Landmarks - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:45, 21 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 07:16, 3 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 09:26, 7 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 11:04, 5 September 2011

2011-09-05T11:04:49Z

Staffan Björk at 02:05, 8 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 11:33, 8 April 2011

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Staffan Björk at 20:29, 5 April 2011

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Staffan Björk at 20:15, 5 April 2011

2011-04-05T20:15:06Z

Staffan Björk: /* Diegetic Aspects */

2011-04-05T20:06:56Z

‎Diegetic Aspects

Staffan Björk at 20:03, 5 April 2011

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Landmarks]] help players with [[Game World Navigation]] in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. By making players less likely to get lost, their presence can also encourage [[Game World Exploration]]. How they should look can depend on what is required to maintain a [[Thematic Consistency]], but they may be necessary to create this consistency.
+[[Landmarks]] help players with [[Game World Navigation]] in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. By making players less likely to get lost, their presence can also encourage [[Game World Exploration]]. How they should look can depend on what is required to maintain a [[Thematic Consistency]], but they may be necessary to create this consistency.
 In [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Cooperation]], [[Landmarks]] can support [[Coordination]].
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Environmental Storytelling]],
 [[Game World Exploration]],
 [[Game World Navigation]],

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 [[Landmarks]] are not a specific type of game elements in themselves but rather game elements that distinguish themselves in such ways to help players locate themselves and possible future locations. Any element in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] can work as long as they are [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] in some fashion, and this may be the main raison d'être for some [[Props]]. Simply by their size, [[Big Dumb Objects]] (e.g. the various tall buildings in [[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]]) and [[Installations]] (unless there are too many of the latter and they are not distinguishable from each other) will likely be [[Landmarks]]. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]], while not being elements ''of'' [[Game Worlds]] are still elements ''in'' [[Game Worlds]] and may therefore also serve as [[Landmarks]].
-While [[Landmarks]] can help in any [[Game World Navigation]] they can specifically be placed to show the route of [[Races]]; if used, [[Check Points]] are natural candidates for being [[Landmarks]] in this case. They can also be used to create [[Clues]] or [[Traces]] that players can follow. Their overall usefulness is very much dependent on how often players can have a [[Line of Sight]] to them (which is why [[Big Dumb Objects]] make good [[Landmarks]]).
+While [[Landmarks]] can help in any [[Game World Navigation]] they can specifically be placed to show the route of [[Races]]; if used, [[Check Points]] are natural candidates for being [[Landmarks]] in this case. They can also be used to create [[Clues]] or [[Traces]] that players can follow. Their overall usefulness is very much dependent on how often players can have a [[Line of Sight]] to them (which is why [[Big Dumb Objects]] make good [[Landmarks]]). They can also be used simply to makes [[Transport Routes]] more important and give some indication of how far one has traveled in them.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],
-[[Races]]
+[[Races]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 [[Landmarks]] are not a specific type of game elements in themselves but rather game elements that distinguish themselves in such ways to help players locate themselves and possible future locations. Any element in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] can work as long as they are [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] in some fashion, and this may be the main raison d'être for some [[Props]]. Simply by their size, [[Big Dumb Objects]] (e.g. the various tall buildings in [[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]]) and [[Installations]] (unless there are too many of the latter and they are not distinguishable from each other) will likely be [[Landmarks]]. [[Geospatial Game Widgets]], while not being elements ''of'' [[Game Worlds]] are still elements ''in'' [[Game Worlds]] and may therefore also serve as [[Landmarks]].
-While [[Landmarks]] can help in any [[Game World Navigation]] they can specifically be placed to show the route of [[Races]]; if used, [[Check Points]] are natural candidates for being [[Landmarks]] in this case. They can also be used to create [[Clues]] or [[Traces]] that players can follow.
+While [[Landmarks]] can help in any [[Game World Navigation]] they can specifically be placed to show the route of [[Races]]; if used, [[Check Points]] are natural candidates for being [[Landmarks]] in this case. They can also be used to create [[Clues]] or [[Traces]] that players can follow. Their overall usefulness is very much dependent on how often players can have a [[Line of Sight]] to them (which is why [[Big Dumb Objects]] make good [[Landmarks]]).
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Thematic Consistency]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Landmarks]] help players with [[Game World Navigation]] in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. By making players less likely to get lost, their presence can also encourage [[Exploration]]. How they should look can depend on what is required to maintain a [[Thematic Consistency]], but they may be necessary to create this consistency.
+[[Landmarks]] help players with [[Game World Navigation]] in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. By making players less likely to get lost, their presence can also encourage [[Game World Exploration]]. How they should look can depend on what is required to maintain a [[Thematic Consistency]], but they may be necessary to create this consistency.
 In [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Cooperation]], [[Landmarks]] can support [[Coordination]].
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Environmental Storytelling]],
-[[Exploration]],
+[[Game World Exploration]],
 [[Game World Navigation]],
 [[Game Worlds]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Landmarks]] help players with [[Game World Navigation]] in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. By making players less likely to get lost, their presence can also encourage [[Exploration]].
+[[Landmarks]] help players with [[Game World Navigation]] in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. By making players less likely to get lost, their presence can also encourage [[Exploration]]. How they should look can depend on what is required to maintain a [[Thematic Consistency]], but they may be necessary to create this consistency.
 In [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Cooperation]], [[Landmarks]] can support [[Coordination]].
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Clues]],
 [[Traces]]
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
+[[Thematic Consistency]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 [[Category:Needs references]]
 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
 ''Distinct objects in game worlds that help navigation within them.''

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 [[Category:Level Design Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs references]]
 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]

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 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-If important enough, breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]] makes elements work better as [[Landmarks]]. This makes [[Geospatial Game Widgets]]  effective as [[Landmarks]].
+[[Landmarks]] are [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]], and the more they stand out the more distinguishable they are. For this reason, if it is important enough, breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]] can be used to makes elements work better as [[Landmarks]]. This makes [[Geospatial Game Widgets]] effective as [[Landmarks]].
 === Narrative Aspects ===