-Man]] and [[Space Invaders]]. [[Speedruns]] is another, which is the keeping track of how long time it takes to complete levels or races in a game, and can be found in the [[Need for Speed series]] and well as in [[Portal]]. While this information regards the final outcome of some piece of gameplay, significant developments such as [[Character Development]] and [[Character Defining Actions]] can motivate updates in [[Gameplay Statistics]] during gameplay. Having become popular when the advent of online connectivity, [[Achievements]] can be used to translate almost any type of statistic or event into something recorded outside the game instance and available regardless of game sessions. [[Replays]] go a step further, letting players themselves choose what gameplay is worth saving for posterity and thereby giving them [[Creative Control]].
-In many cases the information in [[Gameplay Statistics]] are that contained in [[Characters]] or [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. However, a special case concerns the use of [[Character Sheets]]. When these are available outside gameplay itself, as is the case for the physical paper sheets of tabletop [[Roleplaying]] games such as [[Call of Cthulhu]], they automatically provide [[Gameplay Statistics]]. Also, since players typical help update their own [[Character Sheets]] they do in this case have to deal with [[Excise]] to provide [[Gameplay Statistics]].
+In many cases the information in [[Gameplay Statistics]] are contained in [[Characters]] or [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. However, a special case concerns the use of [[Character Sheets]]. When these are available outside gameplay itself, as is the case for the physical paper sheets of tabletop [[Roleplaying]] games such as [[Call of Cthulhu]], they automatically provide [[Gameplay Statistics]]. Also, since players typical help update their own [[Character Sheets]] they do in this case have to deal with [[Excise]] to provide [[Gameplay Statistics]].
 [[Gameplay Statistics]] about players can be made public through [[Public Player Statistics]]. However, for having players and [[Spectators]] trust the correctness of [[Gameplay Statistics]] it is typically required that there is a trusted third party handling the information contained in the statistics, especially when the information from several game instances are aggregated. This makes [[Gameplay Statistics]] need [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] if they are supposed to be reliable. For accessibility and fairness issues, using [[Game Servers]] to keep track of [[Gameplay Statistics]] is often a practical solution. For games with [[Meta Servers]], storing [[Gameplay Statistics]] that are relevant between game instances often make even better sense since it allows players to transfer between [[Game Servers]] as well as features such as [[Global High Score Lists]].

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 == Using the pattern ==
-An obvious choice that needs to be done when using [[Gameplay Statistics]] is what information or events to record. Players' [[Score|Scores]] to provide [[High Score Lists]] is a well-known example present already in the first arcade version of [[Pac-Man]] and [[Space Invaders]]. [[Speedruns]] is another, which is the keeping track of how long time it takes to complete levels or races in a game, and can be found in the [[Need for Speed series]] and well as in [[Portal]]. While this information regards the final outcome of some piece of gameplay, significant developments such as [[Character Development]] and [[Character Defining Actions]] can motivate updates in [[Gameplay Statistics]] during gameplay. Having become popular when the advent of online connectivity, [[Achievements]] can be used to translate almost any type of statistic or event into something recorded outside the game instance and available regardless of game sessions. [[Replays]] go a step further, letting players themselves choose what gameplay is worth saving for posterity and thereby giving them [[Creative Control]].
+An obvious choice that needs to be done when using [[Gameplay Statistics]] is what information or events to record. Players' [[Scores]] to provide [[High Score Lists]] is a well-known example present already in the first arcade version of [[Pac-Man]] and [[Space Invaders]]. [[Speedruns]] is another, which is the keeping track of how long time it takes to complete levels or races in a game, and can be found in the [[Need for Speed series]] and well as in [[Portal]]. While this information regards the final outcome of some piece of gameplay, significant developments such as [[Character Development]] and [[Character Defining Actions]] can motivate updates in [[Gameplay Statistics]] during gameplay. Having become popular when the advent of online connectivity, [[Achievements]] can be used to translate almost any type of statistic or event into something recorded outside the game instance and available regardless of game sessions. [[Replays]] go a step further, letting players themselves choose what gameplay is worth saving for posterity and thereby giving them [[Creative Control]].
 In many cases the information in [[Gameplay Statistics]] are that contained in [[Characters]] or [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. However, a special case concerns the use of [[Character Sheets]]. When these are available outside gameplay itself, as is the case for the physical paper sheets of tabletop [[Roleplaying]] games such as [[Call of Cthulhu]], they automatically provide [[Gameplay Statistics]]. Also, since players typical help update their own [[Character Sheets]] they do in this case have to deal with [[Excise]] to provide [[Gameplay Statistics]].
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 [[Abstract Player Constructs]],
 [[Characters]],
-[[Game Lobbies]], [[Score]]
+[[Game Lobbies]], [[Scores]]
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 [[High Score Lists]],
 [[Meta Servers]],
-[[Replays]], [[Speedeuns]]
+[[Replays]], [[Speedruns]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-An obvious choice that needs to be done when using [[Gameplay Statistics]] is what information or events to record. Players' [[Score|Scores]] to provide [[High Score Lists]] is a well-known example present already in the first arcade version of [[Pac-Man]] and [[Space Invaders]]. [[Speed Runs]] is another, which is the keeping track of how long time it takes to complete levels or races in a game, and can be found in the [[Need for Speed series]] and well as in [[Portal]]. While this information regards the final outcome of some piece of gameplay, significant developments such as [[Character Development]] and [[Character Defining Actions]] can motivate updates in [[Gameplay Statistics]] during gameplay. Having become popular when the advent of online connectivity, [[Achievements]] can be used to translate almost any type of statistic or event into something recorded outside the game instance and available regardless of game sessions. [[Replays]] go a step further, letting players themselves choose what gameplay is worth saving for posterity and thereby giving them [[Creative Control]].
+An obvious choice that needs to be done when using [[Gameplay Statistics]] is what information or events to record. Players' [[Score|Scores]] to provide [[High Score Lists]] is a well-known example present already in the first arcade version of [[Pac-Man]] and [[Space Invaders]]. [[Speedruns]] is another, which is the keeping track of how long time it takes to complete levels or races in a game, and can be found in the [[Need for Speed series]] and well as in [[Portal]]. While this information regards the final outcome of some piece of gameplay, significant developments such as [[Character Development]] and [[Character Defining Actions]] can motivate updates in [[Gameplay Statistics]] during gameplay. Having become popular when the advent of online connectivity, [[Achievements]] can be used to translate almost any type of statistic or event into something recorded outside the game instance and available regardless of game sessions. [[Replays]] go a step further, letting players themselves choose what gameplay is worth saving for posterity and thereby giving them [[Creative Control]].
 In many cases the information in [[Gameplay Statistics]] are that contained in [[Characters]] or [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. However, a special case concerns the use of [[Character Sheets]]. When these are available outside gameplay itself, as is the case for the physical paper sheets of tabletop [[Roleplaying]] games such as [[Call of Cthulhu]], they automatically provide [[Gameplay Statistics]]. Also, since players typical help update their own [[Character Sheets]] they do in this case have to deal with [[Excise]] to provide [[Gameplay Statistics]].
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 [[High Score Lists]],
 [[Meta Servers]],
-[[Replays]], [[Speed Runs]]
+[[Replays]], [[Speedeuns]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 In many cases the information in [[Gameplay Statistics]] are that contained in [[Characters]] or [[Abstract Player Constructs]]. However, a special case concerns the use of [[Character Sheets]]. When these are available outside gameplay itself, as is the case for the physical paper sheets of tabletop [[Roleplaying]] games such as [[Call of Cthulhu]], they automatically provide [[Gameplay Statistics]]. Also, since players typical help update their own [[Character Sheets]] they do in this case have to deal with [[Excise]] to provide [[Gameplay Statistics]].
-[[Gameplay Statistics]] about players can be made public through [[Public Player Statistics]]. However, for having players and [[Spectators]] trust the correctness of [[Gameplay Statistics]] it is typically required that there is a trusted third party handling the information contained in the statistics, especially when the information from several game instances are aggregated. This makes [[Gameplay Statistics]] need [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] if they are supposed to be reliable.
+[[Gameplay Statistics]] about players can be made public through [[Public Player Statistics]]. However, for having players and [[Spectators]] trust the correctness of [[Gameplay Statistics]] it is typically required that there is a trusted third party handling the information contained in the statistics, especially when the information from several game instances are aggregated. This makes [[Gameplay Statistics]] need [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] if they are supposed to be reliable. For accessibility and fairness issues, using [[Game Servers]] to keep track of [[Gameplay Statistics]] is often a practical solution. For games with [[Meta Servers]], storing [[Gameplay Statistics]] that are relevant between game instances often make even better sense since it allows players to transfer between [[Game Servers]] as well as features such as [[Global High Score Lists]].
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Achievements]], [[Character Defining Actions]], [[Character Development]], [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]], [[High Score Lists]], [[Replays]], [[Speed Runs]]
+[[Achievements]], [[Character Defining Actions]], [[Character Development]], [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]],
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-[[Gameplay Statistics]] available during gameplay from within [[Game Worlds]] typically interferes with [[Diegetic Consistency]] since it draws attentions towards non-diegetic elements.
+[[Gameplay Statistics]] available during gameplay from within [[Game Worlds]] typically interferes with [[Narrative Engrossment]] since it draws attentions towards non-diegetic elements.
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Diegetic Consistency]]
+[[Narrative Engrossment]]
 == History ==

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 In many cases the information in [[Gameplay Statistics]] are that contained in [[Characters]]. However, a special case concerns the use of [[Character Sheets]]. When these are available outside gameplay itself, as is the case for the physical paper sheets of tabletop [[Roleplaying]] games such as [[Call of Cthulhu]], they automatically provide [[Gameplay Statistics]]. Also, since players typical help update their own [[Character Sheets]] they do in this case have to deal with [[Excise]] to provide [[Gameplay Statistics]].
-For having players and [[Spectators]] trust the correctness of [[Gameplay Statistics]] it is typically required that there is a trusted third party handling the information contained in the statistics, especially when the information from several game instances are aggregated. This makes [[Gameplay Statistics]] need [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] if they are supposed to be reliable.
+[[Gameplay Statistics]] about players can be made public through [[Public Player Statistics]]. However,for having players and [[Spectators]] trust the correctness of [[Gameplay Statistics]] it is typically required that there is a trusted third party handling the information contained in the statistics, especially when the information from several game instances are aggregated. This makes [[Gameplay Statistics]] need [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] if they are supposed to be reliable.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Secondary Interface Screens]]

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