Quick Travel - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 11:23, 6 July 2016

2016-07-06T11:23:58Z

Staffan Björk at 11:22, 6 July 2016

2016-07-06T11:22:50Z

Staffan Björk at 13:29, 27 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 06:26, 3 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 15:13, 15 September 2014

2014-09-15T15:13:38Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

2014-07-30T09:19:46Z

‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk at 09:19, 30 July 2014

2014-07-30T09:19:27Z

Staffan Björk at 12:11, 12 June 2011

2011-06-12T12:11:09Z

Staffan Björk at 07:03, 6 June 2011

2011-06-06T07:03:20Z

Staffan Björk at 15:22, 4 June 2011

2011-06-04T15:22:04Z

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Setback Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Excise]] or [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
+[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Setback Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel. In general, [[Quick Travel]] can reduce the [[Excise]] of [[Movement]] over large spaces in games.
 Games divided into [[Levels]] which are not immediately adjacent to each other automatically make use of [[Quick Travel]], possibly through [[Warp Zones]], and can those that use [[Quests]]. These may be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], i.e. players have no possibility to not travel, and this design choice can also be modulated to be a [[One-Way Travel]] if one wishes to guarantee that players cannot return.

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Setback Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
+[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Setback Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Excise]] or [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
 Games divided into [[Levels]] which are not immediately adjacent to each other automatically make use of [[Quick Travel]], possibly through [[Warp Zones]], and can those that use [[Quests]]. These may be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], i.e. players have no possibility to not travel, and this design choice can also be modulated to be a [[One-Way Travel]] if one wishes to guarantee that players cannot return.
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Grinding]],
 [[Transport Routes]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
+[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Setback Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
 Games divided into [[Levels]] which are not immediately adjacent to each other automatically make use of [[Quick Travel]], possibly through [[Warp Zones]], and can those that use [[Quests]]. These may be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], i.e. players have no possibility to not travel, and this design choice can also be modulated to be a [[One-Way Travel]] if one wishes to guarantee that players cannot return.
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 [[Quick Travel]] changes [[Game Worlds]] by letting players have [[Movement]] in them without visiting a continuously series of places between them. For games where such travel is possible, [[Quick Travel]] offers a [[Freedom of Choice]] to avoid what easily can be a form of [[Grinding]]. Since [[Movement]] is tied to game elements, [[Quick Travel]] is typically an [[Abilities|Ability]] even if the action does not always have a diegetic explanation.
-When used as a [[Rewards|Reward]] or a [[Penalties|Penalty]], [[Quick Travel]] is a [[Ultra-Powerful Events|Ultra-Powerful Event]] and quite often modulated by [[One-Way Travel]] to also become an [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible Event]].
+When used as a [[Rewards|Reward]] or a [[Setback Penalties|Setback Penalty]], [[Quick Travel]] is a [[Ultra-Powerful Events|Ultra-Powerful Event]] and quite often modulated by [[One-Way Travel]] to also become an [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible Event]].
 [[Quick Travel]] can give an [[Illusion of Open Space]] when [[Quick Travel]] is enabled through [[Secondary Interface Screens]] depicting whole [[Game Worlds]] but not all locations can be traveled to.
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Abilities]],
-[[Freedom of Choice]], [[Penalties]],
+[[Freedom of Choice]], [[Setback Penalties]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]], [[Privileged Movement]], [[Rewards]], [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
+[[Quick Travel]] is used in games to avoid the need of [[Transport Routes]]. [[Quick Travel]] can be realized as actions, events, or modifications of the nature of the [[Game Worlds]] themselves. As actions, [[Quick Travel]] can be put in the hands of players and thereby give them a [[Freedom of Choice]]. As events, they can be [[Rewards]] or [[Penalties]] to reflect player performances as for example finishing [[Levels]] in [[Super Mario Bros.]] [[Warp Zones]] and [[Quick Returns]] are two ways of modifying [[Game Worlds]] so they support [[Quick Travel]]. [[Warp Zones]], found in e.g. [[Pac-Man]], break Euclidean geometry by inserting short cuts that affect normal means of [[Movement]] and (possibly [[Line of Sight]]). [[Quick Returns]] are a special case of [[Quick Travel]] to avoid the [[Grinding]] of having to travel linearly through already explored areas of [[Game Worlds]] by opening up another, shorter, route of normal travel.
 Games divided into [[Levels]] which are not immediately adjacent to each other automatically make use of [[Quick Travel]], possibly through [[Warp Zones]], and can those that use [[Quests]]. These may be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], i.e. players have no possibility to not travel, and this design choice can also be modulated to be a [[One-Way Travel]] if one wishes to guarantee that players cannot return.
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Grinding]]
+[[Grinding]],
 == History ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Quick Travel]] changes [[Game Worlds]] by letting players have [[Movement]] in them without visiting a continuously series of places between them. For games where such travel is possible, [[Quick Travel]] offers a [[Freedom of Choice]] to avoid what easily can be a form of [[Grinding]].
+[[Quick Travel]] changes [[Game Worlds]] by letting players have [[Movement]] in them without visiting a continuously series of places between them. For games where such travel is possible, [[Quick Travel]] offers a [[Freedom of Choice]] to avoid what easily can be a form of [[Grinding]]. Since [[Movement]] is tied to game elements, [[Quick Travel]] is typically an [[Abilities|Ability]] even if the action does not always have a diegetic explanation.
 When used as a [[Rewards|Reward]] or a [[Penalties|Penalty]], [[Quick Travel]] is a [[Ultra-Powerful Events|Ultra-Powerful Event]] and quite often modulated by [[One-Way Travel]] to also become an [[Irreversible Events|Irreversible Event]].
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Freedom of Choice]], [[Penalties]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],

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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Game Worlds]], [[Movement]]
+[[Game Worlds]], [[Movement]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 === Interface Aspects ===
 [[Secondary Interface Screens]] of [[Game Worlds|Game World]] maps can be used as a way of masking the transition between the different places linked by [[Quick Travel]]. This is done for most games in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] as well as for [[Fallout 3]] and [[Fallout: New Vegas]]. [[Switches]] or [[Controllers]] can be used to make [[Quick Travel]] explicit actions that have to be initiated (and thereby less likely to accidentally be started through for example moving to close to [[Warp Zones]]).
 == Consequences ==
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Freedom of Choice]], [[Narration Structures]], [[Penalties]], [[Privileged Abilities]], [[Privileged Movement]], [[Rewards]], [[Ultra-Powerful Events]]
+[[Freedom of Choice]], [[Penalties]],
 ==== with [[Secondary Interface Screens]] ====

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