Non-Player Help - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

2018-03-19T12:06:50Z

‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2018-03-19T12:06:22Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 14:32, 28 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 10:38, 24 January 2012

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Staffan Björk at 10:30, 24 January 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2011-09-29T09:45:14Z

‎Relations

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2011-09-29T07:58:52Z

‎Relations

Staffan Björk at 23:54, 16 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 00:57, 9 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:40, 24 February 2011

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 [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]],
 [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]], [[Game Masters]], [[Invites]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Spectators]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 [[Non-Player Help]] provides a way to affect players' [[Private Game Spaces]], and where the action can be its own [[Rewards|Reward]] requiring no further gameplay. This is one way players intentionally can affect each other in [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]].
-[[Game Masters]] and other types of [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] that are people can be considered a form of [[Non-Player Help]], typically to judge rule disagreements, lessen [[Excise]], present [[Storytelling]] eloquently, or support [[Never Ending Stories]]. [[Invites]] support a type of one-time [[Non-Player Help]] in that they can make people start playing a game as [[Late Arriving Players]] for the reason of helping the people already playing. [[Spectators]] is maybe the most common form of [[Non-Player Help]] but the help is only indirectly related to game states. This since the [[Spectators]] can provide moral support to motivate players to feel an increased sense of [[Value of Effort]] for their actions (although it should be noted that they can also cause [[Tension]]).
+[[Game Masters]] and other types of [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] that are people can be considered a form of [[Non-Player Help]], typically to judge rule disagreements, lessen [[Excise]], present [[Storytelling]] eloquently, or support [[Never Ending Stories]]. [[Invites]] support a type of one-time [[Non-Player Help]] in that they can make people start playing a game as [[Late Arriving Players]] for the reason of helping the people already playing. [[Spectators]] is maybe the most common form of [[Non-Player Help]] but the help is only indirectly related to game states. This since the [[Spectators]] can provide moral support to motivate players to feel an increased sense of [[Value of Effort]] for their actions (although it should be noted that they can also cause [[Tension]]). [[Extra-Game Actions]] that allow players to signal things to [[Spectators]] can increase the likelihood or quality of the [[Non-Player Help]] [[Spectators]] can provide.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===

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 [[Never Ending Stories]],
 [[Public Player Statistics]],
-[[Social Interaction]], [[Storytelling]], [[Surprises]]
+[[Social Interaction]], [[Storytelling]], [[Surprises]],
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Non-Player Help]] is a form of [[Altruistic Actions]] that may counter the need of players to engage in [[Excise]] or [[Grinding]]. When the [[Non-Player Help]] either come unsuspectingly or at an unsuspected time they may be pleasant [[Surprises]]. [[Non-Player Help]] also create [[Cooperation]] and [[Social Interaction]] between people, independent of if it is just a particular game event or a long more open-ended encounter.
+[[Non-Player Help]] is a form of [[Altruistic Actions]] as well as a type of [[Extra-Game Input]]. By helping players with various actions, they may counter the need of players to engage in [[Excise]] or [[Grinding]]. When the [[Non-Player Help]] either come unsuspectingly or at an unsuspected time they may be pleasant [[Surprises]]. [[Non-Player Help]] also create [[Cooperation]] and [[Social Interaction]] between people, independent of if it is just a particular game event or a long more open-ended encounter.
 Since requesting [[Non-Player Help]] reveals aspects of how well (or bad) one has played, the use of the pattern gives a form of [[Public Player Statistics]].
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Altruistic Actions]], [[Cooperation]], [[Extra-Game Broadcasting]], [[Never Ending Stories]],
+[[Altruistic Actions]], [[Cooperation]], [[Extra-Game Broadcasting]],
 [[Public Player Statistics]],
 [[Social Interaction]], [[Storytelling]], [[Surprises]]

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 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-Unless a game design has a solution for explaining the appearances of events of non-players, and quite possibly also the non-player themselves, in the [[Game Worlds|Game World]] this is likely to break its [[Diegetic Consistency]]. Games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] solve this by their inherent merger with other activities but other games may have to have [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] adding context representing the [[Non-Player Help]].
+Unless a game design has a solution for explaining the appearances of events of non-players, and quite possibly also the non-player themselves, in the [[Game Worlds|Game World]] this is likely to break its [[Thematic Consistency]]. Games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay]] solve this by their inherent merger with other activities but other games may have to have [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] adding context representing the [[Non-Player Help]].
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Diegetic Consistency]], [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], [[Excise]], [[Grinding]], [[Player Balance]], [[Value of Effort]]
+[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], [[Excise]], [[Grinding]], [[Player Balance]], [[Thematic Consistency]], [[Value of Effort]]
 == History ==