Self-Service Kiosks - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:48, 21 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 10:54, 30 July 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

2011-08-21T13:41:07Z

‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk at 10:21, 3 August 2011

2011-08-03T10:21:43Z

Staffan Björk at 12:53, 29 June 2011

2011-06-29T12:53:27Z

Staffan Björk at 19:21, 23 June 2011

2011-06-23T19:21:35Z

Staffan Björk at 11:11, 26 May 2011

2011-05-26T11:11:40Z

Staffan Björk at 18:00, 12 April 2011

2011-04-12T18:00:16Z

Staffan Björk at 20:06, 10 April 2011

2011-04-10T20:06:26Z

Staffan Björk at 20:06, 10 April 2011

2011-04-10T20:06:14Z

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Self-Service Kiosks]] provide specified services at specified locations in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], so designing these consist of choosing what services should be available and where they should be available.
+[[Self-Service Kiosks]] provide specified services at specified locations in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]], so designing these consist of choosing what services should be available and where they should be available.
 The most common types of services provided by [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Trading]] (by having [[Transferable Items]] associated with them), receiving [[Quests]], and hearing [[Gossip]]. Other examples include training [[Skills]] and repairing [[Game Items]] that suffer from [[Deterioration]].
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Self-Service Kiosks]] provide [[Strategic Locations]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] by the [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] they provide. When [[Game Items]] or [[Quests]] offered at them replenish, they are also [[Resource Generators]].
+[[Self-Service Kiosks]] provide [[Strategic Locations]] in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] by the [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] they provide. When [[Game Items]] or [[Quests]] offered at them replenish, they are also [[Resource Generators]].
 [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Installations]] since they provide actions to players (to access the services), and due to this they are in a way [[Tools]] also.
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Deterioration]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],

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 Some [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are represented as [[Non-Player Characters]] in the role of [[Helpers]]; showing that not all [[NPCs]] are [[Characters]].
-=== Narrative Aspects ===
+=== Narration Aspects ===
-Since they can provide [[Quests]], [[Self-Service Kiosks]] can help move [[Narration Structures]] forward.
+Since they can provide [[Quests]], [[Self-Service Kiosks]] can help move [[Predefined Story Structures]] forward. They can also be [[Predefined Story Structures]] in their own right.
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Non-Player Characters]],
 [[Quests]],
 [[Resource Generators]],
 [[Strategic Locations]],

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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Deterioration]],
-[[Game Worlds]]
+[[Game Worlds]],
-[[Levels]]
+[[Levels]],
 [[Skills]]

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 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-Some [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are represented as [[Non-Player Characters]], showing that not all [[NPCs]] are [[Characters]].
+Some [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are represented as [[Non-Player Characters]] in the role of [[Helpers]]; showing that not all [[NPCs]] are [[Characters]].
 === Narrative Aspects ===
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Gossip]],
 [[Installations]],
 [[Location-Fixed Abilities]],

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 [[Self-Service Kiosks]] provide specified services at specified locations in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], so designing these consist of choosing what services should be available and where they should be available.
-The most common types of services provided by [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Trading]] (by having [[Transferable Items]] associated with them), receiving [[Quests]], and hearing [[Gossip]]. Other examples include training [[Skills]].
+The most common types of services provided by [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are [[Trading]] (by having [[Transferable Items]] associated with them), receiving [[Quests]], and hearing [[Gossip]]. Other examples include training [[Skills]] and repairing [[Game Items]] that suffer from [[Deterioration]].
 For services that may have [[Limited Resources]], e.g. [[Trading]] and [[Quests]], an option is to periodically refill the kiosks by making them into
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Game Worlds]]
 [[Levels]]

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 === Examples ===
-Many [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]], e.g.  [[The Witcher]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[Dragon Age series]], have vendors selling the various items players need and sell the superfluous ones. These vendors are shown as non-player characters but cannot be killed or otherwise interacted with except to trade and talk. In contrast, most places where one can buy and sell things in the [[Fallout series]] are run by non-player characters that can be killed, but the ''Vendortron'' robot outside of Freeside in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] qualifies as a [[Self-Service Kiosks|Self-Service Kiosk]] since it is built into a kiosk and cannot be attacked.
+Many [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]], e.g.  the [[Witcher series]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[Dragon Age series]], have vendors selling the various items players need and sell the superfluous ones. These vendors are shown as non-player characters but cannot be killed or otherwise interacted with except to trade and talk. In contrast, most places where one can buy and sell things in the [[Fallout series]] are run by non-player characters that can be killed, but the ''Vendortron'' robot outside of Freeside in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] qualifies as a [[Self-Service Kiosks|Self-Service Kiosk]] since it is built into a kiosk and cannot be attacked.
 [[Self-Service Kiosks]] are also found in more action-oriented computer games. There are various non-player characters in [[Torchlight]], including in the dungeons, that function as [[Self-Service Kiosks]] since they cannot be hurt or killed. The earlier [[Diablo series]] also contain such non-player characters and does [[Borderlands]]. The [[Grand Theft Auto series]] have several establishments that function as [[Self-Service Kiosks]], some which have to be entered by foot (e.g. cloth and weapon stores) and some which have to be entered while driving a vehicle (e.g. body shops).

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 ''Location in game worlds where players can on their own do transactions or receive services.''

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 ''Location in game worlds where players can on their own do transactions or receive services.''