Time Limited Game Instances - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 09:15, 14 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:06, 21 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 20:57, 17 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 20:56, 17 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 07:35, 5 October 2012

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Staffan Björk at 07:31, 5 October 2012

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

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‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

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 [[Meta Games]] such as [[Tournaments]] quite often use [[Time Limited Game Instances]] for the inner games to easy synchronization between different parts of the game. Games built this way can quite easily support [[Negotiable Game Instance Duration]] on the meta level by simply letting players decide if they wish to play another round or not. This assumes that the games are [[Self-Facilitated Games]]; if the [[Meta Games]] are being run by [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] the effect is instead to provide [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay . Examples of games having these properties include [[Poker]] and [[Team Fortress 2]]. When an exact [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] for the [[Meta Games]] are wanted this can of course easily be achieved through fixing the number of games played.
-The ability for players to perform [[Save-Load Cycles]] can destroy the presence of [[Time Limited Game Instances]] since it requires them to not make use of the saving and loading functionality (and thereby quite likely improve their results).
+The ability for players to perform [[Save-Load Cycles]] can destroy the presence of [[Time Limited Game Instances]] since it requires them to not make use of the saving and loading functionality (and thereby quite likely improve their results). [[Game Time Manipulation]] can also provide similar ways of letting players have more time at their disposal, but in this case it is directly a consequence of the gameplay design.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Freedom of Choice]],
 [[Game State Indicators]],
 [[Winner determined after Gameplay Ends]],
 [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]]

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 == Consequences ==
-Quite naturally, [[Time Limited Game Instances]] based upon measuring time flow can lead to [[Time Pressure]]. Games with [[Never Ending Stories]] or those that are [[Unwinnable Games]] due to not having an end are not compatible with those having [[Time Limited Game Instances]]. They limit how long time players have to acquire their [[Scores]] and this puts a [[Time Pressure]] on this activity where there might not have been before and shift the competences needed to acquire as high [[Scores|Score]] as possible.
+[[Time Limited Game Instances]] guarantee that games using it while result in a [[Game Over]] for the players. Quite naturally, [[Time Limited Game Instances]] based upon measuring time flow can lead to [[Time Pressure]]. Games with [[Never Ending Stories]] or those that are [[Unwinnable Games]] due to not having an end are not compatible with those having [[Time Limited Game Instances]]. They limit how long time players have to acquire their [[Scores]] and this puts a [[Time Pressure]] on this activity where there might not have been before and shift the competences needed to acquire as high [[Scores|Score]] as possible.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Time Pressure]]

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Aesthetic Patterns]]
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 An indirect way of creating [[Time Limited Game Instances]] can be achieved through [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]. This since [[Predictable Gameplay Time]] makes it possible to approximate or know the number of turns or actions in a game instance, and this combined with an estimate of how long time each of these takes can provide an upper bound for the time needed to play the game.
 [[Meta Games]] such as [[Tournaments]] quite often use [[Time Limited Game Instances]] for the inner games to easy synchronization between different parts of the game. Games built this way can quite easily support [[Negotiable Game Instance Duration]] on the meta level by simply letting players decide if they wish to play another round or not. This assumes that the games are [[Self-Facilitated Games]]; if the [[Meta Games]] are being run by [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] the effect is instead to provide [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay . Examples of games having these properties include [[Poker]] and [[Team Fortress 2]]. When an exact [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] for the [[Meta Games]] are wanted this can of course easily be achieved through fixing the number of games played.
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 ==== with [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] and [[Meta Games]] ====
 [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]]
 === Can Modulate ===
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Freedom of Choice]],
-[[Game State Indicators]]
+[[Game State Indicators]],
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 == Consequences ==
-Quite naturally, [[Time Limited Game Instances]] based upon measuring time flow can lead to [[Time Pressure]]. Games with [[Never Ending Stories]] or those that are [[Unwinnable Games]] due to not having an end are not compatible with those having [[Time Limited Game Instances]].
+Quite naturally, [[Time Limited Game Instances]] based upon measuring time flow can lead to [[Time Pressure]]. Games with [[Never Ending Stories]] or those that are [[Unwinnable Games]] due to not having an end are not compatible with those having [[Time Limited Game Instances]]. They limit how long time players have to acquire their [[Scores]] and this puts a [[Time Pressure]] on this activity where there might not have been before and shift the competences needed to acquire as high [[Scores|Score]] as possible.
 == Relations ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Meta Games]],
 [[Tournaments]]

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 [[Predictable Gameplay Time]],
 [[Shrinking Game Worlds]],
-[[Speed Runs]],
+[[Speedruns]],
 [[Time Limits]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The basic requirement for [[Time Limited Game Instances]] is quite easy to achieve, one must simply decide upon a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] for a game instance. If one wishes to provide players with [[Freedom of Choice]], a simple modification is to allow the players to set the [[Time Limits]] before gameplay starts. Another alternative is to make use of [[Speed Runs]] which encompass the whole game instance.
+The basic requirement for [[Time Limited Game Instances]] is quite easy to achieve, one must simply decide upon a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] for a game instance. If one wishes to provide players with [[Freedom of Choice]], a simple modification is to allow the players to set the [[Time Limits]] before gameplay starts. Another alternative is to make use of [[Speedruns]] which encompass the whole game instance.
 An indirect way of creating [[Time Limited Game Instances]] can be achieved through [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]. This since [[Predictable Gameplay Time]] makes it possible to approximate or know the number of turns or actions in a game instance, and this combined with an estimate of how long time each of these takes can provide an upper bound for the time needed to play the game.

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 An indirect way of creating [[Time Limited Game Instances]] can be achieved through [[Predictable Gameplay Time]]. This since [[Predictable Gameplay Time]] makes it possible to approximate or know the number of turns or actions in a game instance, and this combined with an estimate of how long time each of these takes can provide an upper bound for the time needed to play the game.
-[[Meta Games]] such as [[Tournaments]] quite often use [[Time Limited Game Instances]] for the inner games to easy synchronization between different parts of the game. Games built this way can quite easily support [[Negotiable Game Instance Duration]] on the meta level by simply letting players decide if they wish to play another round or not. Examples of games having these properties include [[Poker]] and [[Team Fortress 2]]. When an exact [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] for the [[Meta Games]] are wanted this can of course easily be achieved through fixing the number of games played.
+[[Meta Games]] such as [[Tournaments]] quite often use [[Time Limited Game Instances]] for the inner games to easy synchronization between different parts of the game. Games built this way can quite easily support [[Negotiable Game Instance Duration]] on the meta level by simply letting players decide if they wish to play another round or not, or [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay if the [[Meta Games]] are being run by [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]]. Examples of games having these properties include [[Poker]] and [[Team Fortress 2]]. When an exact [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] for the [[Meta Games]] are wanted this can of course easily be achieved through fixing the number of games played.
 The ability for players to perform [[Save-Load Cycles]] can destroy the presence of [[Time Limited Game Instances]] since it requires them to not make use of the saving and loading functionality (and thereby quite likely improve their results).
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 === Interface Aspects ===
 It is quite likely that players need or want to know for how long more they can or need to play, and for this reason the time played is likely to be a candidate for being a [[Game State Indicators|Game State Indicator]] in games with [[Time Limited Game Instances]].
 == Consequences ==
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 ==== with [[Meta Games]] ====
 [[Negotiable Game Instance Duration]]
 === Can Modulate ===