Spectacular Failure Enjoyment - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 10:08, 2 September 2016

2016-09-02T10:08:55Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

2015-07-31T10:35:12Z

‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 10:34, 31 July 2015

2015-07-31T10:34:12Z

Staffan Björk at 10:18, 16 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 12:59, 2 January 2015

2015-01-02T12:59:06Z

Staffan Björk at 09:16, 1 September 2014

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Staffan Björk at 20:20, 28 August 2014

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Staffan Björk at 14:04, 15 July 2014

2014-07-15T14:04:00Z

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2014-07-15T14:02:59Z

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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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 The basis for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] can be created by not only having [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] regarding possible failure during gameplay, but also from the failure unfolding slow enough so [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] still can be continued to be felt while it is happening. [[Perceivable Consequences]] is one general requirement for this, but [[Action Programming]] (as used in for example [[RoboRally]] and [[Space Alert]]) can specifically create the requirements for this type of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]]. [[Player Elimination]] and [[Team Elimination]] can also cause [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] but this is very context dependent and ends the gameplay for those involved.
-[[Challenging Gameplay]] is one way to increase the chances of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] but this requires that players are willing to accept the challenge level provided. It does so be letting players have the risk of either misjudging their opposition or by making small mistakes be able to escalate into complete failures; games that can provide [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] have these prerequisites, so aiming at supporting this pattern is one way of creating the basis for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]]. [[Coordination]], [[Simultaneous Challenges]], and requiring [[Team Combos]] can have similar effects without players necessarily feeling that they are challenging.
+[[Challenging Gameplay]] is one way to increase the chances of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] but this requires that players are willing to accept the challenge level provided. It does so be letting players have the risk of either misjudging their opposition or by making small mistakes be able to escalate into complete failures; games that can provide [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] have these prerequisites, so aiming at supporting this pattern is one way of creating the basis for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]]. [[Coordination]], [[Simultaneous Challenges]], and requiring [[Team Combos]] can have similar effects without players necessarily feeling that they are challenging. [[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] relies on other patterns to provide the actual challenge but scales up the difficulty until it is at a level which is beyond players' skills and thereby can cause [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
 Even if a failure can lead to [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] in a game, this does not mean that the same failure is enjoyable many times. For this reason, [[Randomness]] can help other patterns create different and unique-feeling [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] moments. [[Critical Misses]] is a particular pattern typically associated with [[Randomness]] that can ruin otherwise well-working game plans. [[Friendly Fire]] can do the same but has a higher risk of not being enjoyable and may cause players to become [[Scapegoats]].
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 [[Critical Misses]],
 [[Challenging Gameplay]],
 [[Friendly Fire]],
 [[FUBAR Enjoyment]],

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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Exceptional Events]],
-[[Game Instance Stories]],
+[[Game Instance Stories]]
 [[Togetherness]]

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 This pattern reflects that a failure which distinguishes itself in some way, e.g. as the result of exceptional bad luck, gross ineptness, or overwhelming opposition, can be enjoyable.
-The basis for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] can be created by not only having [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] regarding possible failure during gameplay, but also from the failure unfolding slow enough so [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] still can be continued to be felt while it is happening. [[Perceivable Consequences]] is one general requirement for this, but [[Action Programming]] (as used in for example [[RoboRally]] and [[Space Alert]]) can specifically create the requirements for this type of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
+The basis for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] can be created by not only having [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] regarding possible failure during gameplay, but also from the failure unfolding slow enough so [[Anticipation]] and [[Tension]] still can be continued to be felt while it is happening. [[Perceivable Consequences]] is one general requirement for this, but [[Action Programming]] (as used in for example [[RoboRally]] and [[Space Alert]]) can specifically create the requirements for this type of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]]. [[Player Elimination]] and [[Team Elimination]] can also cause [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] but this is very context dependent and ends the gameplay for those involved.
 [[Challenging Gameplay]] is one way to increase the chances of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] but this requires that players are willing to accept the challenge level provided. It does so be letting players have the risk of either misjudging their opposition or by making small mistakes be able to escalate into complete failures; games that can provide [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] have these prerequisites, so aiming at supporting this pattern is one way of creating the basis for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]]. [[Coordination]], [[Simultaneous Challenges]], and requiring [[Team Combos]] can have similar effects without players necessarily feeling that they are challenging.
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 [[Perceivable Consequences]],
 [[Playing to Lose]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Simultaneous Challenges]],
 [[Team Combos]],
 [[Tension]]

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 Even if a failure can lead to [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] in a game, this does not mean that the same failure is enjoyable many times. For this reason, [[Randomness]] can help other patterns create different and unique-feeling [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] moments. [[Critical Misses]] is a particular pattern typically associated with [[Randomness]] that can ruin otherwise well-working game plans. [[Friendly Fire]] can do the same but has a higher risk of not being enjoyable and may cause players to become [[Scapegoats]].
-Players may themselves strive for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] by doing high-risk activities or planning for failure. This can be encouraged in designs by supporting the [[Playing to Lose]] pattern.
+Players may themselves strive for [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] by doing high-risk activities or planning for failure. This can be encouraged in designs by supporting the [[Playing to Lose]] pattern. [[Ragequitting]] and [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] are mutually exclusive to each other, so designing for one is designing against the other.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
+[[Ragequitting]]
 == History ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] typically create a comical or remarkable sequences of events. This makes it more likely that the players experiencing them are going to engage in [[Storytelling]] to let others know about them than for other gameplay sequences.
+[[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] typically create a comical or remarkable sequences of [[Exceptional Events]]. This makes it more likely that the players experiencing them are going to engage in telling [[Game Instance Stories]] to let others know about them than for other gameplay sequences. The rememberability of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] make it likely to help create [[Togetherness]] between players that experience the spectacular failure together.
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 The rememberability of [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]] make it likely to help create [[Togetherness]] between players that experience the spectacular failure together.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Storytelling]],
+[[Exceptional Events]],
 [[Togetherness]]

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 <ref name="Challenges">[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Challenges Entry] for "Challenges" on the Dwarf Fortress wiki.</ref>
 </references>
 == Acknowledgments ==
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 [[Category:Subjective Patterns]]
 [[Category:Aesthetic Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 ''The enjoyment to be had when failing in a spectacular way in a game.''