Public Player Statistics - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 07:59, 8 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 08:14, 1 November 2012

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Staffan Björk at 20:41, 10 October 2011

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Staffan Björk at 23:54, 16 May 2011

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Staffan Björk at 22:04, 1 March 2011

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Staffan Björk at 22:18, 24 February 2011

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Staffan Björk at 22:16, 24 February 2011

2011-02-24T22:16:10Z

Staffan Björk at 22:10, 24 February 2011

2011-02-24T22:10:55Z

Staffan Björk at 22:06, 24 February 2011

2011-02-24T22:06:01Z

Staffan Björk at 22:04, 24 February 2011

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Public Player Statistics]] can increase the [[Value of Effort]] for players in games since it allows them to have [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] by displaying their [[Game Mastery]] through [[Extra-Game Consequences]]. This quite naturally leads to [[Meta Games]] based upon having better statistics than other players. It also allows [[Spectators]] of sorts even if this was not possible earlier since others can follow the changes in the statistics. This can allow players to engage in [[Bragging]] or be perceived by others regardless of the players' intent.
+[[Public Player Statistics]] can increase the [[Value of Effort]] for players in games since it allows them to have [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] by displaying their [[Gameplay Mastery]] through [[Extra-Game Consequences]]. This quite naturally leads to [[Meta Games]] based upon having better statistics than other players. It also allows [[Spectators]] of sorts even if this was not possible earlier since others can follow the changes in the statistics. This can allow players to engage in [[Bragging]] or be perceived by others regardless of the players' intent.
 As the name implies, [[Public Player Statistics]] provides an amount [[Public Information]], and there is typically no [[Uncertainty of Information]] about the information revealed.
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 [[Achievements]],
 [[Game Lobbies]],
-[[Game Mastery]],
+[[Gameplay Mastery]],
 [[Goal Achievements]],
 [[Value of Effort]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Public Player Statistics]] can increase the [[Value of Effort]] for players in games since it allows them to have [[Game-Induced Player Social Status]] by displaying their [[Game Mastery]] through [[Extra-Game Consequences]]. This quite naturally leads to [[Meta Games]] based upon having better statistics than other players. It also allows [[Spectators]] of sorts even if this was not possible earlier since others can follow the changes in the statistics. This can allow players to engage in [[Bragging]] or be perceived by others regardless of the players' intent.
+[[Public Player Statistics]] can increase the [[Value of Effort]] for players in games since it allows them to have [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] by displaying their [[Game Mastery]] through [[Extra-Game Consequences]]. This quite naturally leads to [[Meta Games]] based upon having better statistics than other players. It also allows [[Spectators]] of sorts even if this was not possible earlier since others can follow the changes in the statistics. This can allow players to engage in [[Bragging]] or be perceived by others regardless of the players' intent.
 As the name implies, [[Public Player Statistics]] provides an amount [[Public Information]], and there is typically no [[Uncertainty of Information]] about the information revealed.
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 [[Bragging]],
 [[Extra-Game Consequences]],
-[[Game-Induced Player Social Status]],
+[[Game-Based Social Statuses]],
 [[Meta Games]],
 [[Player Balance]],

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Public Player Statistics]] can increase the [[Value of Effort]] for players in games since it allows them to have [[Game-Induced Player Social Status]] by displaying their [[Game Mastery]] through [[Extra-Game Consequences]]. It also allows [[Spectators]] of sorts even if this was not possible earlier since others can follow the changes in the statistics. This can allow players to engage in [[Bragging]] or be perceived by others regardless of the players' intent.
+[[Public Player Statistics]] can increase the [[Value of Effort]] for players in games since it allows them to have [[Game-Induced Player Social Status]] by displaying their [[Game Mastery]] through [[Extra-Game Consequences]]. This quite naturally leads to [[Meta Games]] based upon having better statistics than other players. It also allows [[Spectators]] of sorts even if this was not possible earlier since others can follow the changes in the statistics. This can allow players to engage in [[Bragging]] or be perceived by others regardless of the players' intent.
 As the name implies, [[Public Player Statistics]] provides an amount [[Public Information]], and there is typically no [[Uncertainty of Information]] about the information revealed.
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 [[Extra-Game Consequences]],
 [[Game-Induced Player Social Status]],
 [[Player Balance]],
 [[Public Information]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Public Player Statistics]] is basically [[Gameplay Statistics]] made available to others than the player creating them. They can quite easily be created through the use of [[Global High Score Lists]] or [[Achievements]] as long as they can be accessed by others (they can be especially appropriate for [[Goal Achievements]] since these are directly linked to players' progress). They can then be modulated so only selected people can view them through the use of [[Friend Lists]] (or so that players can filter presentations when the gameplay data of very many players can be accessed), or that people not even playing the games are told about them through [[Extra-Game Event Broadcasting]]. The latter option may be under players' control (like updating one's status on Facebook about what one has done in [[FarmVille]] or [[Ravenwood Fair]]) or automatically be sent out by the system. Less obvious ways to create [[Public Player Statistics]] include [[Visits]] and [[Non-Player Help]]. The former allows players to choose when they visit other players' parts of [[Game Worlds]] and thereby know more about their gameplay. The latter reveals what tasks and challenges players are currently trying to finish to those not playing the game.
+[[Public Player Statistics]] is basically [[Gameplay Statistics]] made available to others than the player creating them. They can quite easily be created through the use of [[Global High Score Lists]] or [[Achievements]] as long as they can be accessed by others (they can be especially appropriate for [[Goal Achievements]] since these are directly linked to players' progress). They can then be modulated so only selected people can view them through the use of [[Friend Lists]] (or so that players can filter presentations when the gameplay data of very many players can be accessed), or that people not even playing the games are told about them through [[Extra-Game Broadcasting]]. The latter option may be under players' control (like updating one's status on Facebook about what one has done in [[FarmVille]] or [[Ravenwood Fair]]) or automatically be sent out by the system. Less obvious ways to create [[Public Player Statistics]] include [[Visits]] and [[Non-Player Help]]. The former allows players to choose when they visit other players' parts of [[Game Worlds]] and thereby know more about their gameplay. The latter reveals what tasks and challenges players are currently trying to finish to those not playing the game.
 Having a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] in a game removes a central point with having [[Public Player Statistics]]. This can however be modulated through the use of [[Handles]] which may be recognized by friends or small subgroups of other players.
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Extra-Game Event Broadcasting]],
+[[Extra-Game Broadcasting]],
 [[Friend Lists]],
 [[Gameplay Statistics]],

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs references]]
 [[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]

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 While [[Public Player Statistics]] can designed with the intent to support [[Bragging]], it can also be used for players to find suitable opponents and thereby have [[Player Balance]]. In this case [[Game Lobbies]] are suitable locations to provide the information about other players.
-[[Trans-Game Information]]
 Having a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] in a game removes a central point with having [[Public Player Statistics]]. This can however be modulated through the use of [[Handles]] which may be recognized by friends or small subgroups of other players.
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 As the name implies, [[Public Player Statistics]] provides an amount [[Public Information]], and there is typically no [[Uncertainty of Information]] about the information revealed.
 == Relations ==
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 [[Player Balance]],
 [[Public Information]],
-[[Spectators]]
+[[Spectators]],
 === Can Modulate ===