Outcome Indicators - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 12:02, 17 July 2016

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‎Interface Aspects

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‎Examples

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‎Examples

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‎Examples

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‎Using the pattern

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‎Consequences

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Outcome Indicators]] help players have [[Predictable Consequences]] and can be part of [[Game State Overviews]]. They can make clear [[Rewards]] for players as well as make information about outcomes into [[Public Information]].
+[[Outcome Indicators]] are [[Game State Indicators]] that help players have [[Predictable Consequences]] and can be part of [[Game State Overviews]]. They can make clear [[Rewards]] for players as well as make information about outcomes into [[Public Information]].
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Predictable Consequences]]

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 ''Means of providing players with information about an outcome of an action in addition to the diegetic effect of the action.''

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 === Interface Aspects ===
-[[Outcome Indicators]] is a [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
+[[Outcome Indicators]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]].
 == Consequences ==

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 ''Means of providing players with information about an outcome of an action in addition to the diegetic effect of the action.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Outcome of actions in some games may not be easily detectable. This may be because the effect is not easily noticeable, takes some time to manifest itself, or because the action takes place beyond a player's spheres of awareness. In these cases, games may provide explicit indicators, [[Outcome Indicators]] of what has happened and how the game state has been affected.
 === Examples ===

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 === Examples ===
-[[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]], e.g. the [[F-Zero series]] and the [[Need of Speed series]], typically inform all players when one player has completed the race since the other players may not be close enough to notice this otherwise.
+[[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]], e.g. the [[F-Zero series]] and the [[Need for Speed series]], typically inform all players when one player has completed the race since the other players may not be close enough to notice this otherwise.
 Combat in many [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] have explicit and exact [[Outcome Indicators]] of the results of an attack as the numerical value of the hit points delivered is displayed after a successful attack.

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 === Examples ===
-==== Anti-Examples ====
+[[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]], e.g. the [[F-Zero series]] and the [[Need of Speed series]], typically inform all players when one player has completed the race since the other players may not be close enough to notice this otherwise.
-optional
 == Using the pattern ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Outcome Indicators]]
+The information shown by [[Outcome Indicators]] can be modified to be [[Direct Information|Direct]] or [[Perfect Information]], but can also be vague to promote a certain level of [[Uncertainty of Information]]. [[Outcome Indicators]] however works against [[Uncertainty of Information]] since it does provide information about an outcome.
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-can be instantiated by
-[[Near Miss Indicators]],
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-=== Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Direct Information]],
-[[Game State Overviews]],
-[[Uncertainty of Information]],
-[[Perfect Information]]
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-=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Uncertainty of Information]]
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Outcome Indicators]] help players have [[Predictable Consequences]]. They can make clear [[Rewards]] for players as well as make information about outcomes into [[Public Information]].
+[[Outcome Indicators]] help players have [[Predictable Consequences]] and can be part of [[Game State Overviews]]. They can make clear [[Rewards]] for players as well as make information about outcomes into [[Public Information]].
 == Relations ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Public Information]],
 [[Rewards]]
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Direct Information]],
 [[Uncertainty of Information]],
 [[Perfect Information]]