Switches - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:50, 21 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 15:21, 28 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 12:57, 4 September 2011

2011-09-04T12:57:39Z

Staffan Björk at 11:11, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T11:11:47Z

Staffan Björk at 11:00, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T11:00:11Z

Staffan Björk: /* Can Modulate */

2011-07-31T09:38:03Z

‎Can Modulate

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-07-31T09:36:53Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 09:29, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T09:29:32Z

Staffan Björk at 09:27, 31 July 2011

2011-07-31T09:27:50Z

Staffan Björk at 18:12, 9 June 2011

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 Creating [[Switches]] mainly consist of considering what happens when they are activated and what their appearances and positions are like. [[Switches]] may be stateless in that activating them has an immediate effect but they can then be activated again but it is quite common [[Switches]] two states, e.g. on/off or pressed/released, or cycle through a series of states. Activating [[Switches]] can easily be made into [[Irreversible Events]] but not allowing them to change states again afterwards; stateless [[Switches]] can also cause [[Irreversible Events]] if the effects of them can only occur once. An additional option for [[Switches]] with states is to have [[Time Limits]] after which the [[Switches]] change to another state.
-Two common reasons for having [[Switches]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] are to let players modify [[Environmental Effects]] or [[Obstacles]], which in both cases may make [[Conditional Passageways]] accessible. Opening new gameplay areas may through this reveal [[Secret Areas]] and make normally [[Inaccessible Areas]] possible to enter. Other reasons for providing [[Switches]] is to allow players to be able to activate [[Varying Rule Sets]] (typically only in [[Levels]]), to end [[Levels]], or to initiate [[Quick Travel]]. [[Alarms]] can simply be [[Switches]] activated by [[Agents]] when they detect certain events or presences.
+Two common reasons for having [[Switches]] in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] are to let players modify [[Environmental Effects]] or [[Obstacles]], which in both cases may make [[Conditional Passageways]] accessible. Opening new gameplay areas may through this reveal [[Secret Areas]] and make normally [[Inaccessible Areas]] possible to enter. Other reasons for providing [[Switches]] is to allow players to be able to activate [[Varying Rule Sets]] (typically only in [[Levels]]), to end [[Levels]], or to initiate [[Quick Travel]]. [[Alarms]] can simply be [[Switches]] activated by [[Agents]] when they detect certain events or presences.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Switches]] can game designer precise ways of knowing when players perform specific actions in games, especially when they can only be used once. This can be used to know when to forward [[Predetermined Story Structures]] through initiating [[Cutscenes]] or [[Dialogues]], changing [[Levels]], opening [[Conditional Passageways]], etc.
+[[Switches]] can game designer precise ways of knowing when players perform specific actions in games, especially when they can only be used once. This can be used to know when to forward [[Predetermined Story Structures]] through initiating [[Cutscenes]] or [[Dialogues]], changing [[Game Boards]] or [[Levels]], opening [[Conditional Passageways]], etc.
 == Consequences ==
-[[Switches]] are simple [[Controllers]] that allow for a limited range of actions, most often turning on or off an effect in the game. Being located at specific points in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they modulate these. Their use is often trivial to understand, although the effect of activating them  can activate new rules, thereby instantiating [[Varying Rule Sets]], or may have complex and have long-term consequences on gameplay. Depending on how the [[Switches]] handle states or have repeatable effect, they can instantiate [[Irreversible Events]] or [[Reversibility]]. Regardless, the actual development of the events started by activating specific [[Switches]] can be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] or cause [[Persistent Game World Changes]].
+[[Switches]] are simple [[Controllers]] that allow for a limited range of actions, most often turning on or off an effect in the game. Being located at specific points in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]], they modulate these. Their use is often trivial to understand, although the effect of activating them  can activate new rules, thereby instantiating [[Varying Rule Sets]], or may have complex and have long-term consequences on gameplay. Depending on how the [[Switches]] handle states or have repeatable effect, they can instantiate [[Irreversible Events]] or [[Reversibility]]. Regardless, the actual development of the events started by activating specific [[Switches]] can be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] or cause [[Persistent Game World Changes]].
 Their mere presence create [[Clickability]] in games but when players know what effect activating [[Switches]] have; this not only gives [[Anticipation]] but also promotes [[Stimulated Planning]]. Those have [[Time Limits]] associated to certain states add [[Time Pressure]] to players' gameplay experiences. When players can notice that the state of [[Switches]] have changed from since last they saw them, or from what should be their normal state, this provides them with [[Traces]] of previous gameplay events.
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],

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 [[Irreversible Events]],
 [[Persistent Game World Changes]],
 [[Reversibility]],
 [[Stimulated Planning]],
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 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],
 [[Quick Travel]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Switches]] are simple [[Controllers]] that allow for a limited range of actions, most often turning on or off an effect in the game. Being located at specific points in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they modulate these. Their use is often trivial to understand, although the effect of activating them  can activate new rules, thereby instantiating [[Varying Rule Sets]], or may have complex and have long-term consequences on gameplay. Depending on how the [[Switches]] handle states or have repeatable effect, they can instantiate [[Irreversible Events]] or [[Reversibility]]. Regardless, the actual development of the events started by activating specific [[Switches]] can be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]].
+[[Switches]] are simple [[Controllers]] that allow for a limited range of actions, most often turning on or off an effect in the game. Being located at specific points in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they modulate these. Their use is often trivial to understand, although the effect of activating them  can activate new rules, thereby instantiating [[Varying Rule Sets]], or may have complex and have long-term consequences on gameplay. Depending on how the [[Switches]] handle states or have repeatable effect, they can instantiate [[Irreversible Events]] or [[Reversibility]]. Regardless, the actual development of the events started by activating specific [[Switches]] can be [[Ultra-Powerful Events]] or cause [[Persistent Game World Changes]].
 Their mere presence create [[Clickability]] in games but when players know what effect activating [[Switches]] have; this not only gives [[Anticipation]] but also promotes [[Stimulated Planning]]. Those have [[Time Limits]] associated to certain states add [[Time Pressure]] to players' gameplay experiences. When players can notice that the state of [[Switches]] have changed from since last they saw them, or from what should be their normal state, this provides them with [[Traces]] of previous gameplay events.
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 [[Diegetic Consistency]],
 [[Irreversible Events]],
 [[Reversibility]],
 [[Stimulated Planning]],

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 Creating [[Switches]] mainly consist of considering what happens when they are activated and what their appearances and positions are like. [[Switches]] may be stateless in that activating them has an immediate effect but they can then be activated again but it is quite common [[Switches]] two states, e.g. on/off or pressed/released, or cycle through a series of states. Activating [[Switches]] can easily be made into [[Irreversible Events]] but not allowing them to change states again afterwards; stateless [[Switches]] can also cause [[Irreversible Events]] if the effects of them can only occur once. An additional option for [[Switches]] with states is to have [[Time Limits]] after which the [[Switches]] change to another state.
-Two common reasons for having [[Switches]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] are to let players modify [[Environmental Effects]] or make [[Conditional Passageways]] accessible (and these may be the one and same thing). Opening new gameplay areas may through this reveal [[Secret Areas]] and make normally [[Inaccessible Areas]] possible to enter. Other reasons for providing [[Switches]] is to allow players to be able to activate [[Varying Rule Sets]] (typically only in [[Levels]]), to end [[Levels]], or to initiate [[Quick Travel]]. [[Alarms]] can simply be [[Switches]] activated by [[Agents]] when they detect certain events or presences.
+Two common reasons for having [[Switches]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] are to let players modify [[Environmental Effects]] or [[Obstacles]], which in both cases may make [[Conditional Passageways]] accessible. Opening new gameplay areas may through this reveal [[Secret Areas]] and make normally [[Inaccessible Areas]] possible to enter. Other reasons for providing [[Switches]] is to allow players to be able to activate [[Varying Rule Sets]] (typically only in [[Levels]]), to end [[Levels]], or to initiate [[Quick Travel]]. [[Alarms]] can simply be [[Switches]] activated by [[Agents]] when they detect certain events or presences.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 ==== with [[Time Limits]] ====
 [[Time Pressure]]
 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Game Worlds]],

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 Creating [[Switches]] mainly consist of considering what happens when they are activated and what their appearances and positions are like. [[Switches]] may be stateless in that activating them has an immediate effect but they can then be activated again but it is quite common [[Switches]] two states, e.g. on/off or pressed/released, or cycle through a series of states. Activating [[Switches]] can easily be made into [[Irreversible Events]] but not allowing them to change states again afterwards; stateless [[Switches]] can also cause [[Irreversible Events]] if the effects of them can only occur once. An additional option for [[Switches]] with states is to have [[Time Limits]] after which the [[Switches]] change to another state.
-Two common reasons for having [[Switches]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] are to let players modify [[Environmental Effects]] or make [[Conditional Passageways]] accessible (and these may be the one and same thing). Opening new gameplay areas may through this reveal [[Secret Areas]] and make normally [[Inaccessible Areas]] possible to enter. Other reasons for providing [[Switches]] is to allow players to be able to activate [[Varying Rule Sets]] (typically only in [[Levels]]), to end [[Levels]], or to initiate [[Quick Travel]]. [[Alarms]] can simply be [[Switches]] activated by [[Agents]] when they detect certain events or presences. A specific type of [[Switches]] are those that open up [[Quick Returns]] by removing [[Obstacles]].
+Two common reasons for having [[Switches]] in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] are to let players modify [[Environmental Effects]] or make [[Conditional Passageways]] accessible (and these may be the one and same thing). Opening new gameplay areas may through this reveal [[Secret Areas]] and make normally [[Inaccessible Areas]] possible to enter. Other reasons for providing [[Switches]] is to allow players to be able to activate [[Varying Rule Sets]] (typically only in [[Levels]]), to end [[Levels]], or to initiate [[Quick Travel]]. [[Alarms]] can simply be [[Switches]] activated by [[Agents]] when they detect certain events or presences.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Switches]] can game designer precise ways of knowing when players perform specific actions in games, especially when they can only be used once. This can be used to know when to forward [[Predetermined Story Structures]] through initiating [[Cutscenes]], [[Dialogues]], changes in [[Levels]], etc.
+[[Switches]] can game designer precise ways of knowing when players perform specific actions in games, especially when they can only be used once. This can be used to know when to forward [[Predetermined Story Structures]] through initiating [[Cutscenes]] or [[Dialogues]], changing [[Levels]], opening [[Conditional Passageways]], etc.
 == Consequences ==
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 Their mere presence create [[Clickability]] in games but when players know what effect activating [[Switches]] have; this not only gives [[Anticipation]] but also promotes [[Stimulated Planning]]. Those have [[Time Limits]] associated to certain states add [[Time Pressure]] to players' gameplay experiences. When players can notice that the state of [[Switches]] have changed from since last they saw them, or from what should be their normal state, this provides them with [[Traces]] of previous gameplay events.
-[[Switches]] often affect [[Environmental Effects]], by causing them to exist or disappear, or [[Inaccessible Areas]], by making them accessible or not. They can also enable [[Quick Returns]] by removing [[Obstacles]].
+[[Switches]] often affect [[Environmental Effects]], by causing them to exist or disappear, or [[Inaccessible Areas]], by making them accessible or not.
 == Relations ==