Performance Uncertainty - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:09, 8 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:12, 7 July 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk at 09:08, 15 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 23:19, 6 January 2015

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 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] and [[Player/System Action Composites]] let a game system and a player's action together result in gameplay performances and this can be used to both increase and decrease the uncertainty that a player will succeed with an action. In contrast, the use of [[No Direct Player Influence]] clearly  separates the performance from the realization if the actions where successful or not ([[Action Programming]] does this as well). The use of [[Randomness]] for determining the outcome of actions works against [[Performance Uncertainty]] because it lessens the influence of players' performances. This can be compounded by use of [[Critical Results]] (including the more specific forms [[Critical Failures]], [[Critical Hits]], [[Critical Misses]], and [[Critical Successes]]) since these even stronger emphasizes the factor of having good or bad luck.
-[[Challenging Gameplay]] and [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] are two patterns that can cause [[Performance Uncertainty]] by changing players' perceptions of how easy or hard it is to do what a game requires from one. In games where players can acquire [[Strategic Knowledge]] or [[Game Mastery]], this can be used to help them more correctly gauge their actual chances of succeeding, so these two patterns can modulate players' perceptions of [[Performance Uncertainty]]. Although it does not directly cause [[Performance Uncertainty]], any game that creates [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] has [[Performance Uncertainty]] since players will have to be in chaotic situations trying to handle difficult challenges under weird or stressful circumstances to have the experience.
+[[Challenging Gameplay]] and [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] are two patterns that can cause [[Performance Uncertainty]] by changing players' perceptions of how easy or hard it is to do what a game requires from one. In games where players can acquire [[Strategic Knowledge]] or [[Gameplay Mastery]], this can be used to help them more correctly gauge their actual chances of succeeding, so these two patterns can modulate players' perceptions of [[Performance Uncertainty]]. Although it does not directly cause [[Performance Uncertainty]], any game that creates [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] has [[Performance Uncertainty]] since players will have to be in chaotic situations trying to handle difficult challenges under weird or stressful circumstances to have the experience.
 [[Spectators]] can both give players moral support that they can perform and cause them to feel pressure to perform, so [[Spectators]] can affect [[Performance Uncertainty]] in both positive and negative directions. [[Extra-Game Broadcasting]] and the recording of [[Replays]] can do the same, but these patterns are often used in games precisely because there is [[Performance Uncertainty]] and this is why it can be interesting to document the gameplay activities.
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 [[AI Players]],
 [[Extra-Game Broadcasting]],
-[[Game Mastery]],
+[[Gameplay Mastery]],
 [[No Direct Player Influence]],
 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]],

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 [[Performance Uncertainty]] can be added to games in many ways which most often can be described as some form of [[Enactment]]. Two main categories are those related to physical activities and mental activities, although the latter can border over to activities covered in [[Solution Uncertainty]]. [[Physical Enactment]] relates to designing [[Performance Uncertainty]] regarding physical activities with [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Player Physical Prowess]], and [[Rhythm-Based Actions]] as more specific patterns. In games with [[Player Physical Prowess]], the use of [[Reserves]] can be used to let players or [[Coaches]] affect the aspects of [[Performance Uncertainty]] related to exhaustion.
-[[Action Programming]], [[Lucky Guess Solutions]], [[Memorizing]], and [[Tactical Planning]] are examples of mental activities where it is clear that failure or success may rely on the quality of players' gameplay performance rather than correctly applying the often algorithmic procedures that can handle [[Solution Uncertainty]] (but applying algorithmic procedures can require some skill and this causes a blurred line between the patterns). While [[Trial by Error Solutions]] that allow [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can provide [[Performance Uncertainty]], those where potential solutions can mechanically be tested instead works against the pattern. [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], and [[Roleplaying]] are examples of what can be called a third category, activities that rely on social performance.
+[[Action Programming]], [[Lucky Guess Solutions]], [[Memorizing]], and [[Tactical Planning]] are examples of mental activities where it is clear that failure or success may rely on the quality of players' gameplay performance rather than correctly applying the often algorithmic procedures that can handle [[Solution Uncertainty]] (but applying algorithmic procedures can require some skill and this causes a blurred line between the patterns). While [[Trial and Error Solutions]] that allow [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can provide [[Performance Uncertainty]], those where potential solutions can mechanically be tested instead works against the pattern. [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], and [[Roleplaying]] are examples of what can be called a third category, activities that rely on social performance.
 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] and [[Player/System Action Composites]] let a game system and a player's action together result in gameplay performances and this can be used to both increase and decrease the uncertainty that a player will succeed with an action. In contrast, the use of [[No Direct Player Influence]] clearly  separates the performance from the realization if the actions where successful or not ([[Action Programming]] does this as well). The use of [[Randomness]] for determining the outcome of actions works against [[Performance Uncertainty]] because it lessens the influence of players' performances. This can be compounded by use of [[Critical Results]] (including the more specific forms [[Critical Failures]], [[Critical Hits]], [[Critical Misses]], and [[Critical Successes]]) since these even stronger emphasizes the factor of having good or bad luck.
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 [[Rhythm-Based Actions]],
 [[Roleplaying]],
-[[Trial by Error Solutions]],
+[[Trial and Error Solutions]],
 [[Tactical Planning]]
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 [[Predictable Winner]],
 [[Randomness]],
-[[Trial by Error Solutions]]
+[[Trial and Error Solutions]]
 == History ==

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 == Consequences ==
 The main consequence of having [[Performance Uncertainty]] in a game is that it increases the [[Uncertainty of Outcome]] and [[Tension]] in that game. It thereby is likely to cause [[Limited Foresight]] and [[Limited Planning Ability]], as well making it more difficult to have a [[Predictable Winner]] in a game that one can win. Since the patterns also requires some form of performance, it opens up for [[Context Dependent Reactions]] in that the performance can be affected by the local game state, other players, or [[Spectators]].
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Context Dependent Reactions]],
 [[Limited Foresight]],
 [[Limited Planning Ability]],
 [[Tension]],
 [[Uncertainty of Outcome]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Performance Uncertainty]] can be added to games in many ways which most often can be described as some form of [[Enactment]]. Two main categories are those related to physical activities and mental activities, although the latter can border over to activities covered in [[Solution Uncertainty]]. [[Physical Enactment]] relates to designing [[Performance Uncertainty]] regarding physical activities with [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Player Physical Prowess]], and [[Rhythm-Based Actions]] as more specific patterns. [[Action Programming]], [[Lucky Guess Solutions]], [[Memorizing]], and [[Tactical Planning]] are examples of mental activities where it is clear that failure or success may rely on the quality of players' gameplay performance rather than correctly applying the often algorithmic procedures that can handle [[Solution Uncertainty]] (but applying algorithmic procedures can require some skill and this causes a blurred line between the patterns). While [[Trial by Error Solutions]] that allow [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can provide [[Performance Uncertainty]], those where potential solutions can mechanically be tested instead works against the pattern. [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], and [[Roleplaying]] are examples of what can be called a third category, activities that rely on social performance.
+[[Performance Uncertainty]] can be added to games in many ways which most often can be described as some form of [[Enactment]]. Two main categories are those related to physical activities and mental activities, although the latter can border over to activities covered in [[Solution Uncertainty]]. [[Physical Enactment]] relates to designing [[Performance Uncertainty]] regarding physical activities with [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Player Physical Prowess]], and [[Rhythm-Based Actions]] as more specific patterns. In games with [[Player Physical Prowess]], the use of [[Reserves]] can be used to let players or [[Coaches]] affect the aspects of [[Performance Uncertainty]] related to exhaustion.
 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] and [[Player/System Action Composites]] let a game system and a player's action together result in gameplay performances and this can be used to both increase and decrease the uncertainty that a player will succeed with an action. In contrast, the use of [[No Direct Player Influence]] clearly  separates the performance from the realization if the actions where successful or not ([[Action Programming]] does this as well). The use of [[Randomness]] for determining the outcome of actions works against [[Performance Uncertainty]] because it lessens the influence of players' performances. This can be compounded by use of [[Critical Results]] (including the more specific forms [[Critical Failures]], [[Critical Hits]], [[Critical Misses]], and [[Critical Successes]]) since these even stronger emphasizes the factor of having good or bad luck.
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 [[Strategic Knowledge]],
 [[Replays]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Performance Uncertainty]] can be added to games in many ways which most often can be described as some form of [[Enactment]]. Two main categories are those related to physical activities and mental activities, although the latter can border over to activities covered in [[Solution Uncertainty]]. [[Physical Enactment]] relates to designing [[Performance Uncertainty]] regarding physical activities with [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Player Physical Prowess]], and [[Rhythm-Based Actions]] as more specific patterns. [[Action Programming]], [[Lucky Guess Solutions]], [[Memorizing]], and [[Tactical Planning]] are examples of mental activities where it is clear that failure or success may rely on the quality of players' gameplay performance rather than correctly applying the often algorithmic procedures that can handle [[Solution Uncertainty]] (but applying algorithmic procedures can require some skill and this causes a blurred line between the patterns). While [[Trial by Error Solutions]] that allow [[Luck Guess Solutions]] can provide [[Performance Uncertainty]], those where potential solutions can mechanically be tested instead works against the pattern. [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], and [[Roleplaying]] are examples of what can be called a third category, activities that rely on social performance.
+[[Performance Uncertainty]] can be added to games in many ways which most often can be described as some form of [[Enactment]]. Two main categories are those related to physical activities and mental activities, although the latter can border over to activities covered in [[Solution Uncertainty]]. [[Physical Enactment]] relates to designing [[Performance Uncertainty]] regarding physical activities with [[Aim & Shoot]], [[Player Physical Prowess]], and [[Rhythm-Based Actions]] as more specific patterns. [[Action Programming]], [[Lucky Guess Solutions]], [[Memorizing]], and [[Tactical Planning]] are examples of mental activities where it is clear that failure or success may rely on the quality of players' gameplay performance rather than correctly applying the often algorithmic procedures that can handle [[Solution Uncertainty]] (but applying algorithmic procedures can require some skill and this causes a blurred line between the patterns). While [[Trial by Error Solutions]] that allow [[Lucky Guess Solutions]] can provide [[Performance Uncertainty]], those where potential solutions can mechanically be tested instead works against the pattern. [[Bluffing]], [[Negotiation]], and [[Roleplaying]] are examples of what can be called a third category, activities that rely on social performance.
 [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] and [[Player/System Action Composites]] let a game system and a player's action together result in gameplay performances and this can be used to both increase and decrease the uncertainty that a player will succeed with an action. In contrast, the use of [[No Direct Player Influence]] clearly  separates the performance from the realization if the actions where successful or not ([[Action Programming]] does this as well). The use of [[Randomness]] for determining the outcome of actions works against [[Performance Uncertainty]] because it lessens the influence of players' performances. This can be compounded by use of [[Critical Results]] (including the more specific forms [[Critical Failures]], [[Critical Hits]], [[Critical Misses]], and [[Critical Successes]]) since these even stronger emphasizes the factor of having good or bad luck.

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 [[Spectators]] can both give players moral support that they can perform and cause them to feel pressure to perform, so [[Spectators]] can affect [[Performance Uncertainty]] in both positive and negative directions. [[Extra-Game Broadcasting]] and the recording of [[Replays]] can do the same, but these patterns are often used in games precisely because there is [[Performance Uncertainty]] and this is why it can be interesting to document the gameplay activities.
-As [[AI Players]] replace players, the use of these naturally affects [[Performance Uncertainty]] - typically through these [[AI Players]] having different strengths and weaknesses in how they can play games compared to human players.
+As [[AI Players]] replace players, the use of these naturally affects [[Performance Uncertainty]] - typically through these [[AI Players]] having different strengths and weaknesses in how they can play games compared to human players. A special cases is if [[AI Players]] have [[Unpredictable Behavior]], in this case [[Performance Uncertainty]] is created rather than something that can be modified by the pattern (this is true for a [[Game System Player]] as well).
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Roleplaying]],
 [[Tactical Planning]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===