Possibility of Anonymity - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 07:29, 8 October 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

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‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

2012-08-24T10:46:37Z

‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk: /* Interface Aspects */

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 Even though it cannot instantiate [[Possibility of Anonymity]] on its own, having support for [[Late Arriving Players]] in games can make it easier since these games cannot rely on all players knowing each others identity.
-Since [[Public Player Statistics]] can provide information about players spanning beyond game instances this may ruin players [[Possibility of Anonymity]]. Removing the possibility of players to ''choose'' to be anonymous, the use of [[Enforced Player Anonymity]] works against this pattern while providing some of the same consequences.
+Since [[Public Player Statistics]] can provide information about players spanning beyond game instances this may ruin players [[Possibility of Anonymity]]. Removing the possibility of players to ''choose'' to be anonymous, the use of [[Enforced Player Anonymity]] works against this pattern while providing some of the same consequences. Rather obviously, [[Friend Lists]] work against [[Possibility of Anonymity]] in games.
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Enforced Player Anonymity]],
 [[Public Player Statistics]],
 [[Social Roles]],

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 == Consequences ==
-The option of being oneself or hiding who one is while playing is a [[Freedom of Choice]], and may be used by players to help other have [[Actor Detachment]] towards them.
+[[Possibility of Anonymity]] empowers players to control if they themselves should have [[Player Anonymity]]. The option of being oneself or hiding who one is while playing is a [[Freedom of Choice]], and may be used by players to help other have [[Actor Detachment]] towards them.
 As mentioned before, games with [[Social Interaction]] may force players to [[Roleplaying|Roleplay]] to make use of a [[Possibility of Anonymity]]. It can also help them avoid having to take on [[Social Roles]].
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Actor Detachment]],
-[[Freedom of Choice]]
+[[Freedom of Choice]],
 ==== with [[Social Interaction]] ====

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 The option of being oneself or hiding who one is while playing is a [[Freedom of Choice]], and may be used by players to help other have [[Actor Detachment]] towards them.
-As mentioned before, games with [[Social Interaction]] may force players to [[Roleplaying|Roleplay]] to make use of a [[Possibility of Anonymity]].
+As mentioned before, games with [[Social Interaction]] may force players to [[Roleplaying|Roleplay]] to make use of a [[Possibility of Anonymity]]. It can also help them avoid having to take on [[Social Roles]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Enforced Player Anonymity]],
 [[Public Player Statistics]],
 [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]

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 == Consequences ==
-The option of being oneself or hiding who one is while playing is a [[Freedom of Choice]].
+The option of being oneself or hiding who one is while playing is a [[Freedom of Choice]], and may be used by players to help other have [[Actor Detachment]] towards them.
 As mentioned before, games with [[Social Interaction]] may force players to [[Roleplaying|Roleplay]] to make use of a [[Possibility of Anonymity]].
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Freedom of Choice]]

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Information Patterns]]
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 Even though it cannot instantiate [[Possibility of Anonymity]] on its own, having support for [[Late Arriving Players]] in games can make it easier since these games cannot rely on all players knowing each others identity.
-Since [[Public Player Statistics]] can provide information about players spanning beyond game instances this may ruin players [[Possibility of Anonymity]].
+Since [[Public Player Statistics]] can provide information about players spanning beyond game instances this may ruin players [[Possibility of Anonymity]]. Removing the possibility of players to ''choose'' to be anonymous, the use of [[Enforced Player Anonymity]] works against this pattern while providing some of the same consequences.
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Public Player Statistics]],
 [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The trivial solution to providing players with a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] is to make [[Single-Player Games]]. In other cases, the players need to have their contact with each other mediated through [[Avatars]], [[Handles]], or [[Player Characters]] and this requires either [[Communication Channels]] that can enforce anonymity - one such possible [[Communication Channels|Communication Channel]] is [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]]. Quite obviously, this makes the pattern difficult to combine with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]. Even when this is avoided, games with mediated [[Social Interaction]] may require players to engage in [[Roleplaying]] to appear to be somebody they are not if they wish to be anonymous.
+The trivial solution to providing players with a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] is to make [[Single-Player Games]]. [[Asynchronous Collaborative Actions]] is also a rather simple solution since players do not need to interact directly. In other cases, the players need to have their contact with each other mediated through [[Avatars]], [[Handles]], or [[Player Characters]] and this requires either [[Communication Channels]] that can enforce anonymity - one such possible [[Communication Channels|Communication Channel]] is [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]]. Quite obviously, this makes the pattern difficult to combine with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]. Even when this is avoided, games with mediated [[Social Interaction]] may require players to engage in [[Roleplaying]] to appear to be somebody they are not if they wish to be anonymous.
 Even though it cannot instantiate [[Possibility of Anonymity]] on its own, having support for [[Late Arriving Players]] in games can make it easier since these games cannot rely on all players knowing each others identity.
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Communication Channels]],
 [[Single-Player Games]]

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 [[Single-Player Games]]
-[[Mediated Gameplay]] together with [[Handles]], [[Avatars]], or [[Player Characters]]
+[[Mediated Gameplay]] together with [[Avatars]], [[Handles]], or [[Player Characters]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 === Interface Aspects ===
-Supporting a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] often requires interfaces that can mediate their interactions, and this in turn requires [[Communication Channels]].
+Supporting a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] often requires interfaces that can mediate their interactions and gameplay, and this in turn often requires [[Communication Channels]].
 == Consequences ==

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−	~~[[Communication Channels]] together with [[Handles]], [[Avatars]], or [[Player Characters]]~~
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−	~~[[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] together with [[Handles]], [[Avatars]], or [[Player Characters]]~~

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