Inventories - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 11:45, 6 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 13:53, 5 September 2015

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Staffan Björk at 09:08, 20 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 00:03, 3 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 10:21, 1 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 10:20, 1 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 08:24, 30 June 2011

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Staffan Björk at 11:57, 29 June 2011

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Staffan Björk at 13:10, 8 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 01:23, 8 May 2011

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Inventories]] are a way to modulate both [[Characters]] and [[Game Items]], often to introduce [[Resource Caps]] by limited how many of the latter the former can carry. Since [[Agents]] that have [[Game Items]] in their [[Inventories]] are control of those items, the pattern instantiates [[Ownership]].
+[[Inventories]] are a way to modulate both [[Characters]] and [[Game Items]], often to introduce [[Resource Caps]] by limited how many of the latter the former can carry. Since [[Agents]] that have [[Game Items]] in their [[Inventories]] are control of those items, the pattern instantiates [[Ownership]]. Having to manipulate the items in [[Inventories]] can become [[Excise]] to players.
 While [[Inventories]] may support [[Thematic Consistency]] in that one can carry [[Game Items]], it may also conflict with a [[Thematic Consistency]] simply because they represent [[Game Items]] differently than in the [[Game Worlds]] or that they allow unrealistic amounts of [[Game Items]] to be carried. This issue is significantly magnified if entering [[Inventories|Inventory]] game modes through [[Secondary Interface Screens]] that invoke [[Game Pauses]] and provide interface elements with [[Non-Diegetic Features]]. The use of [[Inventories]] does however often help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] while making gameplay smooth since it can allow quick access to [[Game Items]] not in public sight.
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Diegetic Consistency]],
 [[Non-Diegetic Features]],
 [[Ownership]],

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 While probably the most common ''action'' available through [[Inventories]] is that of dropping [[Game Items]] from them, many games provide other functionality where selecting which [[Equipment]] to outfit oneself with is common - often through [[Equipment Slots]]. The [[Fallout series]] provides ways of negating the effects of [[Deterioration]] while [[Minecraft]] supports [[Crafting]]. While it may be natural to consider [[Inventories]] available to players those of their [[Characters]] it may also be that they can access the [[Inventories]] of other [[Player Characters]] or [[Non-Player Characters]]. This since [[Inventories]] provide the basic functionality on which many actions that enable [[Transferable Items]] rely on, e.g. [[Stealing]] and [[Trading]].
-A case where it may not be possible to drop [[Game Items]] from [[Inventories]] is when these represent [[Resources]] rather than [[Game Items]] (the two types may be mixed). This is typically combined with [[Pick-Ups]] that cease to be [[Game Items]] and become pure [[Resources]] when retrieved. In this case, [[Pick-Ups]] can be seen as a way of modulating [[Inventories]] since they provide ways of affecting the [[Resources]] available, but when the [[Pick-Ups]] maintain their identities as [[Game Items]] after being retrieved [[Inventories]] can instead be seen as modulating the [[Pick-Ups]].
+A case where it may not be possible to drop [[Game Items]] from [[Inventories]] is when these represent [[Resources]] rather than [[Game Items]] (the two types may be mixed). This is typically combined with [[Pick-Ups]] that cease to be [[Game Items]] and become pure [[Resources]] when retrieved. In this case, [[Pick-Ups]] can be seen as a way of modulating [[Inventories]] since they provide ways of affecting the [[Resources]] available, but when the [[Pick-Ups]] maintain their identities as [[Game Items]] after being retrieved [[Inventories]] can instead be seen as modulating the [[Pick-Ups]]. [[Resources]] that are also [[Non-Localized Resources]] can be given their own areas (so they do not compete with other [[Game Items]]) within [[Inventories]].
 [[Free Gift Inventories]] are a special case of [[Inventories]] which contain [[Game Items]] that players can give to other players but not to themselves. They are typically present in games (e.g. [[CityVille]] and [[Zombie Lane]]) on social media platforms, primarily Facebook.
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 [[Equipment Slots]],
 [[Game Pauses]],
 [[Pick-Ups]]

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 [[Inventories]] are a way to modulate both [[Characters]] and [[Game Items]], often to introduce [[Resource Caps]] by limited how many of the latter the former can carry. Since [[Agents]] that have [[Game Items]] in their [[Inventories]] are control of those items, the pattern instantiates [[Ownership]].
-While [[Inventories]] may support [[Thematic Consistency]] in that one can carry [[Game Items]], it may also conflict with a [[Thematic Consistency]] simply because they represent [[Game Items]] differently than in the [[Game Worlds]] or that they allow unrealistic amounts of [[Game Items]] to be carried. This issue is significantly magnified if entering [[Inventories|Inventory]] game modes through [[Secondary Interface Screens]] invokes [[Game Pauses]]. The use of [[Inventories]] does however often help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] while making gameplay smooth since it can allow quick access to [[Game Items]] not in public sight.
+While [[Inventories]] may support [[Thematic Consistency]] in that one can carry [[Game Items]], it may also conflict with a [[Thematic Consistency]] simply because they represent [[Game Items]] differently than in the [[Game Worlds]] or that they allow unrealistic amounts of [[Game Items]] to be carried. This issue is significantly magnified if entering [[Inventories|Inventory]] game modes through [[Secondary Interface Screens]] that invoke [[Game Pauses]] and provide interface elements with [[Non-Diegetic Features]]. The use of [[Inventories]] does however often help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] while making gameplay smooth since it can allow quick access to [[Game Items]] not in public sight.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Diegetic Consistency]],
 [[Ownership]],
 [[Resource Caps]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The typical design of [[Inventories]] consist of deciding how to provide functionality for how the [[Game Items]] carried by [[Characters]] can be interacted with. The most common characteristic of [[Inventories]] is to limit the number of [[Game Items]] that can be stored in them, effectively creating [[Resource Caps]].
+The typical design of [[Inventories]] consist of deciding how to provide functionality for how the [[Game Items]] carried by [[Characters]] (or [[Parties]]) can be interacted with. The most common characteristic of [[Inventories]] is to limit the number of [[Game Items]] that can be stored in them, effectively creating [[Resource Caps]].
 While probably the most common ''action'' available through [[Inventories]] is that of dropping [[Game Items]] from them, many games provide other functionality where selecting which [[Equipment]] to outfit oneself with is common - often through [[Equipment Slots]]. The [[Fallout series]] provides ways of negating the effects of [[Deterioration]] while [[Minecraft]] supports [[Crafting]]. While it may be natural to consider [[Inventories]] available to players those of their [[Characters]] it may also be that they can access the [[Inventories]] of other [[Player Characters]] or [[Non-Player Characters]]. This since [[Inventories]] provide the basic functionality on which many actions that enable [[Transferable Items]] rely on, e.g. [[Stealing]] and [[Trading]].
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 [[Deterioration]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
 [[Resources]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The typical design of [[Inventories]] consist of deciding how to provide functionality for how the [[Game Items]] carried by [[Characters]] can be interacted with. The most common characteristic of [[Inventories]] is to limit the number of [[Game Items]] that can be stored in them, effectively creating [[Resource Caps]]. It is quite common to combine [[Inventories]] with [[Equipment Slots]] since this allows players a graphical way of showing what things in the [[Inventories]] are equipped and what things are not.
+The typical design of [[Inventories]] consist of deciding how to provide functionality for how the [[Game Items]] carried by [[Characters]] can be interacted with. The most common characteristic of [[Inventories]] is to limit the number of [[Game Items]] that can be stored in them, effectively creating [[Resource Caps]].
-While probably the most common ''action'' available through [[Inventories]] is that of dropping [[Game Items]] from them, many games provide other functionality where selecting which [[Equipment]] to outfit oneself with is common. The [[Fallout series]] provides ways of negating the effects of [[Deterioration]] while [[Minecraft]] supports [[Crafting]]. While it may be natural to consider [[Inventories]] available to players those of their [[Characters]] it may also be that they can access the [[Inventories]] of other [[Player Characters]] or [[Non-Player Characters]]. This since [[Inventories]] provide the basic functionality on which many actions that enable [[Transferable Items]] rely on, e.g. [[Stealing]] and [[Trading]].
+While probably the most common ''action'' available through [[Inventories]] is that of dropping [[Game Items]] from them, many games provide other functionality where selecting which [[Equipment]] to outfit oneself with is common - often through [[Equipment Slots]]. The [[Fallout series]] provides ways of negating the effects of [[Deterioration]] while [[Minecraft]] supports [[Crafting]]. While it may be natural to consider [[Inventories]] available to players those of their [[Characters]] it may also be that they can access the [[Inventories]] of other [[Player Characters]] or [[Non-Player Characters]]. This since [[Inventories]] provide the basic functionality on which many actions that enable [[Transferable Items]] rely on, e.g. [[Stealing]] and [[Trading]].
 A case where it may not be possible to drop [[Game Items]] from [[Inventories]] is when these represent [[Resources]] rather than [[Game Items]] (the two types may be mixed). This is typically combined with [[Pick-Ups]] that cease to be [[Game Items]] and become pure [[Resources]] when retrieved. In this case, [[Pick-Ups]] can be seen as a way of modulating [[Inventories]] since they provide ways of affecting the [[Resources]] available, but when the [[Pick-Ups]] maintain their identities as [[Game Items]] after being retrieved [[Inventories]] can instead be seen as modulating the [[Pick-Ups]].

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 === Interface Aspects ===
-[[Inventories]] are often instantiated as [[Secondary Interface Screens]], e.g. in [[NetHack]], the [[Fallout series|Fallout]] or [[Dragon Age series]]. [[Dragon Age II]] combines this with functionality for exchanging [[Transferable Items]] while [[Minecraft]] provides support for [[Crafting]] in its [[Inventories|Inventory]]. It is quite common to begin [[Game Pauses]] when these kinds of [[Secondary Interface Screens]] are entered, although this can break [[Thematic Consistency]] ([[Minecraft]] is an example of a game which does ''not'' do this).
+[[Inventories]] are often instantiated as [[Secondary Interface Screens]], e.g. in [[NetHack]], the [[Fallout series|Fallout]] or [[Dragon Age series]]. [[Dragon Age II]] combines this with functionality for exchanging [[Transferable Items]] while [[Minecraft]] provides support for [[Crafting]] in its [[Inventories|Inventory]]. Both [[Fallout 3]] and [[Dragon Age II]] use their [[Inventories]] to let players install [[Upgrades]]. It is quite common to begin [[Game Pauses]] when these kinds of [[Secondary Interface Screens]] are entered, although this can break [[Thematic Consistency]] ([[Minecraft]] is an example of a game which does ''not'' do this).
 However, [[Inventories]] can be shown in other ways. [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] often make the [[Inventories]] part of [[Character Sheets]] while games with [[Illocutionary Interfaces]], which are typically text-based, do it as part of the main interface.
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 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
-[[Resources]]
+[[Resources]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Characters]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],