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''Controlling the movement of game elements in real-time games.'' | ''Controlling the movement of game elements in real-time games.'' | ||
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Example: Much of the skill in playing first-person shooters consists in being able to maneuver one's Avatar so one avoids enemy gunfire and has good opportunities to attack enemies. | Example: Much of the skill in playing first-person shooters consists in being able to maneuver one's Avatar so one avoids enemy gunfire and has good opportunities to attack enemies. | ||
| − | + | [[:Category:Racing games|Racing Games]] such as the [[Need for Speed series]] and the [[Gran Turismo series]] requires players to maneuver cars as quickly as possible around courses. The racing game [[F-Zero GX]] also requires player to maneuver vehicles to avoid obstacles and other vehicles but does this at even high speeds and on tracks making full use of three dimensions. | |
== Using the pattern == | == Using the pattern == | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 28 May 2011
Controlling the movement of game elements in real-time games.
Moving game elements in games are common, but doing so in real-time games require different skills than in turn-based ones. This type of movement, Maneuvering, requires players to pay constant attention to what happens in the game and react to these with the appropriate timing.
Examples
Assassin's Creed series Left 4 Dead series
Example: Much of the skill in playing first-person shooters consists in being able to maneuver one's Avatar so one avoids enemy gunfire and has good opportunities to attack enemies.
Racing Games such as the Need for Speed series and the Gran Turismo series requires players to maneuver cars as quickly as possible around courses. The racing game F-Zero GX also requires player to maneuver vehicles to avoid obstacles and other vehicles but does this at even high speeds and on tracks making full use of three dimensions.
Using the pattern
Maneuvering is basically Movement in Real-Time Games, and can be necessary either due wanting to reach certain location or by the Movement of other game elements. In the first case, Environmental Effects, Obstacles, and Traps can be used to create Evade goals, or Chargers and Pick-Ups may require Collecting actions, both of which can be completed by Maneuvering. Movement of other game elements can be Enemies, or shots from them, that aim directly for the players' game elements or can be Ultra-Powerful Events, e. g., raising bridges or rock falls, that have to be avoided. Maneuvering due to the Movement of other game elements does not only have to aid in Evading them but can also include Aim & Shoot actions with the intention of fulfilling Capture or Eliminate goals.
Maneuvering requires that players at least have a weak Spatial Immersion in the game and thereby requires either a First-Person View or a Third-Person View. Setting theRight Level of Difficulty for Maneuvering actions can be done either by controlling the speed game elements move in or controlling the Right Level of Complexity by the number of game elements that have to be taken into consideration at any given point. The first raises the requirements on skills in Dexterity-Based Actions while the second requires Attention Swapping.
Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Challenging Gameplay, Enemies, Game Worlds, Pick-Ups, Turn-Based Games, Vehicles
The need for Maneuvering comes either from a lack of Game State Overview that causes the current situation to be suboptimal or because the Game World is sufficiently complex to make corrections necessary regardless of chosen path. Both these causes may be due to the Movement of other game elements, which can either be intentional movement by Enemies or instantiations of The Show Must Go On.
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Consequences
Maneuvering is typically an Attention Demanding activity and can give Spatial Engrossment since players must think of the positions of their Focus Loci in relation to Game Worlds. Like other forms of Movement, it is quite likely to provide players with a Freedom of Choice. When combined with goals to Evade, Capture, or Herd the pattern can also require Dexterity-Based Actions and Timing.
Can Modulate
Relations
Can Instantiate
Attention Demanding, Freedom of Choice, Spatial Engrossment
with Environmental Effects, Obstacles, or Traps
with Evade, Capture, or Herd
Dexterity-Based Actions, Timing
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Movement together with Real-Time Games
Can Be Modulated By
Challenging Gameplay, Enemies, Environmental Effects, Game Worlds, Obstacles, Pick-Ups, Traps, Turn-Based Games, Vehicles
Possible Closure Effects
Potentially Conflicting With
History
A rewrite of the pattern Maneuvering that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].
References
- ↑ Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.
