Difference between revisions of "Player Characters"
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| − | [[Player Characters]] are created by either letting players | + | [[Player Characters]] are created by either letting players control [[Characters]] - to a lesser extent it can be done through supporting players in [[Roleplaying]] them. |
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| − | [[Player Characters]] provides players with a [[Focus Loci]] in which to interact with [[Game Worlds]]. Unlike other types of [[Focus Loci]], e.g. [[Units]], [[Player Characters]] form a natural starting point to begin [[Roleplaying]] and lets them have [[Creative Control]] in how to do this, including engaging in [[Gossip]] and [[Storytelling]]. While letting players control [[Characters]] can give them a focus to have [[Emotional Engrossment]] during gameplay, this attachment can be cut if the game provides [[Character Defining Actions]] whose effect on [[Player Characters]] were not wanted by the players and not perceivable beforehand. | + | [[Player Characters]] provides players with a [[Focus Loci]] in which to interact with [[Game Worlds]] and is more likely to make the [[Characters]] control be perceived as [[Agents]]. Unlike other types of [[Focus Loci]], e.g. [[Units]], [[Player Characters]] form a natural starting point to begin [[Roleplaying]] and lets them have [[Creative Control]] in how to do this, including engaging in [[Gossip]] and [[Storytelling]]. While letting players control [[Characters]] can give them a focus to have [[Emotional Engrossment]] during gameplay, this attachment can be cut if the game provides [[Character Defining Actions]] whose effect on [[Player Characters]] were not wanted by the players and not perceivable beforehand. |
Give that players often provide [[Player Characters]] with various peculiarity in their behaviors and expressions, it may be difficult to maintain a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] unless gameplay is mediated through restrictive [[Communication Channels]]. | Give that players often provide [[Player Characters]] with various peculiarity in their behaviors and expressions, it may be difficult to maintain a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] unless gameplay is mediated through restrictive [[Communication Channels]]. | ||
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[[Creative Control]], | [[Creative Control]], | ||
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| − | [[Characters]] together with | + | [[Characters]] together with [[Roleplaying]] |
=== Can Be Modulated By === | === Can Be Modulated By === | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 28 May 2011
Characters in games that are are under players' direct control or represent the players role in the gameplay.
This pattern is a still a stub.
Contents
Examples
Using the pattern
Can Be Instantiated By
Player Characters are created by either letting players control Characters - to a lesser extent it can be done through supporting players in Roleplaying them.
Can Be Modulated By
Character Defining Actions, Companions, Equipment, Game Element Insertion, Game Masters, Open Destiny, Player-Created Characters, Transferable Items
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Thematic Consistency may be difficult to guarantee with this pattern since having Player Characters let players have significant control in how individual Characters behave in Game Worlds. This can however be controlled by having Limited Set of Actions or Game Masters, and then the added details players can provide can support Thematic Consistency.
Consequences
Player Characters provides players with a Focus Loci in which to interact with Game Worlds and is more likely to make the Characters control be perceived as Agents. Unlike other types of Focus Loci, e.g. Units, Player Characters form a natural starting point to begin Roleplaying and lets them have Creative Control in how to do this, including engaging in Gossip and Storytelling. While letting players control Characters can give them a focus to have Emotional Engrossment during gameplay, this attachment can be cut if the game provides Character Defining Actions whose effect on Player Characters were not wanted by the players and not perceivable beforehand.
Give that players often provide Player Characters with various peculiarity in their behaviors and expressions, it may be difficult to maintain a Possibility of Anonymity unless gameplay is mediated through restrictive Communication Channels.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Agents, Creative Control, Emotional Engrossment, Focus Loci, Gossip, Roleplaying, Storytelling
with Communication Channels
with Game Masters or Limited Set of Actions
Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Characters together with Roleplaying
Can Be Modulated By
Character Defining Actions, Companions, Equipment, Game Element Insertion, Game Masters, Open Destiny, Player-Created Characters, Player-Planned Development, Transferable Items
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
Thematic Consistency unless supervised by Game Masters or players having a Limited Set of Actions
Emotional Engrossment when Player Characters are used together with Character Defining Actions in ways not wanted by the players
History
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References
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Acknowledgments
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