Difference between revisions of "Alignment"

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The goal of forming a linear alignment of game elements.

Using the term Matching Tile Games, Jesper Juul provides an analysis of a group of games using a form of the pattern in the fourth chapter of his book A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players^[1]

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Starries

Zoo Keeper

Match 3 games

Using the pattern

Puzzle Solving

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Can Instantiate

Can Modulate

Can Be Instantiated By

Can Be Modulated By

Possible Closure Effects

Potentially Conflicting With

History

An updated version of the pattern Alignment that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design^[2].

References

1. ↑ Juul, J. (2010) A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players. MIT Press.
2. ↑ Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.