Difference between revisions of "Agents"

Revision as of 19:29, 31 December 2010

Game elements that can be interpreted as having goals.

Examples

Using the pattern

The presence of humans controlling Avatars or Units in games makes it nearly impossible to avoid have Agents in games, and one could argue that unless human-controlled Agents exist in the design it is not a game. The description of Crobots, P-Robots, etc., as games show that others argue that this is not necessary.

Characters

Avatars and Units are examples of how Agents can be created by being directed by humans (or only seem to be so due to actually being Mules or AI Players).

AI Agents

Enforced Agent Behavior

NPCs Characters

Drop-In/Drop-Out Challenging Gameplay Emotional Attachment Algorithmic Agents Non-Player Characters Stimulated Planning Enemies Fudged Results Multiplayer Games Loyalty

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Stimulated Planning

Relations

Can Instantiate

Can Modulate

Can Be Instantiated By

Avatars, Humans, Units, Algorithmic Agents

Can Be Modulated By

Possible Closure Effects

Potentially Conflicting With

History

New pattern created in this wiki.

References

Acknowledgments