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Staffan Björk: /* Narrative Aspects */

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‎Narrative Aspects

Staffan Björk at 12:54, 18 July 2011

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[One-Way Travel]] can be designed in two fashions: ''pure'' which means that players never during a game instance will be able to return, and ''local'' which means that players can actually return but have to do it using another route which takes more time or effort. The ''pure'' variety is typically used to help maintain [[Predetermined Story Structures]] or to create [[Leaps of Faith]]. The simplest way to provide ''local'' [[One-Way Travel]] in games is probably height difference sufficient to hinder ascent but not killing those that decent. Implementing ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]] may in contrast simply consist of not designing for actions that let players return to previously visited places; it can be explicitly design for by using [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Real-Time Games]] to force [[Movement]] of players' [[Avatars]] (technically it may be the presentation of the [[Game Worlds]] that move).
+[[One-Way Travel]] can be designed in two fashions: ''pure'' which means that players never during a game instance will be able to return, and ''local'' which means that players can actually return but have to do it using another route which takes more time or effort. The ''pure'' variety is typically used to help maintain [[Predetermined Story Structures]] or to create [[Leaps of Faith]]. The simplest way to provide ''local'' [[One-Way Travel]] in games is probably height difference sufficient to hinder ascent but not killing those that decent. Implementing ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]] may in contrast simply consist of not designing for actions that let players return to previously visited places after they have been moved to new places through [[Facilitating Rewards]]; it can be explicitly design for by using [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Real-Time Games]] to force [[Movement]] of players' [[Avatars]] (technically it may be the presentation of the [[Game Worlds]] that move).
 While [[Transport Routes]] can simply be designated as only supporting [[One-Way Travel]] (e.g. by [[Vehicles]] that can only travel in one direction), it can also be explicitly created through blocking returns by introducing [[Obstacles]] that appear as [[Irreversible Events]] after one has entered specific areas of [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]]. Have game elements begin or be created in [[Inaccessible Areas]] and letting them leave these but not re-enter them is another way to create [[One-Way Travel]].
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Flanking Routes]],
 [[Game Worlds]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[One-Way Travel]] can be designed in two fashions: ''pure'' which means that players never during a game instance will be able to return, and ''local'' which means that players can actually return but have to do it using another route which takes more time or effort. The ''pure'' variety is typically used to help maintain [[Predetermined Story Structures]] or to create [[Leaps of Faith]]. The simplest way to provide ''local'' [[One-Way Travel]] in games is probably height difference sufficient to hinder ascent but not killing those that decent. Implementing ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]] may in contrast simply consist of not designing for actions that let players return to previously visited places; it can be explicitly design for by using [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Real-Time Games]] to force [[Movement]] of players' [[Avatars]] (technically it may be the presentation of the [[Game Worlds]] that move). It can also be explicitly created through blocking returns by introducing [[Obstacles]] that appear as [[Irreversible Events]] after one has entered specific areas of [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]]. Have game elements begin or be created in [[Inaccessible Areas]] and letting them leave these but not re-enter them is another way to create [[One-Way Travel]].
+[[One-Way Travel]] can be designed in two fashions: ''pure'' which means that players never during a game instance will be able to return, and ''local'' which means that players can actually return but have to do it using another route which takes more time or effort. The ''pure'' variety is typically used to help maintain [[Predetermined Story Structures]] or to create [[Leaps of Faith]]. The simplest way to provide ''local'' [[One-Way Travel]] in games is probably height difference sufficient to hinder ascent but not killing those that decent. Implementing ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]] may in contrast simply consist of not designing for actions that let players return to previously visited places; it can be explicitly design for by using [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Real-Time Games]] to force [[Movement]] of players' [[Avatars]] (technically it may be the presentation of the [[Game Worlds]] that move).
 In games including much [[Movement]], the [[One-Way Travel]] may be limited to noteworthy forms of [[Movement]] such as [[Quick Travel]] or [[Warp Zones]], or to situations where it creates specific gameplay choices in the form of [[Leaps of Faith]]. They can be used on [[Flanking Routes]] to make players have to commit themselves to one approach out of several.
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 [[Movement]],
 [[Quick Travel]],
 [[Warp Zones]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[One-Way Travel]] can be designed in two fashions: ''pure'' which means that players never during a game instance will be able to return, and ''local'' which means that players can actually return but have to do it using another route which takes more time or effort. The ''pure'' variety is typically used to help maintain [[Predetermined Story Structures]] or to create [[Leaps of Faith]]. The simplest way to provide ''local'' [[One-Way Travel]] in games is probably height difference sufficient to hinder ascent but not killing those that decent. Implementing ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]] may in contrast simply consist of not designing for actions that let players return to previously visited places; it can be explicitly design for by using [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Real-Time Games]] to force [[Movement]] of players' [[Avatars]] (technically it may be the presentation of the [[Game Worlds]] that move). It can also be explicitly created through blocking returns by introducing [[Obstacles]] that appear as [[Irreversible Events]] after one has entered specific areas of [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]].
+[[One-Way Travel]] can be designed in two fashions: ''pure'' which means that players never during a game instance will be able to return, and ''local'' which means that players can actually return but have to do it using another route which takes more time or effort. The ''pure'' variety is typically used to help maintain [[Predetermined Story Structures]] or to create [[Leaps of Faith]]. The simplest way to provide ''local'' [[One-Way Travel]] in games is probably height difference sufficient to hinder ascent but not killing those that decent. Implementing ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]] may in contrast simply consist of not designing for actions that let players return to previously visited places; it can be explicitly design for by using [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Real-Time Games]] to force [[Movement]] of players' [[Avatars]] (technically it may be the presentation of the [[Game Worlds]] that move). It can also be explicitly created through blocking returns by introducing [[Obstacles]] that appear as [[Irreversible Events]] after one has entered specific areas of [[Levels]] or [[Game Worlds]]. Have game elements begin or be created in [[Inaccessible Areas]] and letting them leave these but not re-enter them is another way to create [[One-Way Travel]].
 In games including much [[Movement]], the [[One-Way Travel]] may be limited to noteworthy forms of [[Movement]] such as [[Quick Travel]] or [[Warp Zones]], or to situations where it creates specific gameplay choices in the form of [[Leaps of Faith]]. They can be used on [[Flanking Routes]] to make players have to commit themselves to one approach out of several.
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 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Herd]],
 [[Levels]],
 [[Movement]],

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 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
-''Movement from one part of a game world to another which cannot be reserved or where the return take disproportional amount of effort.''
+''Movement from one part of a game world to another which cannot be reserved or where the return takes a disproportional amount of effort.''
 When movement for a game element in a game cannot be undone easily this movement is a [[One-Way Travel]].

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 == Consequences ==
-Pure [[One-Way Travel]] is a way to make [[Movement]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] into [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]. As such, it makes [[Reversibility]] impossible and this can be used to guarantee at least location in [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. When return is possible but cumbersome, [[One-Way Travel]] instead requires players to make [[Trade-Offs|Trade-Off]] decisions between the value of moving forward and the cost of possibly having to return. Both types of [[One-Way Travel]] are examples of [[Conditional Passageways]].
+Pure [[One-Way Travel]] is a way to make [[Movement]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] into [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]. As such, it makes [[Reversibility]] impossible and this can be used to guarantee at least location in [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. It can make [[Herd]] goals easier since it effectively divides this goal into a [[Goal Hierarchies|Goal Hierarchy]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Trade-Offs]],
 [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]
 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Flanking Routes]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],
 [[Movement]],

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 == Consequences ==
-Pure [[One-Way Travel]] is a way to make [[Movement]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] into [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]. As such, it makes [[Reversibility]] impossible and this can be used to guarantee at least location in [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. When return is possible but cumbersome, [[One-Way Travel]] instead requires players to make [[Tradeoffs|Tradeoff]] decisions between the value of moving forward and the cost of possibly having to return.
+Pure [[One-Way Travel]] is a way to make [[Movement]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] into [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible]] and [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]. As such, it makes [[Reversibility]] impossible and this can be used to guarantee at least location in [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. When return is possible but cumbersome, [[One-Way Travel]] instead requires players to make [[Tradeoffs|Tradeoff]] decisions between the value of moving forward and the cost of possibly having to return. Both types of [[One-Way Travel]] are examples of [[Conditional Passageways]].
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Irreversible Events]],
 [[Leaps of Faith]],

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 In games including much [[Movement]], the [[One-Way Travel]] may be limited to noteworthy forms of [[Movement]] such as [[Quick Travel]] or [[Warp Zones]], or to situations where it creates specific gameplay choices in the form of [[Leaps of Faith]]. They can be used on [[Flanking Routes]] to make players have to commit themselves to one approach out of several.
 === Narrative Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Irreversible Events]] together with [[Obstacles]]

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 Since [[One-Way Travel]] can be used to create [[Irreversible Events]], they can be tools for ensuring that [[Predetermined Story Structures]] are unfolded in a certain way as long as they depend on changes in physical location. Since they quite often represent travel over long distances or significant jumps forward in diegetic time, they are quite often modulated by [[Cutscenes]].
-Travelling back to areas previous visited to not have to be incompatible with [[One-Way Travel]]. The pattern concerns gameplay, so if players can return to a part of the [[Game Worlds|Game World]] but the gameplay has changed even if only being distinctly close to some high-level closure the pattern still holds. Diegetic changes probably need to be made in these cases to uphold [[Thematic Consistency]] but these can be motivated even after a brief period of gameplay through use of [[Cut Scenes]].
+Travelling back to areas previous visited to not have to be incompatible with ''pure'' [[One-Way Travel]]. The pattern concerns gameplay, so if players can return to a part of the [[Game Worlds|Game World]] but the gameplay has changed even if only being distinctly close to some high-level closure the pattern still holds. Diegetic changes probably need to be made in these cases to uphold [[Thematic Consistency]] but these can be motivated even after a brief period of gameplay through use of [[Cut Scenes]].
 == Consequences ==