Power-Ups - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

2015-07-05T20:41:30Z

‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 20:39, 5 July 2015

2015-07-05T20:39:24Z

Staffan Björk at 20:38, 5 July 2015

2015-07-05T20:38:05Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

2014-09-12T19:43:22Z

‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk at 18:36, 18 July 2014

2014-07-18T18:36:37Z

Staffan Björk at 07:28, 27 June 2011

2011-06-27T07:28:36Z

Staffan Björk at 13:00, 21 June 2011

2011-06-21T13:00:32Z

Staffan Björk at 19:10, 16 June 2011

2011-06-16T19:10:36Z

Staffan Björk at 19:36, 23 May 2011

2011-05-23T19:36:16Z

Staffan Björk at 20:39, 22 May 2011

2011-05-22T20:39:29Z

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 [[Game Element Removal]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],

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 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Tactical Planning]],
 [[Temporary Abilities]]
 ==== with [[Randomness]] ====

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 Even if [[Power-Ups]] make games have [[Game Element Removal]], more [[Power-Ups]] are often introduced during gameplay through [[Game Element Insertion]] since it is quite common to replenish them semi-regularly; examples of this can be found in the [[Mario Kart series]], [[Pac-Man]], and death match modes of the [[Quake series]].
-[[Power-Ups]] often provide [[Temporary Abilities]], and when this is done through [[Time Limits]] it can increase [[Tension]] if the usefulness of the [[Power-Ups]] depend on the success of other goals; Using the ''quad damage'' [[Power-Ups]] efficiently in the [[Quake series]], for example, depends on locating and hitting enemies first. [[Power-Ups]] can for quite natural reasons give rise to [[Gain Competence]] goals, and since only one or a few players can typically benefit from these [[New Abilities]] they also tend to be [[Privileged Abilities]].
+[[Power-Ups]] often provide [[Temporary Abilities]], and when this is done through [[Time Limits]] it can increase [[Tension]] if the usefulness of the [[Power-Ups]] depend on the success of other goals; Using the ''quad damage'' [[Power-Ups]] efficiently in the [[Quake series]], for example, depends on locating and hitting enemies first. [[Power-Ups]] can for quite natural reasons give rise to [[Gain Competence]] goals, and since only one or a few players can typically benefit from these [[New Abilities]] they also tend to be [[Privileged Abilities]]. When [[Power-Ups]] provide [[Improved Abilities]] that are not static bonuses but active support in execution of those abilities, this can often be seen as [[Player/System Action Composites]].
 While knowing where [[Power-Ups]] are can promote [[Strategic Planning]] via [[Strategic Knowledge]], knowing when to take [[Power-Ups]] or when to move to places where they are likely to appear are results of [[Tactical Planning]] which [[Power-Ups]] commonly instantiate.
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 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Tactical Planning]],

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 === Can Modulate ===
+[[Abilities]]
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing [[Power-Ups]] need to consider some of the aspects of designing [[Game Items]], e.g. their locations, but not how they are used since their only use it to be picked up and for this reason one should also considered the options concerning [[Pick-Ups]]. However, one aspect where they usually differ from other [[Game Items]] is that they may be spawn semi-regular in game areas as [[Environmental Effects]]. When not tied into the game's diegesis, [[Power-Ups]] become more like [[Geospatial Game Widgets]] than [[Game Items]] and can be instantiated as special cases of these instead. Regardless of how they are created, there are two main category of [[Power-Ups]]: those that provide temporary powers and those that replenish [[Resources]] (although those providing increases in a player's [[Score]] might be seen as its own specific category instead of a case of affecting a [[Resources|Resource]]).
+Designing [[Power-Ups]] need to consider some of the aspects of designing [[Game Items]], e.g. their locations, but not how they are used since their only use it to be picked up and for this reason one should also considered the options concerning [[Pick-Ups]]. However, one aspect where they usually differ from other [[Game Items]] is that they may be spawn semi-regular in game areas as [[Environmental Effects]]. When not tied into the game's diegesis, [[Power-Ups]] become more like [[Geospatial Game Widgets]] than [[Game Items]] and can be instantiated as special cases of these instead. Regardless of how they are created, there are two main category of [[Power-Ups]]: those that provide temporary powers and those that replenish [[Resources]] (although those providing increases in a player's [[Scores|Score]] might be seen as its own specific category instead of a case of affecting a [[Resources|Resource]]).
-Common [[Resources]] to increase through [[Power-Ups|Power-Up]] pick-ups include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], [[Lives]] and [[Score]]. When applied to [[Abilities]] instead, [[Power-Ups]] commonly provide [[Temporary Abilities]] regardless of if these are [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]]. This can most obviously be done through [[Time Limits]] but an alternative is to provide a very limited amount of uses of the [[Abilities]], e.g. presented as a few rockets, bananas, or other items that enable the actions, which makes the uses into a [[Limited Resources|Limited Resource]]. The use of these types of [[Power-Ups]] may cause problems with [[Player Balance]] since they typically give players advantages without matching disadvantages. However, [[Randomness]] can be used to make players not know what effect a particular [[Power-Ups]] has and this can instead be used, as for example it is in the [[Super Monkey Ball series|Super Monkey Ball]] and [[Mario Kart series]], as a way of achieving [[Player Balance]] by masking [[Balancing Effects]] that giving trailing players better [[Power-Ups]]. [[Power-Ups]] providing abilities can also open up for a specific type of [[Traps]] - those appearing similar to [[Power-Ups]] but having [[Penalties]] associated with picking them up (the ''Fake Item Boxes'' in the [[Mario Kart series]] are examples of this).
+Common [[Resources]] to increase through [[Power-Ups|Power-Up]] pick-ups include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], [[Lives]] and [[Scores|Score]]. When applied to [[Abilities]] instead, [[Power-Ups]] commonly provide [[Temporary Abilities]] regardless of if these are [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]]. This can most obviously be done through [[Time Limits]] but an alternative is to provide a very limited amount of uses of the [[Abilities]], e.g. presented as a few rockets, bananas, or other items that enable the actions, which makes the uses into a [[Limited Resources|Limited Resource]]. The use of these types of [[Power-Ups]] may cause problems with [[Player Balance]] since they typically give players advantages without matching disadvantages. However, [[Randomness]] can be used to make players not know what effect a particular [[Power-Ups]] has and this can instead be used, as for example it is in the [[Super Monkey Ball series|Super Monkey Ball]] and [[Mario Kart series]], as a way of achieving [[Player Balance]] by masking [[Balancing Effects]] that giving trailing players better [[Power-Ups]]. [[Power-Ups]] providing abilities can also open up for a specific type of [[Traps]] - those appearing similar to [[Power-Ups]] but having [[Penalties]] associated with picking them up (the ''Fake Item Boxes'' in the [[Mario Kart series]] are examples of this).
 === Diegetic Aspects ===

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 Even if [[Power-Ups]] make games have [[Game Element Removal]], more [[Power-Ups]] are often introduced during gameplay through [[Game Element Insertion]] since it is quite common to replenish them semi-regularly; examples of this can be found in the [[Mario Kart series]], [[Pac-Man]], and death match modes of the [[Quake series]].
-[[Power-Ups]] often provide [[Temporary Abilities]], and when this is done through [[Time Limits]] it can increase [[Tension]] if the usefulness of the [[Power-Ups]] depend on the success of other goals; Using the ''quad damage'' [[Power-Ups]] efficiently in the [[Quake series]], for example, depends on locating and hitting enemies first. [[Power-Ups]] that provide [[New Abilities]] can for quite natural reasons give rise to [[Gain Ability]] goals, and since only one or a few players can typically benefit from these [[New Abilities]] they also tend to be [[Privileged Abilities]].
+[[Power-Ups]] often provide [[Temporary Abilities]], and when this is done through [[Time Limits]] it can increase [[Tension]] if the usefulness of the [[Power-Ups]] depend on the success of other goals; Using the ''quad damage'' [[Power-Ups]] efficiently in the [[Quake series]], for example, depends on locating and hitting enemies first. [[Power-Ups]] that provide [[New Abilities]] can for quite natural reasons give rise to [[Gain Competence]] goals, and since only one or a few players can typically benefit from these [[New Abilities]] they also tend to be [[Privileged Abilities]].
 While knowing where [[Power-Ups]] are can promote [[Strategic Planning]] via [[Strategic Knowledge]], knowing when to take [[Power-Ups]] or when to move to places where they are likely to appear are results of [[Tactical Planning]] which [[Power-Ups]] commonly instantiate.
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 ==== with [[New Abilities]] ====
-[[Gain Ability]],
+[[Gain Competence]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]]

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 [[Balancing Effects]],
 [[Player Balance]]
 ==== with [[Time Limits]] ====
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 [[New Abilities]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Time Limits]],
 [[Traps]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Power-Ups]] are either created from [[Geospatial Game Widgets]] or are weak forms of [[Game Items]], i.e. [[Pick-Ups]] that cease to exist when taken and thereby instantiate [[Game Element Removal]]. They give players [[Ephemeral Goals]] of [[Collecting]] when they appear; knowing their location and when they are produced allows players to locate [[Strategic Locations]] and have [[Strategic Knowledge]]. When several players have this getting to the [[Power-Ups]] first can create [[Races]].
+[[Power-Ups]] are either created from [[Geospatial Game Widgets]] or are weak forms of [[Game Items]], i.e. [[Pick-Ups]] that cease to exist when taken and thereby instantiate [[Game Element Removal]]. They give players [[Ephemeral Goals]] of [[Collecting]] when they appear; while they themselves are not [[Strategic Locations]], the [[Resource Locations]] containing them are as is the location of [[Resource Generators]] that create them.
 Even if [[Power-Ups]] make games have [[Game Element Removal]], more [[Power-Ups]] are often introduced during gameplay through [[Game Element Insertion]] since it is quite common to replenish them semi-regularly; examples of this can be found in the [[Mario Kart series]], [[Pac-Man]], and death match modes of the [[Quake series]].
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 [[Game Items]],
 [[Pick-Ups]],
 [[Tactical Planning]]