Private Game Spaces - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:26, 8 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 07:59, 27 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 07:28, 27 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:57, 18 July 2015

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‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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‎Relations

Staffan Björk at 08:59, 22 August 2014

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Staffan Björk at 08:53, 22 August 2014

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Private Game Spaces]] are a form of [[Territories]] since players have [[Ownership]] of them. They are [[Safe Havens]] that allow [[Stimulated Planning]] easily since they are initially [[Inaccessible Areas]] to all other players that have not been acknowledged as [[Neighbors]]. This typically support [[Construction]] and [[Creative Control]] well, and players do not need to worry about having to react to other players' actions. By the same reasons, [[Private Game Spaces]] make it difficult to design [[Combat]] and [[Conflict]] between players (but see the ''Rebels vs Imperium'' expansion of [[Race for the Galaxy]] for a limited example). Although [[Competition]] can still exist, games with [[Private Game Spaces]] are less likely to have [[Tension]] than those that don't. Further, when [[Competition]] does exist, it is less likely to cause [[Analysis Paralysis]] simply since [[Private Game Spaces]] lessens the possible casual relations between players and thereby makes parallel planning between players more possible, something of particular interest to [[Turn-Based Games]]. Since [[Private Game Spaces]] in this sense make it easier to spend time considering future actions, the pattern supports [[Stimulated Planning]] in this fashion as well.
+[[Private Game Spaces]] are a form of [[Territories]] since players have [[Ownership]] of them. They are [[Safe Havens]] that allow [[Stimulated Planning]] easily since they are initially [[Inaccessible Areas]] to all other players that have not been acknowledged as [[Neighbors]]. This typically support [[Construction]] and [[Creative Control]] well, and players do not need to worry about having to react to other players' actions. By the same reasons, [[Private Game Spaces]] make it difficult to design [[Combat]] and [[Conflicts]] between players (but see the ''Rebels vs Imperium'' expansion of [[Race for the Galaxy]] for a limited example). Although [[Competition]] can still exist, games with [[Private Game Spaces]] are less likely to have [[Tension]] than those that don't. Further, when [[Competition]] does exist, it is less likely to cause [[Analysis Paralysis]] simply since [[Private Game Spaces]] lessens the possible casual relations between players and thereby makes parallel planning between players more possible, something of particular interest to [[Turn-Based Games]]. Since [[Private Game Spaces]] in this sense make it easier to spend time considering future actions, the pattern supports [[Stimulated Planning]] in this fashion as well.
 Although [[Private Game Spaces]] are typically not seen as [[Instances]], they share characteristics in that [[Private Game Spaces]] can be seen as [[Instances]] for individual players. Other players may be allowed to enter these spaces but only have limited interaction with game elements there. Since players do not need to worry about other players, having [[Private Game Spaces]] makes it easier to support [[Casual Gameplay]], [[Pottering]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]. The last of these features also makes it easier feel a [[Freedom of Choice]] of when to engage in the games, making them more into [[Asynchronous Gameplay]]. The same goes for [[Tick-Based Games]] using [[Private Game Spaces]].
-[[Conflict]] may be difficult for games using [[Private Game Spaces]] since players cannot affect each other directly. Even so, [[Private Game Spaces]] can easily be used together with [[Competition]]: either by having winning conditions based around [[Construction]] or [[Races]] or by [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] aspects such as [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] from comparing [[Achievements]] and [[High-Score Lists]].
+[[Conflicts]] may be difficult for games using [[Private Game Spaces]] since players cannot affect each other directly. Even so, [[Private Game Spaces]] can easily be used together with [[Competition]]: either by having winning conditions based around [[Construction]] or [[Races]] or by [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] aspects such as [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] from comparing [[Achievements]] and [[High-Score Lists]].
 == Relations ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Analysis Paralysis]], [[Combat]], [[Conflict]], [[Thematic Consistency]], [[Tension]]
+[[Analysis Paralysis]], [[Combat]], [[Conflicts]], [[Thematic Consistency]], [[Tension]]
 == History ==

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 [[Private Game Spaces]] are a form of [[Territories]] since players have [[Ownership]] of them. They are [[Safe Havens]] that allow [[Stimulated Planning]] easily since they are initially [[Inaccessible Areas]] to all other players that have not been acknowledged as [[Neighbors]]. This typically support [[Construction]] and [[Creative Control]] well, and players do not need to worry about having to react to other players' actions. By the same reasons, [[Private Game Spaces]] make it difficult to design [[Combat]] and [[Conflict]] between players (but see the ''Rebels vs Imperium'' expansion of [[Race for the Galaxy]] for a limited example). Although [[Competition]] can still exist, games with [[Private Game Spaces]] are less likely to have [[Tension]] than those that don't. Further, when [[Competition]] does exist, it is less likely to cause [[Analysis Paralysis]] simply since [[Private Game Spaces]] lessens the possible casual relations between players and thereby makes parallel planning between players more possible, something of particular interest to [[Turn-Based Games]]. Since [[Private Game Spaces]] in this sense make it easier to spend time considering future actions, the pattern supports [[Stimulated Planning]] in this fashion as well.
-Although [[Private Game Spaces]] are typically not seen as [[Instances]], they share characteristics in that [[Private Game Spaces]] can be seen as [[Instances]] for individual players. Other players may be allowed to enter these spaces but only have limited interaction with game elements there. Since players do not need to worry about other players, having [[Private Game Spaces]] makes it easier to support [[Casual Gameplay]], [[Pottering]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]. The last of these features also makes it easier feel a [[Freedom of Choice]] of when to engage in the games, making them more into [[Asynchronous Gameplay]]. The same goes for [[Tick-Based Gameplay]] using [[Private Game Spaces]].
+Although [[Private Game Spaces]] are typically not seen as [[Instances]], they share characteristics in that [[Private Game Spaces]] can be seen as [[Instances]] for individual players. Other players may be allowed to enter these spaces but only have limited interaction with game elements there. Since players do not need to worry about other players, having [[Private Game Spaces]] makes it easier to support [[Casual Gameplay]], [[Pottering]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]. The last of these features also makes it easier feel a [[Freedom of Choice]] of when to engage in the games, making them more into [[Asynchronous Gameplay]]. The same goes for [[Tick-Based Games]] using [[Private Game Spaces]].
 [[Conflict]] may be difficult for games using [[Private Game Spaces]] since players cannot affect each other directly. Even so, [[Private Game Spaces]] can easily be used together with [[Competition]]: either by having winning conditions based around [[Construction]] or [[Races]] or by [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] aspects such as [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] from comparing [[Achievements]] and [[High-Score Lists]].
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 [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]
-==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Tick-Based Gameplay]] ====
+==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Tick-Based Games]] ====
 [[Asynchronous Gameplay]], [[Freedom of Choice]]

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 Naturally, all [[Single-Player Games]] have [[Private Game Spaces]] even if they allow input from other game instances, as [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] do. In fact, [[Private Game Spaces]] with [[Asynchronous Gameplay]] is a good starting point for creating [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]. In many cases, e.g. [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]], players can affect each other if they are agreed to this through becoming [[Neighbors]]. [[Tutorial Neighbors]] are a special case of [[Neighbors]] that are [[Non-Player Characters]] with [[Private Game Spaces]] as players. By providing these, players can have access to one or a few other [[Private Game Spaces]] without player [[Neighbors]].
-For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Private Game Spaces]] is essentially providing [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players depending on what part of the game space they are interacting with. [[Phasing]] is one way of achieving this in games with [[Mediated Gameplay]]. However, the game space may or may not be an actual part of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] since it may also simply be a part of the game state. In its most extreme instantiation, as for example in [[Roulette]] or [[Puerto Rico]], players have no ability to directly interact with other players game spaces and the card game [[No Thanks!]] shows how this can be combined with [[Imperfect Information]] about that game space. Less restrictive implementations allow [[Visits]] during which other players can perform [[Altruistic Actions]], or even allow [[Non-Player Help]]. [[Private Game Spaces]] affect games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] more than those with other types of [[Game Worlds]] since developments can accumulate, but can be partly countered by [[Visits]].
+For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Private Game Spaces]] can either be temporary or permanent. The temporary ones can be created as permanent ones with [[Time Limits]] or simply be the result of players not being able to affect each other due to distances in the [[Game Worlds]] (as is the case in most game instances in the [[Civilization (video game) series|Civilization series]]). These reason for temporary [[Private Game Spaces]] is typically to provide a clear [[Startgame]] phase. The permanent type of [[Private Game Spaces]] is essentially designed by providing [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players depending on what part of the game space they are interacting with. [[Phasing]] is one way of achieving this in games with [[Mediated Gameplay]]. However, the game space may or may not be an actual part of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] since it may also simply be a part of the game state. In its most extreme instantiation, as for example in [[Roulette]] or [[Puerto Rico]], players have no ability to directly interact with other players game spaces and the card game [[No Thanks!]] shows how this can be combined with [[Imperfect Information]] about that game space. Less restrictive implementations allow [[Visits]] during which other players can perform [[Altruistic Actions]], or even allow [[Non-Player Help]]. [[Private Game Spaces]] affect games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] more than those with other types of [[Game Worlds]] since developments can accumulate, but can be partly countered by [[Visits]].
 Even if all types of actions and activities are possible in [[Private Game Spaces]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] (which is quite evident from looking at the diversity of [[Single-Player Games]], all which have the pattern), they modulate [[Construction]] well since the safety provided lets players have a [[Creative Control]].
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 [[Limited Set of Actions]],
 [[Ownership]],
-[[Pottering]], [[Safe Havens]], [[Stimulated Planning]],
+[[Pottering]], [[Safe Havens]],
 [[Territories]]
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 [[Neighbors]],
 [[Non-Player Help]], [[Secondary Interface Screens]],
 [[Tutorial Neighbors]],
 [[Visits]]

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 [[Private Game Spaces]] are a form of [[Territories]] since players have [[Ownership]] of them. They are [[Safe Havens]] that allow [[Stimulated Planning]] easily since they are initially [[Inaccessible Areas]] to all other players that have not been acknowledged as [[Neighbors]]. This typically support [[Construction]] and [[Creative Control]] well, and players do not need to worry about having to react to other players' actions. By the same reasons, [[Private Game Spaces]] make it difficult to design [[Combat]] and [[Conflict]] between players (but see the ''Rebels vs Imperium'' expansion of [[Race for the Galaxy]] for a limited example). Although [[Competition]] can still exist, games with [[Private Game Spaces]] are less likely to have [[Tension]] than those that don't. Further, when [[Competition]] does exist, it is less likely to cause [[Analysis Paralysis]] simply since [[Private Game Spaces]] lessens the possible casual relations between players and thereby makes parallel planning between players more possible, something of particular interest to [[Turn-Based Games]]. Since [[Private Game Spaces]] in this sense make it easier to spend time considering future actions, the pattern supports [[Stimulated Planning]] in this fashion as well.
-Although [[Private Game Spaces]] are typically not seen as [[Instances]], they share characteristics in that [[Private Game Spaces]] can be seen as [[Instances]] for individual players. Other players may be allowed to enter these spaces but only have limited interaction with game elements there. Since players do not need to worry about other players, having [[Private Game Spaces]] makes it easier to support [[Casual Gameplay]], [[Pottering]], [[Late Arriving Players]], and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]. The last of these features also makes it easier feel a [[Freedom of Choice]] of when to engage in the games, making them more into [[Asynchronous Gameplay]].
+Although [[Private Game Spaces]] are typically not seen as [[Instances]], they share characteristics in that [[Private Game Spaces]] can be seen as [[Instances]] for individual players. Other players may be allowed to enter these spaces but only have limited interaction with game elements there. Since players do not need to worry about other players, having [[Private Game Spaces]] makes it easier to support [[Casual Gameplay]], [[Pottering]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]. The last of these features also makes it easier feel a [[Freedom of Choice]] of when to engage in the games, making them more into [[Asynchronous Gameplay]]. The same goes for [[Tick-Based Gameplay]] using [[Private Game Spaces]].
 [[Conflict]] may be difficult for games using [[Private Game Spaces]] since players cannot affect each other directly. Even so, [[Private Game Spaces]] can easily be used together with [[Competition]]: either by having winning conditions based around [[Construction]] or [[Races]] or by [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] aspects such as [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] from comparing [[Achievements]] and [[High-Score Lists]].
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 [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]
-==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]  ====
+==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Tick-Based Gameplay]] ====
 [[Asynchronous Gameplay]], [[Freedom of Choice]]

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 [[Construction]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]],
 [[Early Leaving Players]],
-[[Game Worlds]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Real-Time Games]], [[Tick-Based Games]], [[Turn-Based Games]]
+[[Game Worlds]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Real-Time Games]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Naturally, all [[Single-Player Games]] have [[Private Game Spaces]] even if they allow input from other game instances, as [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] do. In fact, [[Private Game Spaces]] with [[Asynchronous Gameplay]] is a good starting point for creating [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]. In many cases, e.g. [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]] players can affect each other if they are agreed to this through becoming [[Neighbors]]. [[Tutorial Neighbors]] are a special case of [[Neighbors]] that are [[Non-Player Characters]] with [[Private Game Spaces]] as players. By providing these, players can have access to one or a few other [[Private Game Spaces]] without player [[Neighbors]].
+Naturally, all [[Single-Player Games]] have [[Private Game Spaces]] even if they allow input from other game instances, as [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] do. In fact, [[Private Game Spaces]] with [[Asynchronous Gameplay]] is a good starting point for creating [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]. In many cases, e.g. [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]], players can affect each other if they are agreed to this through becoming [[Neighbors]]. [[Tutorial Neighbors]] are a special case of [[Neighbors]] that are [[Non-Player Characters]] with [[Private Game Spaces]] as players. By providing these, players can have access to one or a few other [[Private Game Spaces]] without player [[Neighbors]].
-For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Private Game Spaces]] is essentially providing [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players depending on what part of the game space they are interacting with. The game space may or may not be an actual part of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] since it may also simply be a part of the game state. In its most extreme instantiation, as for example in [[Roulette]] or [[Puerto Rico]], players have no ability to directly interact with other players game spaces and the card game [[No Thanks!]] shows how this can be combined with [[Imperfect Information]] about that game space. Less restrictive implementations allow [[Visits]] during which other players can perform [[Altruistic Actions]], or even allow [[Non-Player Help]]. [[Private Game Spaces]] affect games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] more than those with other types of [[Game Worlds]] since developments can accumulate, but can be partly countered by [[Visits]].
+For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Private Game Spaces]] is essentially providing [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players depending on what part of the game space they are interacting with. [[Phasing]] is one way of achieving this in games with [[Mediated Gameplay]]. However, the game space may or may not be an actual part of a [[Game Worlds|Game World]] since it may also simply be a part of the game state. In its most extreme instantiation, as for example in [[Roulette]] or [[Puerto Rico]], players have no ability to directly interact with other players game spaces and the card game [[No Thanks!]] shows how this can be combined with [[Imperfect Information]] about that game space. Less restrictive implementations allow [[Visits]] during which other players can perform [[Altruistic Actions]], or even allow [[Non-Player Help]]. [[Private Game Spaces]] affect games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] more than those with other types of [[Game Worlds]] since developments can accumulate, but can be partly countered by [[Visits]].
 Even if all types of actions and activities are possible in [[Private Game Spaces]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] (which is quite evident from looking at the diversity of [[Single-Player Games]], all which have the pattern), they modulate [[Construction]] well since the safety provided lets players have a [[Creative Control]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Single-Player Games]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 Probably one of the oldest examples of [[Private Game Spaces]] is [[Roulette]]. Here each player has his or her stash of chips that other players cannot affect - the only way it is changed is by the player placing bets or receiving winning from the facilitators of the game. The more modern card game [[No Thanks!]] can be viewed in the same way.
-Although players can affect each other indirectly through which actions they choose to perform in the board game [[Puerto Rico]], the specific resources in the colonies developed by each player can be affected by other players (the nearest to this is that resources sometimes must be discarded because other players have fill the capacity of the ships transporting those resources). The card game [[Race for the Galaxy]] works on similar principles (unless using the optional military conquest rules from the expansion ''Rebel vs Imperium'').
+Although players can affect each other indirectly through which actions they choose to perform in the board game [[Puerto Rico]], the specific resources in the colonies developed by each player can be affected by other players (the nearest to this is that resources sometimes must be discarded because other players have fill the capacity of the ships transporting those resources). The card game [[Race for the Galaxy]] works on similar principles (unless using the optional military conquest rules from the expansion ''Rebel vs. Imperium'').
 [[Ultima Online]] allows players to purchase houses which are [[Private Game Spaces]] as long as their owners retain control of the keys to them.