Meta-Postures - Revision history

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Staffan Björk: /* References */

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The design of [[Meta-Postures]] consist of selecting which information should be possible to exchange through [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and selecting gestures or postures. The latter requires consideration regarding how easy they are to learn, how distinct they are from each other, how well they fit in with [[Enactment]] players are likely to be doing, and how noticeable they are (which is a balance between being easy to detect and breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]]).
+The design of [[Meta-Postures]] consist of selecting which information should be possible to exchange through [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and selecting gestures or postures. The latter requires consideration regarding how easy they are to learn, how distinct they are from each other, how well they fit in with [[Physical Enactment]] players are likely to be doing, and how noticeable they are (which is a balance between being easy to detect and breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]]).
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Meta-Postures]] is one subgroup to [[Meta-Techniques]]. Another, [[Substitute Actions]], work against [[Meta-Postures]] regarding how to solve the same design problems. The pattern limits [[Enactment]] somewhat since players may not have a full range of postures and gestures available while presenting a [[Meta-Postures|Meta-Posture]].
+[[Meta-Postures]] is one subgroup to [[Meta-Techniques]]. Another, [[Substitute Actions]], work against [[Meta-Postures]] regarding how to solve the same design problems. The pattern limits [[Physical Enactment]] somewhat since players may not have a full range of postures and gestures available while presenting a [[Meta-Postures|Meta-Posture]].
 While [[Meta-Postures]] can support [[Diegetic Consistency]] by making some [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] more discrete, it may also increase the amount of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] which can counteract its purpose.
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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Enactment]],
+[[Physical Enactment]],
 [[Non-Diegetic Communication]]

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 [[Category:Information Patterns]]
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 ''Postures and gestures that convey gameplay information that can be performed while roleplaying.''

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 == Using the pattern ==
 The design of [[Meta-Postures]] consist of selecting which information should be possible to exchange through [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and selecting gestures or postures. The latter requires consideration regarding how easy they are to learn, how distinct they are from each other, how well they fit in with [[Enactment]] players are likely to be doing, and how noticeable they are (which is a balance between being easy to detect and breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]]).
 === Interface Aspects ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]
+The design of [[Meta-Postures]] consist of selecting which information should be possible to exchange through [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and selecting gestures or postures. The latter requires consideration regarding how easy they are to learn, how distinct they are from each other, how well they fit in with [[Enactment]] players are likely to be doing, and how noticeable they are (which is a balance between being easy to detect and breaking [[Diegetic Consistency]]).
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Meta-Postures]] is one subgroup to [[Meta-Techniques]]. Another, [[Substitute Actions]], work against [[Meta-Postures]] regarding how to solve the same design problems. While [[Meta-Postures]] can support [[Diegetic Consistency]] by making some [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] more discrete, it may also increase the amount of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] which can counteract its purpose.
+[[Meta-Postures]] is one subgroup to [[Meta-Techniques]]. Another, [[Substitute Actions]], work against [[Meta-Postures]] regarding how to solve the same design problems. The pattern limits [[Enactment]] somewhat since players may not have a full range of postures and gestures available while presenting a [[Meta-Postures|Meta-Posture]].
 == Relations ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Non-Diegetic Communication]]

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''Postures and gestures that convey gameplay information that can be performed while roleplaying.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Players of [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] may need to communicate with each other about issues related to the game state. [[Meta-Postures]] is a way of being able to do this while continuing to roleplay by letting certain postures or gestures have pre-agreed meanings.
 === Examples ===
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 === Interface Aspects ===
+Being a pattern of how players can signal each other through postures and gestures, [[Meta-Postures]] is a [[:Category:Information Patterns|Information Pattern]].
-=== Narrative Aspects ===
 == Consequences ==
-[[Meta-Techniques]]
+[[Meta-Postures]] is one subgroup to [[Meta-Techniques]]. Another, [[Substitute Actions]], work against [[Meta-Postures]] regarding how to solve the same design problems. While [[Meta-Postures]] can support [[Diegetic Consistency]] by making some [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] more discrete, it may also increase the amount of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] which can counteract its purpose.
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-[[Substitute Actions]] and [[Meta-Postures]] work against each other regarding how to solve the same design problems.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Meta-Techniques]]
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Non-Diegetic Communication]],
 [[Substitute Actions]]

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 === Examples ===
-[[Meta-Postures]] are used in [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games|Live Action Roleplaying Games]]. One example of such a posture is that of holding your arms crossed over your chest which in the [[Mind's Eye Theatre]] rules show that the vampire you are playing is obfuscated. Another example can be found in the [[Avatar System]]<ref name="Stark"/> where players make a hand symbol to indicate that a discussion is taking place outside the game<ref name="Stark"/>.
+[[Meta-Postures]] are used in [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games|Live Action Roleplaying Games]]. One example of such a posture is that of holding your arms crossed over your chest which in the [[Mind's Eye Theatre]] rules show that the vampire you are playing is obfuscated. Another example can be found in the [[Avatar System]] where players make a hand symbol to indicate that a discussion is taking place outside the game<ref name="Stark"/>.
 == Using the pattern ==

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 == References ==
 <references>
 <ref name="Stark">Stark, L. 2012. ''Leaving Mundania - Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games'', p. 12. Chicago Review Press.</ref>
 </references>

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 <references>
 <ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004">Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) ''Patterns in Game Design''. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.</ref>
 </references>
 == Acknowledgements ==
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