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Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

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‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk at 14:31, 17 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 10:53, 15 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 14:51, 18 December 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:59, 22 September 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:47, 22 September 2015

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Staffan Björk at 09:53, 11 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 09:52, 11 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

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 [[Attention Swapping]],
 [[Challenging Gameplay]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Gameplay Mastery]],

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 [[Attention Swapping]],
 [[Challenging Gameplay]],
 [[Game Items]],
 [[Gameplay Mastery]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Rewards]] are typically given out to players to indicate they have achieved something worthwhile. This can be that they have completed some part of a game with [[Challenging Gameplay]] &mdash; for example a [[Quests|Quest]] &mdash; or have proven some kind of [[Gameplay Mastery]]. They may also be added to balance [[Risk/Reward]] situations, motivate continues engagement where [[Red Queen Dilemmas]] exist, or to cause [[Attention Swapping]].
+[[Rewards]] are typically given out to players to indicate they have achieved something worthwhile. This can be that they have completed some part of a game with [[Challenging Gameplay]] &mdash; for example a [[Quests|Quest]] &mdash; or have proven some kind of [[Gameplay Mastery]]. They may also be added to balance [[Risk/Reward]] situations, motivate continues engagement where [[Red Queen Dilemmas]] exist, or to cause [[Attention Swapping]]. [[Player-Defined Goals]] can let players choose with [[Rewards]] should be available to them.
 More specific reasons can be that one has gained [[Area Control]], won [[Bidding]] contests, or found [[Secret Areas]]. Gaining [[Ownership]] or engaging in [[Trading]] may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]] but can be strengthened by other [[Rewards]]; the same goes for [[Player Killing]] and [[Repeat Combos]] (the latter which can be recreate through combining [[Rewards]] and [[Time Limits]]). Favorable results of [[Betting]] and [[Investments]] are [[Rewards]] as is [[Delayed Reciprocity]] when it occurs. Related to [[Investments]], [[Rewards]] can be the result of [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], or [[Discontinuous Progression]] of player effort in comparison to the size of the [[Rewards]]. Completing [[Minigames]] typically provide [[Rewards]] unless they are only meant to be truly optional activities. Further, [[Rewards]] can also be used to recognize that players have complied with the fact that [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]] by behaving appropriately. Finally, they can be used to motivate players to perform activities which otherwise would not give gameplay progression, e.g. [[Invites]] or [[Grinding]].
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 [[Penalties]],
 [[Player-Decided Distributions]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Reward Widgets]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Rewards]] are typically given out to players to indicate they have achieved something worthwhile. This can be that they have completed some part of a game with [[Challenging Gameplay]] or have proven some kind of [[Gameplay Mastery]]. They may also be added to balance [[Risk/Reward]] situations, motivate continues engagement where [[Red Queen Dilemmas]] exist, or to cause [[Attention Swapping]].
+[[Rewards]] are typically given out to players to indicate they have achieved something worthwhile. This can be that they have completed some part of a game with [[Challenging Gameplay]] &mdash; for example a [[Quests|Quest]] &mdash; or have proven some kind of [[Gameplay Mastery]]. They may also be added to balance [[Risk/Reward]] situations, motivate continues engagement where [[Red Queen Dilemmas]] exist, or to cause [[Attention Swapping]].
 More specific reasons can be that one has gained [[Area Control]], won [[Bidding]] contests, or found [[Secret Areas]]. Gaining [[Ownership]] or engaging in [[Trading]] may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]] but can be strengthened by other [[Rewards]]; the same goes for [[Player Killing]] and [[Repeat Combos]] (the latter which can be recreate through combining [[Rewards]] and [[Time Limits]]). Favorable results of [[Betting]] and [[Investments]] are [[Rewards]] as is [[Delayed Reciprocity]] when it occurs. Related to [[Investments]], [[Rewards]] can be the result of [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], or [[Discontinuous Progression]] of player effort in comparison to the size of the [[Rewards]]. Completing [[Minigames]] typically provide [[Rewards]] unless they are only meant to be truly optional activities. Further, [[Rewards]] can also be used to recognize that players have complied with the fact that [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]] by behaving appropriately. Finally, they can be used to motivate players to perform activities which otherwise would not give gameplay progression, e.g. [[Invites]] or [[Grinding]].
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 [[Red Queen Dilemmas]],
 [[Reward Widgets]],
-[[Risk/Reward]]
+[[Risk/Reward]],
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 More specific reasons can be that one has gained [[Area Control]], won [[Bidding]] contests, or found [[Secret Areas]]. Gaining [[Ownership]] or engaging in [[Trading]] may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]] but can be strengthened by other [[Rewards]]; the same goes for [[Player Killing]] and [[Repeat Combos]] (the latter which can be recreate through combining [[Rewards]] and [[Time Limits]]). Favorable results of [[Betting]] and [[Investments]] are [[Rewards]] as is [[Delayed Reciprocity]] when it occurs. Related to [[Investments]], [[Rewards]] can be the result of [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], or [[Discontinuous Progression]] of player effort in comparison to the size of the [[Rewards]]. Completing [[Minigames]] typically provide [[Rewards]] unless they are only meant to be truly optional activities. Further, [[Rewards]] can also be used to recognize that players have complied with the fact that [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]] by behaving appropriately. Finally, they can be used to motivate players to perform activities which otherwise would not give gameplay progression, e.g. [[Invites]] or [[Grinding]].
-Most [[Rewards]] can be given out as [[Individual Rewards]] or [[Shared Rewards]] when they finally are given out. They can also be modulated by being the effects of [[Mutual Goals]] between players (even in the case when they are not [[Shared Rewards]]) or by being the effects of [[Continuous Goals]] - which in the latter case modulate the use of [[Rewards]] (and [[Penalties]]) by threatening with [[Penalties]] as soon as the player fails some action while waiting with [[Rewards]] until some additional requirement is met. A somewhat exotic option is to provide players with [[Unknown Goals]] but let them know what the [[Rewards]] are; another way to combine these patterns is simply that the much more common version of letting players have hidden goals for winning a game that other players don't know. [[Rewards]] for things done within certain [[Time Limits]] is one way to create [[Optional Goals]].
+Most [[Rewards]] can be given out as [[Individual Rewards]] or [[Shared Rewards]] when they finally are given out. They can also be modulated by being the effects of [[Mutual Goals]] between players (even in the case when they are not [[Shared Rewards]]) or by being the effects of [[Continuous Goals]] - which in the latter case modulate the use of [[Rewards]] (and [[Penalties]]) by threatening with [[Penalties]] as soon as the player fails some action while waiting with [[Rewards]] until some additional requirement is met. They can also be applied to [[Shared Resources]], potentially letting other players take advantage of them (and becoming [[Shared Rewards]]). A somewhat exotic option is to provide players with [[Unknown Goals]] but let them know what the [[Rewards]] are; another way to combine these patterns is simply that the much more common version of letting players have hidden goals for winning a game that other players don't know. [[Rewards]] for things done within certain [[Time Limits]] is one way to create [[Optional Goals]].
 There is a wide variety of what [[Rewards]] actually can consist of. Four different types of categories of [[Rewards]] are [[Access Rewards]], [[Facilitating Rewards]], [[Social Rewards]], and [[Sustenance Rewards]] but [[Rewards]] can of course be combined to provide several of these at the same time. Providing [[Improved Abilities|Improved]] or [[New Abilities]] are common parts of [[Rewards]] (especially for [[Access Rewards]] and [[Facilitating Rewards]]); being able to do [[Game Time Manipulation]] in [[Single-Player Games]] is one such possible example. Gaining [[Experience Points]], [[Resources]], [[Scores]], or [[Money]] are also often part of [[Rewards]] (and may be a [[Sustenance Rewards|Sustenance Reward]]). Another very common type of [[Rewards]] the combination of [[Game Items]] and [[Money]] in the form of [[Loot]]; improvements of [[Game Items]] is another form of [[Rewards]] when they are modified rather than given. Other, less common, [[Rewards]] include receiving [[Extra Chances]] (for example in the form of [[Lives]]) or [[Fudged Results]], gaining new [[Companions]], having [[Resource Caps]] increased or removed, gaining entry or higher ranks in [[Factions]], being presented with the possibility of [[Quick Returns]], and being given access to [[Quick Travel]] (the three last are [[Access Rewards]]). Most of these can take be described as being [[Rewards]] for [[Characters]] as much as players, so [[Character Development]] tends to be a form of [[Rewards|Reward]] although losing [[Abilities]], etc. are also a form of [[Character Development]]. [[Free Gift Inventories]] shows how [[Rewards]] can let players help other players but not directly themselves as a consequence of receiving [[Rewards]]. Most types of [[Rewards]] can actually be split in two halves, [[Unlocking]] the ability to receive or choose them and actually getting them. In this way, [[Unlocking]] shows how a [[Rewards|Reward]] does not have to be an improvement directly related to players' gameplay but can also be the potential to improve it. [[Achievements]] goes on step further and shows that [[Rewards]] can be heavily dependent on game states and player actions without having to affect the game state when players gain them. The existences of [[Goal Achievements]], [[Grind Achievements]], [[Handicap Achievements]], and [[Testing Achievements]] show how different types of actions can be rewarded. Finally, [[Illusionary Rewards]] are misperceptions that things are [[Rewards]] that aren't.
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 [[Randomness]],
 [[Reward Widgets]],
 [[Unknown Goals]]

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 ''Things received in games which are perceived as positive.''
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 [[Rewards]] are typically given out to players to indicate they have achieved something worthwhile. This can be that they have completed some part of a game with [[Challenging Gameplay]] or have proven some kind of [[Gameplay Mastery]]. They may also be added to balance [[Risk/Reward]] situations, motivate continues engagement where [[Red Queen Dilemmas]] exist, or to cause [[Attention Swapping]].
-More specific reasons can be that one has gained [[Area Control]], won [[Bidding]] contests, or found [[Secret Areas]]. Gaining [[Ownership]] or engaging in [[Trading]] may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]] but can be strengthened by other [[Rewards]]; the same goes for [[Player Killing]] and [[Repeat Combos]] (the latter which can be recreate through combining [[Rewards]] and [[Time Limits]]). Favorable results of [[Betting]] and [[Investments]] are [[Rewards]] as is [[Delayed Reciprocity]] when it occurs. Related to [[Investments]], [[Rewards]] can be the result of [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], or [[Discontinuous Progression]] of player effort in comparison to the size of the [[Rewards]]. Completing [[Minigames]] typically provide [[Rewards]] unless they are only meant to be truly optional activities. Further, [[Rewards]] can also be used to recognize that players have complied to the fact [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]] by behaving appropriately. Finally, they can be used to motivate players to perform activities which otherwise would not give gameplay progression, e.g. [[Invites]] or [[Grinding]].
+More specific reasons can be that one has gained [[Area Control]], won [[Bidding]] contests, or found [[Secret Areas]]. Gaining [[Ownership]] or engaging in [[Trading]] may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]] but can be strengthened by other [[Rewards]]; the same goes for [[Player Killing]] and [[Repeat Combos]] (the latter which can be recreate through combining [[Rewards]] and [[Time Limits]]). Favorable results of [[Betting]] and [[Investments]] are [[Rewards]] as is [[Delayed Reciprocity]] when it occurs. Related to [[Investments]], [[Rewards]] can be the result of [[Arithmetic Progression]], [[Geometric Progression]], or [[Discontinuous Progression]] of player effort in comparison to the size of the [[Rewards]]. Completing [[Minigames]] typically provide [[Rewards]] unless they are only meant to be truly optional activities. Further, [[Rewards]] can also be used to recognize that players have complied with the fact that [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]] by behaving appropriately. Finally, they can be used to motivate players to perform activities which otherwise would not give gameplay progression, e.g. [[Invites]] or [[Grinding]].
 Most [[Rewards]] can be given out as [[Individual Rewards]] or [[Shared Rewards]] when they finally are given out. They can also be modulated by being the effects of [[Mutual Goals]] between players (even in the case when they are not [[Shared Rewards]]) or by being the effects of [[Continuous Goals]] - which in the latter case modulate the use of [[Rewards]] (and [[Penalties]]) by threatening with [[Penalties]] as soon as the player fails some action while waiting with [[Rewards]] until some additional requirement is met. A somewhat exotic option is to provide players with [[Unknown Goals]] but let them know what the [[Rewards]] are; another way to combine these patterns is simply that the much more common version of letting players have hidden goals for winning a game that other players don't know. [[Rewards]] for things done within certain [[Time Limits]] is one way to create [[Optional Goals]].

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 === Examples ===
-Practically all [[:Category:Games|Gaes]] provide some type of [[Rewards|Reward]], be it that they are winnable, they give scores or other things to recognize players' actions or give them positive experiences.
+Practically all [[:Category:Games|Games]] provide some type of [[Rewards|Reward]], be it that they are winnable, they give scores or other things to recognize players' actions or give them positive experiences.
 == Using the pattern ==