Own Agenda - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 19:47, 14 August 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 22:02, 31 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 22:01, 31 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 21:55, 31 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 21:50, 31 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 21:41, 31 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 21:36, 31 July 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Diegetic Aspects */

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‎Diegetic Aspects

Staffan Björk at 21:26, 31 July 2014

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Own Agenda]] is a pattern to modify how [[Algorithmic Agents]] play their [[Characters]], i.e. [[Non-Player Characters]]. Specifically, it relates to how they more clearly can express that they have and work towards the goals of the [[Characters]]. Since [[Companions]] are [[Non-Player Characters]] that players are more likely to interact with in depth, in may be relevant in a design process to prioritize that these can express their [[Own Agenda]] before other [[Non-Player Characters]] can do so.
+[[Own Agenda]] is a pattern to modify how [[Algorithmic Agents]] play their [[Characters]], i.e. [[Non-Player Characters]], but is also implemented through the rules of these [[Algorithmic Agents]]. Specifically, it relates to how they more clearly can express that they have and work towards the goals of the [[Characters]]. Since [[Companions]] are [[Non-Player Characters]] that players are more likely to interact with in depth, in may be relevant in a design process to prioritize that these can express their [[Own Agenda]] before other [[Non-Player Characters]] can do so.
 The most basic part of supporting [[Own Agenda]] is to let the [[Algorithmic Agents]] have actions which allow them to try and complete the goals. However, they need to express [[Emotional Attachment]] regarding the anticipation, success, and failure of these goals. [[Memory of Important Events]] and [[Goal-Driven Personal Development]] can relate more precisely to various closures of goals, while several others patterns can bring emotional expressivity to the [[Algorithmic Agents]] as they are working towards the goals: [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]], [[Awareness of Surroundings]], [[Context Dependent Reactions]], [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]], [[Others Fortune affects own Mood]] and [[Sense of Self]]. [[Scripted Information Sequences]] is another, more narrative, way to provide [[Algorithmic Agents]] with this expressivity, but this may fail in games designed for [[Replayability]] since these sequences may then be seen several times and become noticeable patterns.
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]],
 [[Ambiguous Responses]],
 [[Awareness of Surroundings]],

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 The most basic part of supporting [[Own Agenda]] is to let the [[Algorithmic Agents]] have actions which allow them to try and complete the goals. However, they need to express [[Emotional Attachment]] regarding the anticipation, success, and failure of these goals. [[Memory of Important Events]] and [[Goal-Driven Personal Development]] can relate more precisely to various closures of goals, while several others patterns can bring emotional expressivity to the [[Algorithmic Agents]] as they are working towards the goals: [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]], [[Awareness of Surroundings]], [[Context Dependent Reactions]], [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]], [[Others Fortune affects own Mood]] and [[Sense of Self]]. [[Scripted Information Sequences]] is another, more narrative, way to provide [[Algorithmic Agents]] with this expressivity, but this may fail in games designed for [[Replayability]] since these sequences may then be seen several times and become noticeable patterns.
-For games with [[Replayability]], the impression of [[Own Agenda]] can be strengthen in later game instances if the [[Algorithmic Agents]] are shown to have [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]]. [[Ambiguous Responses]] and [[Unpredictable Behavior]] can work for both the first game instance the [[Algorithmic Agents]] are interacted with and later ones since players may read in various thoughts and emotions into what the [[Agents]] do; the program [[Eliza]] is an early example of this.
+For games with [[Replayability]], the impression of [[Own Agenda]] can be strengthen in later game instances if the [[Algorithmic Agents]] are shown to have [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]]. [[Ambiguous Responses]] and [[Unpredictable Behavior]] can work for both the first game instance the [[Algorithmic Agents]] are interacted with and later ones since players may read in various thoughts and emotions into what the [[Agents]] do; the program [[ELIZA]] is an early example of this.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Own Agenda]] is a pattern to modify how [[Algorithmic Agents]] play their [[Characters]], i.e. [[Non-Player Characters]]. Specifically, it relates to how they more clearly can express that they have and work towards the goals of the [[Characters]]. Since [[Companions]] are [[Non-Player Characters]] that players are more likely to interact with in depth, in may be relevant in a design process to prioritize that these can express their [[Own Agenda]] before other [Non-Player Characters]] can do so.
+[[Own Agenda]] is a pattern to modify how [[Algorithmic Agents]] play their [[Characters]], i.e. [[Non-Player Characters]]. Specifically, it relates to how they more clearly can express that they have and work towards the goals of the [[Characters]]. Since [[Companions]] are [[Non-Player Characters]] that players are more likely to interact with in depth, in may be relevant in a design process to prioritize that these can express their [[Own Agenda]] before other [[Non-Player Characters]] can do so.
-The most basic part of supporting [[Own Agenda]] is to let the [[Algorithmic Agents]] have actions which allow them to try and complete the goals. However, they need to express [[Emotional Attachment]] regarding the anticipation, success, and failure of these goals. [[Memory of Important Events]] and [[Goal-Driven Personal Development]] can relate more precisely to various closures of goals, while several others patterns can bring emotional expressitivity to the [[Algorithmic Agents]] as the are working towards the goals: [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]], [[Awareness of Surroundings]], [[Context Dependent Reactions]], [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]], [[Others Fortune affects own Mood]] and [[Sense of Self]]. [[Scripted Information Sequences]] is another, more narrative, way to provide [[Algorithmic Agents]] with this expressivity, but this may fail in games designed for [[Replayability]] since these sequences may then be seen several times and become noticeable patterns.
+The most basic part of supporting [[Own Agenda]] is to let the [[Algorithmic Agents]] have actions which allow them to try and complete the goals. However, they need to express [[Emotional Attachment]] regarding the anticipation, success, and failure of these goals. [[Memory of Important Events]] and [[Goal-Driven Personal Development]] can relate more precisely to various closures of goals, while several others patterns can bring emotional expressivity to the [[Algorithmic Agents]] as they are working towards the goals: [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]], [[Awareness of Surroundings]], [[Context Dependent Reactions]], [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]], [[Others Fortune affects own Mood]] and [[Sense of Self]]. [[Scripted Information Sequences]] is another, more narrative, way to provide [[Algorithmic Agents]] with this expressivity, but this may fail in games designed for [[Replayability]] since these sequences may then be seen several times and become noticeable patterns.
 For games with [[Replayability]], the impression of [[Own Agenda]] can be strengthen in later game instances if the [[Algorithmic Agents]] are shown to have [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]]. [[Ambiguous Responses]] and [[Unpredictable Behavior]] can work for both the first game instance the [[Algorithmic Agents]] are interacted with and later ones since players may read in various thoughts and emotions into what the [[Agents]] do; the program [[Eliza]] is an early example of this.

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 [[Category:Needs references]]
-''The ability of agents to seem to strive towards personal goals.''
+''The ability of algorithmic agents to seem to strive towards personal goals.''
-Note: ''This pattern specifically discusses how agents can use their agency to work towards goals of their character. For this reason, the pattern does not have relations to narration patterns.''
+Games often contain agents that can manipulate the game state but are not humans. However, these can be designed to express or display emotions to the goals they are working towards. By thus showing that they have their [[Own Agenda]], they can provide an emotional layer to the gameplay that might otherwise be missing.
 === Examples ===
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 The expression of [[Own Agenda]] by [[Algorithmic Agents]] can provide [[Thematic Consistency]] in that [[Characters]] have emotional expressions related to their goals and actions. It can arguably also make them engage in [[Roleplaying]] but it may be difficult for players to notice the different between [[Characters]] doing things in a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] and [[Algorithmic Agents]] enacting what these [[Characters]] are doing in that [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. However, since the [[Algorithmic Agents]] can also be trying to reach player goals, the use of this pattern is a way to instantiate [[AI Players]].
-== Relations ==
+Since [[Own Agenda]] adds emotional expressiveness to a game, it can provide a platform for players to have [[Emotional Engrossment]].
-[[Awareness of Surroundings]]
-[[Contextualized Conversational Responses]]
-[[Sense of Self]]
-[[Goal-Driven Personal Development]]
-[[Emotional Attachment]]
-[[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]]
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-[[Open Destiny]]
-[[Unpredictable Behavior]]
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Thematic Consistency]],
 [[Roleplaying]]

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 [[Category:Diegetic Patterns]]
 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Agent Patterns]]
-[[Category:Needs work]]
+[[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs references]]
 ''The ability of agents to seem to strive towards personal goals.''
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 === Examples ===
-The bots used in [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS Games]] such as [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]] can work towards completing the goals of the games the same way players can. While this can be seen that they do have their [[Own Agenda]], the characterization of people in those games in weak so this is a weak example. The first tutorial bot in [[Quake III Arena]] randomly taunts the player when spoken to, providing emotional displays related to the bot's goals. The AI bots in [[Team Fortress 2]] can do taunts to players that target them in the setup phase, but can also join in partner or group taunts<ref name="tf2"/>.
+The bots used in [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS Games]] such as [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]] can work towards completing the goals of the games the same way players can. While this can be seen that they do have their [[Own Agenda]], the characterization of people in those games in weak so this is a weak example. The first tutorial bot in [[Quake III Arena]] randomly taunts the player when spoken to, providing emotional displays related to the bot's goals. The AI bots in [[Team Fortress 2]] can do taunts to players they kill or ones that target them in the setup phase, but can also join in partner or group taunts<ref name="tf2"/>.
 The two main characters in [[Façade]], Trip and Grace, are algorithmic agents which by their large repertoire of actions and utterances can express their [[Own Agenda|Own Agendas]] in the interactive drama players can have with them.
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 [[Goal-Driven Personal Development]],
 [[Memory of Important Events]],
 [[Others Fortune affects own Mood]],
 [[Scripted Information Sequences]],
 [[Sense of Self]],
 [[Unpredictable Behavior]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 === Examples ===
-The bots used in [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS Games]] such as [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]] can work towards completing the goals of the games the same way players can. While this can be seen that they do have their [[Own Agenda]], the characterization of people in those games in weak so this is a weak example.
+The bots used in [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS Games]] such as [[Counter-Strike]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]] can work towards completing the goals of the games the same way players can. While this can be seen that they do have their [[Own Agenda]], the characterization of people in those games in weak so this is a weak example. The first tutorial bot in [[Quake III Arena]] randomly taunts the player when spoken to, providing emotional displays related to the bot's goals. The AI bots in [[Team Fortress 2]] can do taunts to players that target them in the setup phase, but can also join in partner or group taunts<ref name="tf2"/>.
 The two main characters in [[Façade]], Trip and Grace, are algorithmic agents which by their large repertoire of actions and utterances can express their [[Own Agenda|Own Agendas]] in the interactive drama players can have with them.
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 <references>
 <ref name="Lankoski & Björk 2007">Lankoski, P. & Björk, S. (2007) Gameplay Design Patterns for Believable Non-Player Characters. Proceedings of DiGRA 2007.</ref>
 </references>
 == Acknowledgments ==

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 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-[[Own Agenda]] is a [[Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
+[[Own Agenda]] is a [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns|Diegetic Pattern]].
 == Consequences ==