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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Time Limits]] as used in [[Outrun]] and [[Sega Rally]] can naturally cause [[Time Pressure]] but only if they are part of [[Committed Goals]]. These can then easily be communicated to players through [[Game State Indicators]] and [[Alarms]], which may or may not clearly express needs to be done hastily or what the consequences of failing will be. While [[Time Limits]] give external reasons for [[Time Pressure]], [[Interruptible Actions]] or any type of [[Continuous Goals]] (that is, continuous goals can be used even if they are not [[Committed Goals]]) can be used to created internal reasons. [[Time Limited Game Instances]] provide a harsher alternative to [[Time Limits]] since the amount of gameplay time available are non-negotiable for these.
+[[Time Limits]] as used in [[Out Run]] and [[Sega Rally]] can naturally cause [[Time Pressure]] but only if they are part of [[Committed Goals]]. These can then easily be communicated to players through [[Game State Indicators]] and [[Alarms]], which may or may not clearly express needs to be done hastily or what the consequences of failing will be. While [[Time Limits]] give external reasons for [[Time Pressure]], [[Interruptible Actions]] or any type of [[Continuous Goals]] (that is, continuous goals can be used even if they are not [[Committed Goals]]) can be used to created internal reasons. [[Time Limited Game Instances]] provide a harsher alternative to [[Time Limits]] since the amount of gameplay time available are non-negotiable for these.
 An alternative to have time run out is to create [[Continuous Goals]] to need to be maintain for a certain amount of time, where the [[Survive]] goal is a clear example of this.

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 === Examples ===
-Many racing games, e.g. [[Outrun]] and [[Sega Rally]], give players a limited amount of time to reach a check point, and thereby put them under stress. Successfully getting there before the time has run out replenishes the time left but typically so that one is under even more [[Time Pressure]] to reach the next check point.
+Many racing games, e.g. [[Out Run]] and [[Sega Rally]], give players a limited amount of time to reach a check point, and thereby put them under stress. Successfully getting there before the time has run out replenishes the time left but typically so that one is under even more [[Time Pressure]] to reach the next check point.
 The survival mode in the [[Left 4 Dead series]] make people strive for as long as possible to avoid getting overwhelmed by zombies. By having three different levels of success players have a time-related pressure that consist not of finishing something as quickly as possible but avoiding failure for as long as possible.

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 === Can Modulated By ===
-[[Goal Indicators]], [[Game State Indicators]]
+[[Goal Indicators]], [[Game State Indicators]],
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 === Can Modulated By ===
-[[Goal Indicators]], [[Game State Indicators]], [[Right Level of Complexity]]
+[[Goal Indicators]], [[Game State Indicators]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 Besides deciding the reasons for the [[Time Pressure]] the amount of time available needs to be decided. This needs to be balanced against the intentions of [[Complex Gameplay]] since for example a [[Time Limit]] that may stress a novice player may not imply any pressure on an expert player. Note that [[Time Pressure]] does not need to be limited to [[Real-Time Games]] or [[Tick-Based Games]]; the turns in [[Turn-Based Games]] can provide a measure of time as well.
-[[Time Pressure]] can also be created by setting up players to compete with each other in being the first to achieve a certain objective in the game (i.e. they have the same [[Symmetric Goals|Symmetric]] and [[Interferable Goals|Interferable]] goal as for example in [[Ricochet Robots]]). Games with [[Racing]] instantiate this pattern, and a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] version of this is [[Speed Runs]]. The latter makes use of storing the [[Gameplay Statistics]] of how long time it takes to perform various goals as [[High Score Lists]] and thereby lets players try to beat previous times.
+[[Time Pressure]] can also be created by setting up players to compete with each other in being the first to achieve a certain objective in the game (i.e. they have the same [[Symmetric Goals|Symmetric]] and [[Interferable Goals|Interferable]] goal as for example in [[Ricochet Robots]]). Games with [[Racing]] instantiate this pattern, and a [[Meta Games|Meta Game]] version of this is [[Speedruns]]. The latter makes use of storing the [[Gameplay Statistics]] of how long time it takes to perform various goals as [[High Score Lists]] and thereby lets players try to beat previous times.
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 === Can be Instantiated By ===
-[[Alarms]], [[Continuous Goals]], [[Interruptible Actions]], [[Racing]], [[Speed Runs]], [[Time Limits]], [[Time Limited Game Instances]]
+[[Alarms]], [[Continuous Goals]], [[Interruptible Actions]], [[Racing]], [[Speedruns]], [[Time Limits]], [[Time Limited Game Instances]]
 === Can Modulated By ===

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 == Consequences ==
-Being stressed about completing activity within limited time gives [[Tension]] and [[Anticipation]] of a potential failure, both which can give rise to [[Emotional Attachment]]. Putting players under [[Time Pressure]] give them [[Limited Planning Ability]] which likely avoids [[Analysis Paralysis]], but may also be the cause of it. Since it limits players' possibility to decide for themselves when to do actions, the patterns works against [[Pottering]].
+Being stressed about completing activity within limited time gives [[Tension]] and [[Anticipation]] of a potential failure, both which can give rise to [[Emotional Engrossment]]. Putting players under [[Time Pressure]] give them [[Limited Planning Ability]] which likely avoids [[Analysis Paralysis]], but may also be the cause of it. Since it limits players' possibility to decide for themselves when to do actions, the patterns works against [[Pottering]].
 [[Tension]] for reaching goals can be modulates by [[Time Pressure]] if players are given clear indications of the goals with [[Goal Indicators]] and [[Game State Indicators]] show the time left (i.e. the [[Time Limits]]), or at least [[Progress Indicators]] of how much the players have achieved so far.
 == Relations ==
-=== Instantiates ===
+=== Can Instantiate ===
-[[Analysis Paralysis]], [[Tension]]
+[[Analysis Paralysis]],
-=== Modulates ===
+=== Can Modulate ===
 [[Complex Gameplay]]
-=== Instantiated By ===
+=== Can be Instantiated By ===
 [[Alarms]], [[Continuous Goals]], [[Interruptible Actions]], [[Racing]], [[Speed Runs]], [[Time Limits]], [[Time Limited Game Instances]]
-=== Modulated By ===
+=== Can Modulated By ===
 [[Goal Indicators]], [[Game State Indicators]], [[Right Level of Complexity]]

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 Many racing games, e.g. [[Outrun]] and [[Sega Rally]], give players a limited amount of time to reach a check point, and thereby put them under stress. Successfully getting there before the time has run out replenishes the time left but typically so that one is under even more [[Time Pressure]] to reach the next check point.
-The survival mode in the [[Left 4 Dead Series]] make people strive for as long as possible to avoid getting overwhelmed by zombies. By having three different levels of success players have a time-related pressure that consist not of finishing something as quickly as possible but avoiding failure for as long as possible.
+The survival mode in the [[Left 4 Dead series]] make people strive for as long as possible to avoid getting overwhelmed by zombies. By having three different levels of success players have a time-related pressure that consist not of finishing something as quickly as possible but avoiding failure for as long as possible.
 Turn-based games such as [[Chess]] and [[Go]] often have implicit [[Time Pressure]] as other players have to wait while one player is playing. This [[Time Pressure]] is typically formalized in tournament forms of the game to make it easier to synchronize the different games.