Privileged Movement - Revision history

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 Providing [[Privileged Movement]] consists of deciding on how to change [[Movement]] for some specific [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] - and [[Privileged Movement]] can be privileged even if many game elements have it as long as not all have it. Examples of ways which [[Privileged Movement]] can affect the movement itself includes ignoring [[Obstacles]] or negative effects of [[Environmental Effects]], or being able to use [[Conditional Passageways]] to enter otherwise [[Inaccessible Areas]]. Although not available as a choice for games other than those using both a virtual environment and a position-sensing of players, [[Player-Avatar Proximity]] is likely to create [[Privileged Movement]] since it is very difficult to have a complete mapping between both a physical environment and a virtual one and the actions physical players can do compared to avatars.
-The are several possible causes for having [[Privileged Movement]]. One is of course that the [[Movement]] is simple a [[Privileged Abilities|Privileged Ability]], e.g. the ability to create [[Warp Zones]], but other examples include be able to use [[Tools]], [[Vehicles]], or even [[Weapons]] (e.g. to do ''rocket jumps'' in various installments of the [[Quake series]]). [[Environmental Effects]] and the possibility of [[Quick Returns]] and [[Quick Travel]] make the benefit of [[Privileged Movement]] depend on location in [[Game Worlds]] rather than inherent abilities or access to [[Tools]].
+The are several possible causes for having [[Privileged Movement]]. One is of course that the [[Movement]] is simple a [[Privileged Abilities|Privileged Ability]], e.g. the ability to create [[Warp Zones]], but other examples include be able to use [[Tools]], [[Vehicles]], or even [[Weapons]] (e.g. to do ''rocket jumps'' in various installments of the [[Quake series]]). [[Environmental Effects]] and the possibility of [[Quick Returns]] and [[Quick Travel]] make the benefit of [[Privileged Movement]] depend on location in [[Game Worlds]] rather than inherent abilities or access to [[Tools]]. Another cause for having [[Privileged Movement]] is to only make [[Game World Exploration]] possible through it.
 === Narrative Aspects ===
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 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Evade]],
 [[Game World Navigation]],
 [[Herd]],

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 [[Game State Overviews]],
 [[New Abilities]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Varied Gameplay]]
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 [[Movement]],
 [[Obstacles]],
 [[Traverse]],
 [[Units]]

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 [[Movement]],
 [[Obstacles]],
 [[Traverse]],
 [[Units]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-Providing [[Privileged Movement]] consists of deciding on how to change [[Movement]] for some specific [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] - and [[Privileged Movement]] can be privileged even if many game elements have it as long as not all have it. Examples of ways which [[Privileged Movement]] can affect the movement itself includes ignoring [[Obstacles]] or negative effects of [[Environmental Effects]], or being able to use [[Conditional Passageways]] to enter otherwise [[Inaccessible Areas]].
+Providing [[Privileged Movement]] consists of deciding on how to change [[Movement]] for some specific [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] - and [[Privileged Movement]] can be privileged even if many game elements have it as long as not all have it. Examples of ways which [[Privileged Movement]] can affect the movement itself includes ignoring [[Obstacles]] or negative effects of [[Environmental Effects]], or being able to use [[Conditional Passageways]] to enter otherwise [[Inaccessible Areas]]. Although not available as a choice for games other than those using both a virtual environment and a position-sensing of players, [[Player-Avatar Proximity]] is likely to create [[Privileged Movement]] since it is very difficult to have a complete mapping between both a physical environment and a virtual one and the actions physical players can do compared to avatars.
 The are several possible causes for having [[Privileged Movement]]. One is of course that the [[Movement]] is simple a [[Privileged Abilities|Privileged Ability]], e.g. the ability to create [[Warp Zones]], but other examples include be able to use [[Tools]], [[Vehicles]], or even [[Weapons]] (e.g. to do ''rocket jumps'' in various installments of the [[Quake series]]). [[Environmental Effects]] and the possibility of [[Quick Returns]] and [[Quick Travel]] make the benefit of [[Privileged Movement]] depend on location in [[Game Worlds]] rather than inherent abilities or access to [[Tools]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Quick Returns]],
 [[Quick Travel]],

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	Taking control of vehicles in [[Battlefield 1942]], [[Battlefield Vietnam]], or [[Halo]] give players other forms of movement that when on foot, with planes and helicopters allowing the most different type of movement.		Taking control of vehicles in [[Battlefield 1942]], [[Battlefield Vietnam]], or [[Halo]] give players other forms of movement that when on foot, with planes and helicopters allowing the most different type of movement.
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		+	[[Can You See Me Now?]] connects a real world environment with a virtual 2-dimensional map of it, making some players move through the real world while others move their avatars across the map. This provides [[Privileged Movement]] to the avatars since they do not need to consider traffic or difference in height.

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 [[Privileged Movement]] is a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] given to [[Avatars]], [[Enemies]], or [[Units]] regarding [[Movement]] and can give rise to [[Competence Areas]]. [[Privileged Movement]] can be used to make [[Capture]], [[Evade]], [[Herd]], or [[Traverse]] goals easier for the one moving, but all these goals except [[Traverse]] can be made more difficult by giving it to the target instead. When given as [[New Abilities]], it may be used to ensure that the unfolding of [[Predetermined Story Structures]] is done in a specific order due to controlling in which order [[Inaccessible Areas]] are made accessible. It can also modulate how [[Environmental Effects]] work, e.g. partially or completely mitigating [[Damage]] or [[Ability Losses]] caused by them. The can support both [[Competence Areas]] and [[Varied Gameplay]] (when either having [[Privileged Movement]] are [[Temporary abilities]] or when choosing to have a certain [[Privileged Movement]] is part of [[Initial Personalization]]) but like other [[Privileged Abilities]], the use of [[Privileged Movement]] can potentially disrupt [[Player Balance]].
-The effects [[Privileged Movement]] allow can depend on the type of locomotion the [[Privileged Movement]] uses. Flying for example allows [[Game State Overviews]] and thereby promotes [[Game World Navigation]] and lets players have [[Safe Havens]] if their [[Enemies]] cannot fly and do not have ranged [[Weapons]]. Here air can be seen as an [[Inaccessible Areas|Inaccessible Area]], and more generally being able to gain entry to [[Inaccessible Areas]] can make them into [[Safe Havens]] as long as no [[Enemies]] also has this type of [[Privileged Movement]] or that the area is already inhabited by other (possibly trapped) [[Enemies]]. It should however be noted that this type of [[Privileged Movement]] can easily make challenges to easy, e.g. making [[Game World Navigation]] into a trivial exercise. Climbing may allow vertical movement by usually depends on the material of what is climbed. Swinging requires players to perform [[Aim & Shoot]] actions, and the same is the case for use cannons in [[Super Mario 64]] to shoot ''Mario'' to different places in the [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. All these show how [[Privileged Movement]] can be used intentionally to create [[Challenging Gameplay]] regarding [[Capture]] and [[Evade]] goals (depending on how has the [[Privileged Movement]]).
+The effects [[Privileged Movement]] allow can depend on the type of locomotion the [[Privileged Movement]] uses. Flying for example allows [[Game State Overviews]] and thereby promotes [[Game World Navigation]] and lets players have [[Safe Havens]] if their [[Enemies]] cannot fly and do not have ranged [[Weapons]]. Here air can be seen as an [[Inaccessible Areas|Inaccessible Area]], and more generally being able to gain entry to [[Inaccessible Areas]] can make them into [[Safe Havens]] as long as no [[Enemies]] also has this type of [[Privileged Movement]] or that the area is already inhabited by other (possibly trapped) [[Enemies]]. It should however be noted that this type of [[Privileged Movement]] can easily make challenges to easy, e.g. making [[Game World Navigation]] into a trivial exercise. Climbing may allow vertical movement by usually depends on the material of what is climbed. Swinging requires players to perform [[Aim & Shoot]] actions, and the same is the case for use cannons in [[Super Mario 64]] to shoot ''Mario'' to different places in the [[Game Worlds|Game World]]. All these show how [[Privileged Movement]] can be used intentionally to create [[Challenging Gameplay]] regarding [[Capture]] and [[Evade]] goals (depending on who has the [[Privileged Movement]]).
 == Relations ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Privileged Movement]] is a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] given to [[Avatars]], [[Enemies]], or [[Units]] regarding [[Movement]] and can give rise to [[Orthogonal Unit Differentiation]]. [[Privileged Movement]] can be used to make [[Capture]], [[Evade]], [[Herd]], or [[Traverse]] goals easier for the one moving, but all these goals except [[Traverse]] can be made more difficult by giving it to the target instead. When given as [[New Abilities]], it may be used to ensure that the unfolding of [[Predetermined Story Structures]] is done in a specific order due to controlling in which order [[Inaccessible Areas]] are made accessible. It can also modulate how [[Environmental Effects]] work, e.g. partially or completely mitigating [[Damage]] or [[Ability Losses]] caused by them. The can support both [[Orthogonal Unit Differentiation]] and [[Varied Gameplay]] (when either having [[Privileged Movement]] are [[Temporary abilities]] or when choosing to have a certain [[Privileged Movement]] is part of [[Initial Personalization]]) but like other [[Privileged Abilities]], the use of [[Privileged Movement]] can potentially disrupt [[Player Balance]].
+[[Privileged Movement]] is a form of [[Privileged Abilities]] given to [[Avatars]], [[Enemies]], or [[Units]] regarding [[Movement]] and can give rise to [[Orthogonal Differentiation]]. [[Privileged Movement]] can be used to make [[Capture]], [[Evade]], [[Herd]], or [[Traverse]] goals easier for the one moving, but all these goals except [[Traverse]] can be made more difficult by giving it to the target instead. When given as [[New Abilities]], it may be used to ensure that the unfolding of [[Predetermined Story Structures]] is done in a specific order due to controlling in which order [[Inaccessible Areas]] are made accessible. It can also modulate how [[Environmental Effects]] work, e.g. partially or completely mitigating [[Damage]] or [[Ability Losses]] caused by them. The can support both [[Orthogonal Differentiation]] and [[Varied Gameplay]] (when either having [[Privileged Movement]] are [[Temporary abilities]] or when choosing to have a certain [[Privileged Movement]] is part of [[Initial Personalization]]) but like other [[Privileged Abilities]], the use of [[Privileged Movement]] can potentially disrupt [[Player Balance]].
 The effects [[Privileged Movement]] allow can depend on the type of locomotion the [[Privileged Movement]] uses. Flying for example allows [[Game State Overviews]] and thereby promotes [[Game World Navigation]] and lets players have [[Safe Havens]] if their [[Enemies]] cannot fly and do not have ranged [[Weapons]]. Here air can be seen as an [[Inaccessible Areas|Inaccessible Area]], and more generally being able to gain entry to [[Inaccessible Areas]] can make them into [[Safe Havens]] as long as no [[Enemies]] also has this type of [[Privileged Movement]] or that the area is already inhabited by other (possibly trapped) [[Enemies]].
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 [[Game State Overviews]],
 [[New Abilities]],
-[[Orthogonal Unit Differentiation]],
+[[Orthogonal Differentiation]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],
 [[Varied Gameplay]]