Hiding Places - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 07:55, 8 April 2022

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Staffan Björk at 13:38, 3 April 2018

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Staffan Björk at 13:35, 3 April 2018

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk at 13:32, 3 April 2018

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Staffan Björk at 11:54, 3 April 2018

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

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 ''Places in games that allow people or things to be hidden.''
-Many games have activities which depend on players or things not being easy to find. One way to support this is through [[Hiding Places]] which function either through having rules defining things as hidden within them or through working as [[Hiding Places]] in the way [[Hiding Places]] work in non-game contexts.
+Many games have activities which depend on players or things not being easy to find. One way to support this is through [[Hiding Places]] which function either through having rules defining things as hidden within them or through working by being areas which make it more difficult for others to notice things in the [[Hiding Places]] compared to other places in the game world.
 === Examples ===
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 [[This War of Mine]] provides players with [[Hiding Places]] in the various buildings and ruins that they can send their characters to.
 == Using the pattern ==
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 While the main purpose of providing [[Hiding Places]] in games are typically to support [[Conceal]] and [[Stealth]] goals, the pattern can also be used for other related purposes. The presence of [[Hiding Places]] make [[Reconnaissance]] and [[Scouting]] goals more difficult and existing [[Safe Havens]] can be made into explicit [[Hiding Places]]. The number, frequency, and placement of [[Hiding Places]] typically also affect all these things, so [[Hiding Places]] not only allows [[Stealth]] to be possible but also modifies how easy or difficult it is to do.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
+[[Player/Character Awareness Consistency]]
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 ''Places in games that allow people or things to be hidden.''
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 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-[[Hiding Places]] can be either diegetic or systemic, i.e. they are good hiding places because it is difficult for players or [[Algorithmic Agents]] to observe them or because the rules state that one is hidden when in them (and cannot be attacked, etc.). The first one makes finding (and detecting) [[Hiding Places]] into a player/[[Agents|Agent]] skill while the latter avoid this. The later can however cause issues with [[Player/Character Awareness Consistency]]. It is possible to combine the two approaches (if one has to find [[Hiding Places]] both as a player and as an [[Avatars|Avatar]] for example) but this still leaves the issue with [[Player/Character Awareness Consistency]].
+[[Hiding Places]] can be either diegetic or systemic, i.e. they are good hiding places because it is difficult for players or [[Algorithmic Agents]] to observe them or because the rules state that one is hidden when in them (and cannot be attacked, etc.). The first one makes finding (and detecting) [[Hiding Places]] into a player/[[Agents|Agent]] skill while the latter avoid this. The later can however cause issues with [[Player/Character Awareness Consistency]]. It is possible to combine the two approaches (if one must find [[Hiding Places]] both as a player and as an [[Avatars|Avatar]] for example) but this still leaves the issue with [[Player/Character Awareness Consistency]].
 == Consequences ==

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''Places in games that allow people or things to be hidden.''
 Many games have activities which depend on players or things not being easy to find. One way to support this is through [[Hiding Places]] which function either through having rules defining things as hidden within them or through working as [[Hiding Places]] in the way [[Hiding Places]] work in non-game contexts.

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 [[Hide-and-Seek]] is a typically example of a [[:Category:Children's Games|Children's Game]] that makes use of [[Hiding Places]].
 Vegetation in games such as the [[Battlefield series]], the [[Far Cry series]], or the [[Left 4 Dead series]] make it possible to hide from other players. While the vegetation may help against AI controlled enemies also, it typically doesn't do this in the same way as against players, i.e. not based on how much visually the players' avatars blend into the environment.
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 === Examples ===
-Vegetation in games such as the [[Battlefield series]], the [[Far Cry series]], or the [[Left 4 Dead series]] make it possible to hide from other players. While the vegetation may help AI controlled enemies
+[[Hide-and-Seek]] is a typically example of a [[:Category:Children's Games|Children's Game]] that makes use of [[Hiding Places]].
 == Using the pattern ==

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 [[Secret Areas]] are one way to create [[Hiding Places]] if the [[Secret Areas]] are unknown to some other players, [[Agents]], [[Enemies]], etc. [[Obstacles]] can also work if they hinder observation (e.g. through blocking line of sight in games with [[First-Person Views]] or by causing [[Fog of War]]). Given that [[Sniper Locations]] should be difficult to detect they are also good [[Hiding Places]].
-While the main purpose of providing [[Hiding Places]] in games are typically to support [[Conceal]] and [[Stealth]] goals, the pattern can also be used for other purposes.
+While the main purpose of providing [[Hiding Places]] in games are typically to support [[Conceal]] and [[Stealth]] goals, the pattern can also be used for other related purposes. The presence of [[Hiding Places]] make [[Reconnaissance]] and [[Scouting]] goals more difficult and existing [[Safe Havens]] can be made into explicit [[Hiding Places]]. The number, frequency, and placement of [[Hiding Places]] typically also affect all these things, so [[Hiding Places]] not only allows [[Stealth]] to be possible but also modifies how easy or difficult it is to do.
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-=== Can Modulate ===
-[[Reconnaissance]],
 [[Safe Havens]],
-[[Scouting]],
 [[Stealth]]
 === Diegetic Aspects ===