Line of Sight - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:25, 17 October 2011

2011-10-17T13:25:08Z

Staffan Björk at 09:02, 15 October 2011

2011-10-15T09:02:25Z

Staffan Björk at 05:56, 6 October 2011

2011-10-06T05:56:51Z

Staffan Björk at 09:29, 7 September 2011

2011-09-07T09:29:08Z

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2011-09-07T09:25:41Z

‎Consequences

Staffan Björk at 09:24, 7 September 2011

2011-09-07T09:24:47Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Modulated By */

2011-08-05T10:04:51Z

‎Can Be Modulated By

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

2011-08-05T10:04:39Z

‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-08-05T10:04:23Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2011-07-15T17:32:44Z

‎Relations

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 [[First-Person Views]] is an easy way of introducing [[Line of Sight]] for what can be visually perceived, but it can also be used to affect gameplay actions. The action of [[Aim & Shoot]] is probably the most obvious example of this; it should be noted that in addition to [[Aim & Shoot]] instantiates [[Line of Sight]], [[Line of Sight]] can modulate [[Aim & Shoot]] since being able to aim requires being able to have [[Line of Sight]]. While this may seem redundant, [[Vision Modes]] may modulate how [[Line of Sight]] works and in turn affect if [[Aim & Shoot]] is possible or not.
-As the [[Aim & Shoot]] case shows, [[Line of Sight]] can be used to modulate [[Combat]], but it can also be used as a part of [[Movement]] (e.g. the use of grappling hooks in [[Just Cause 2]] or the ''portals'' in [[Portal]]). For [[Combat]], the use of [[Line of Sight]] opens up for the possibility of having indirect fire as [[Privileged Abilities]], although they may still require [[Line of Sight]] from others. All these examples are also examples of modulating [[Aim & Shoot]], but [[Line of Sight]] may also be used to trigger [[Automated Responses]] from [[Traps]] or waiting [[Agents]] and this can be used to create [[Stealth]] goals.
+As the [[Aim & Shoot]] case shows, [[Line of Sight]] can be used to modulate [[Combat]], but it can also be used as a part of [[Movement]] (e.g. the use of grappling hooks in [[Just Cause 2]] or the ''portals'' in [[Portal]]). For [[Combat]], the use of [[Line of Sight]] opens up for the possibility of having indirect fire as [[Privileged Abilities]], although they may still require [[Line of Sight]] from others. All these examples are also examples of modulating [[Aim & Shoot]], but [[Line of Sight]] may also be used to trigger [[Automated Responses]] from [[Traps]] or waiting [[Agents]] and this can be used to modify [[Evade]] and [[Stealth]] goals.
 [[Line of Sight]] requires that there is something that can block it in the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]], and this is typically [[Environmental Effects]], [[Obstacles]], [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], or simply walls. [[Big Dumb Objects]] can be said to instantiate [[Line of Sight]] since they usually can be seen from large parts of [[Game Worlds]]. Providing good [[Line of Sight]] from some parts of [[Game Worlds]] but not others are part of creating [[Sniper Locations]] and [[Strongholds]]. [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] may also block [[Line of Sight]] but only do so temporarily.
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 [[Avatars]],
 [[Combat]],
 [[Focus Loci]],
 [[Game World Navigation]],

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 When applied to [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] under players' control, [[Line of Sight]] changes their [[Focus Loci]] and thereby how they have to relate to [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]], and what is in them. Since it requires players to consider spatial relations from specific point of view in the [[Game Worlds]], [[Line of Sight]] can encourage [[Spatial Engrossment]]. It is more or less a requirement for [[Game World Navigation]] to be necessary at all but how difficult this activity is depend heavily on how often players can have [[Line of Sight]] to game elements, where [[Landmarks]] are the most important. It is very often used to control the extent of [[Fog of War]].
-When [[Line of Sight]] is used to create [[Stealth]] goals, it leads to [[Stimulated Planning]] since players have to consider which [[Agents]] or [[Traps]] can detect them from all locations that need to be entered.
+When [[Line of Sight]] is used to create ways of failing with [[Stealth]] goals, it leads to [[Stimulated Planning]] since players have to consider which [[Agents]] or [[Traps]] can detect them from all locations that need to be entered. The same applies to ways of succeeding with [[Reconnaissance]] goals.
 The presence of [[Line of Sight]] rules in a game are likely to affect how important it is to have [[Area Control]] of various parts of [[Game Worlds]].
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 [[Alignment]],
 [[Fog of War]],
-[[Spatial Engrossment]],
+[[Spatial Engrossment]]
-[[Stealth]]
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 [[Levels]],
 [[Movement]],
 [[Sniper Locations]],
 [[Strongholds]],
 [[Traps]],

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 == Consequences ==
-When applied to [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] under players' control, [[Line of Sight]] changes their [[Focus Loci]] and thereby how they have to relate to [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]], and what is in them. Since it requires players to consider spatial relations from specific point of view in the [[Game Worlds]], [[Line of Sight]] can encourage [[Spatial Engrossment]]. It is more or less a requirement for [[Game World Navigation]] to be necessary at all but how difficult this activity is depend heavily on how often players can have [[Line of Sight]] to game elements, where [[Landmarks]] are the most important.
+When applied to [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] under players' control, [[Line of Sight]] changes their [[Focus Loci]] and thereby how they have to relate to [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]], and what is in them. Since it requires players to consider spatial relations from specific point of view in the [[Game Worlds]], [[Line of Sight]] can encourage [[Spatial Engrossment]]. It is more or less a requirement for [[Game World Navigation]] to be necessary at all but how difficult this activity is depend heavily on how often players can have [[Line of Sight]] to game elements, where [[Landmarks]] are the most important. It is very often used to control the extent of [[Fog of War]].
 When [[Line of Sight]] is used to create [[Stealth]] goals, it leads to [[Stimulated Planning]] since players have to consider which [[Agents]] or [[Traps]] can detect them from all locations that need to be entered.
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Alignment]],
 [[Spatial Engrossment]],
 [[Stealth]]

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 As the [[Aim & Shoot]] case shows, [[Line of Sight]] can be used to modulate [[Combat]], but it can also be used as a part of [[Movement]] (e.g. the use of grappling hooks in [[Just Cause 2]] or the ''portals'' in [[Portal]]). For [[Combat]], the use of [[Line of Sight]] opens up for the possibility of having indirect fire as [[Privileged Abilities]], although they may still require [[Line of Sight]] from others. All these examples are also examples of modulating [[Aim & Shoot]], but [[Line of Sight]] may also be used to trigger [[Automated Responses]] from [[Traps]] or waiting [[Agents]] and this can be used to create [[Stealth]] goals.
-[[Line of Sight]] requires that there is something that can block it in the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]], and this is typically [[Environmental Effects]], [[Obstacles]], [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], or simply walls. Providing good [[Line of Sight]] from some parts of [[Game Worlds]] but not others are part of creating [[Sniper Locations]] and [[Strongholds]]. [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] may also block [[Line of Sight]] but only do so temporarily.
+[[Line of Sight]] requires that there is something that can block it in the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]], and this is typically [[Environmental Effects]], [[Obstacles]], [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], or simply walls. [[Big Dumb Objects]] can be said to instantiate [[Line of Sight]] since they usually can be seen from large parts of [[Game Worlds]]. Providing good [[Line of Sight]] from some parts of [[Game Worlds]] but not others are part of creating [[Sniper Locations]] and [[Strongholds]]. [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] may also block [[Line of Sight]] but only do so temporarily.
 As a contrast to using [[Line of Sight]] to affect information or actions, the presence of [[Line of Sight]] in a game can also be used to create [[Alignment]] goals.
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Aim & Shoot]],
 [[First-Person Views]]

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 == Consequences ==
-When applied to [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] under players' control, [[Line of Sight]] changes their [[Focus Loci]] and thereby how they have to relate to [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]], and what is in them. Since it requires players to consider spatial relations from specific point of view in the [[Game Worlds]], [[Line of Sight]] can encourage [[Spatial Engrossment]]. It is more or less a requirement for [[Game World Navigation]] to be necessary at all but how difficult this activity is depend heavily on how often players can have [[Line of Sight]] to important [[Landmarks]].
+When applied to [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] under players' control, [[Line of Sight]] changes their [[Focus Loci]] and thereby how they have to relate to [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]], and what is in them. Since it requires players to consider spatial relations from specific point of view in the [[Game Worlds]], [[Line of Sight]] can encourage [[Spatial Engrossment]]. It is more or less a requirement for [[Game World Navigation]] to be necessary at all but how difficult this activity is depend heavily on how often players can have [[Line of Sight]] to game elements, where [[Landmarks]] are the most important.
 When [[Line of Sight]] is used to create [[Stealth]] goals, it leads to [[Stimulated Planning]] since players have to consider which [[Agents]] or [[Traps]] can detect them from all locations that need to be entered.

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 [[Line of Sight]] is typically used as an requirement to perform actions. A basic requirement for [[Line of Sight]] is that there are things can see, typically [[Agents]] such as [[Avatars]] or [[Units]], so making use of the pattern requires choosing how each of these are affected by it. Typically all makes use of it in some sense but varying how it is applied, e.g. that some [[Units]] can ignore some [[Environmental Effects]], is a way of providing [[Privileged Abilities]] to these.
-[[Line of Sight]] is most often used to modulate [[Combat]], but can also be used as a part of [[Movement]] (e.g. the use of grappling hooks in [[Just Cause 2]] or the ''portals'' in [[Portal]]). For [[Combat]], the use of [[Line of Sight]] opens up for the possibility of having indirect fire as [[Privileged Abilities]], although they may still require [[Line of Sight]] from others. All these examples are also examples of modulating [[Aim & Shoot]], but [[Line of Sight]] may also be used to trigger [[Automated Responses]] from [[Traps]] or waiting [[Agents]] and this can be used to create [[Stealth]] goals.
+[[First-Person Views]] is an easy way of introducing [[Line of Sight]] for what can be visually perceived, but it can also be used to affect gameplay actions. The action of [[Aim & Shoot]] is probably the most obvious example of this; it should be noted that in addition to [[Aim & Shoot]] instantiates [[Line of Sight]], [[Line of Sight]] can modulate [[Aim & Shoot]] since being able to aim requires being able to have [[Line of Sight]]. While this may seem redundant, [[Vision Modes]] may modulate how [[Line of Sight]] works and in turn affect if [[Aim & Shoot]] is possible or not.
-[[Line of Sight]] requires that there is something that can block it in the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]], and this is typically [[Environmental Effects]], [[Obstacles]], [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], or simply walls. [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] may also block [[Line of Sight]].
+As the [[Aim & Shoot]] case shows, [[Line of Sight]] can be used to modulate [[Combat]], but it can also be used as a part of [[Movement]] (e.g. the use of grappling hooks in [[Just Cause 2]] or the ''portals'' in [[Portal]]). For [[Combat]], the use of [[Line of Sight]] opens up for the possibility of having indirect fire as [[Privileged Abilities]], although they may still require [[Line of Sight]] from others. All these examples are also examples of modulating [[Aim & Shoot]], but [[Line of Sight]] may also be used to trigger [[Automated Responses]] from [[Traps]] or waiting [[Agents]] and this can be used to create [[Stealth]] goals.
-[[Aim & Shoot]] instantiates [[Line of Sight]] (in addition to [[Line of Sight]] being able to modulate [[Aim & Shoot]]since being able to aim requires being able to have [[Line of Sight]] to what one is shooting at. In contrast, the presence of [[Line of Sight]] in a game can be used to create [[Alignment]] goals.
+[[Line of Sight]] requires that there is something that can block it in the [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]], and this is typically [[Environmental Effects]], [[Obstacles]], [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], or simply walls. Providing good [[Line of Sight]] from some parts of [[Game Worlds]] but not others are part of creating [[Sniper Locations]] and [[Strongholds]]. [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] may also block [[Line of Sight]] but only do so temporarily.
-Providing good [[Line of Sight]] is part creating [[Sniper Locations]] and [[Strongholds]].
+As a contrast to using [[Line of Sight]] to affect information or actions, the presence of [[Line of Sight]] in a game can also be used to create [[Alignment]] goals.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===

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 [[Agents]],
 [[Aim & Shoot]],
 [[Automated Responses]],
 [[Avatars]],
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Avatars]],
 [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]],