Vehicle Sections - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:53, 21 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 07:17, 3 August 2015

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Kenneth Hullett: /* Acknowledgements */

2012-01-05T21:20:08Z

‎Acknowledgements

Staffan Björk at 08:27, 1 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 10:20, 30 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 10:16, 30 July 2011

2011-07-30T10:16:33Z

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-07-30T09:29:38Z

‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 09:29, 30 July 2011

2011-07-30T09:29:24Z

Staffan Björk at 09:17, 30 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 09:14, 30 July 2011

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 Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.
-[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Levels|Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.
+[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Game Boards]] or [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Game Boards]] or [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Levels|Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.
 While [[Vehicle Sections]] can make use of all types of game world features that other areas can use, it is worth pointing out that [[Obstacles]] and [[Choke Points]] can have more abrupt effects in [[Vehicle Sections]] since players are likely to be moving at higher speeds.
 == Consequences ==
-Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are [[Transport Routes]] of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
+Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are [[Transport Routes]] of [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
 Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Game Worlds]],
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 == Consequences ==
-Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
+Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are [[Transport Routes]] of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
 Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].
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 [[Excise]],
-[[Strategic Knowledge]]
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 == Consequences ==
-Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however can cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games which mixes [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
+Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
 Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].

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 === Examples ===
+''The coast'' region in [[Half-Life 2]] in mainly an area meant to be traversed using a buggy. [[Crysis]] has two parts of the game specifically designed to support travelling in vehicles - in one case in a main battle tank and in another a vertical takeoffs and landing aircraft. [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and the other games in the [[Halo series]] have several areas designed to using the ''Warthog'' and other vehicles.
 ''The coast'' region in [[Half-Life 2]] in mainly an area meant to be traversed using a buggy. [[Crysis]] has two parts of the game specifically designed to support travelling in vehicles - in one case in a main battle tank and in another a vertical takeoffs and landing aircraft.
 == Using the pattern ==