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| − | + | [[Replays]] are recordings of what have happened during a game session. It can either be done by a player following his or her gameplay or an independent presentation of the overall gameplay. The actual recording may be playable as other videos, be records of game state updates that only can be shown in game engines, or be used as input to entities in future game instances. | |
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
Regardless of if they are supported by the game designs themselves, players can usually create [[Replays]]. Screen recording programs running simultaneously as games can do this on computers while it can be done for nearly all types of with the use of regular video cameras. One exception is games providing 3D projections since these are difficult to capture correctly and another one is [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] since video recording equipment is usually not consistent with the diegesis nor easy to hide. | Regardless of if they are supported by the game designs themselves, players can usually create [[Replays]]. Screen recording programs running simultaneously as games can do this on computers while it can be done for nearly all types of with the use of regular video cameras. One exception is games providing 3D projections since these are difficult to capture correctly and another one is [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] since video recording equipment is usually not consistent with the diegesis nor easy to hide. | ||
| − | Examples of games that have built-in systems to create [[Replays]] include | + | Examples of games that have built-in systems to create [[Replays]] include [[America's Army]], [[Battlefield 2]] and later installments of the [[Battlefield series]]. These [Replays]] can take much less space than other [[Replays]] since they only need to contain the game state updates; the downside to this is that they need game engines to play or export the [[Replays]] later. |
| − | [[ | + | [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as the [[F-Zero series]], the [[Gran Turismo series]], and the [[Mario Kart series]] make use of [[Replays]] in another fashion. Here, the [[Replays]] are shown during other play sessions to provide incorporeal racing opponents that lets players compete against non-present players or even themselves. The cooperative two-player game the [[ESP Game]] takes this one step further in that players do not know if they are playing with other humans or [[Replays]] of these humans previous game sessions. |
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Revision as of 08:03, 8 August 2011
Stored recordings of gameplay.
Replays are recordings of what have happened during a game session. It can either be done by a player following his or her gameplay or an independent presentation of the overall gameplay. The actual recording may be playable as other videos, be records of game state updates that only can be shown in game engines, or be used as input to entities in future game instances.
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Examples
Regardless of if they are supported by the game designs themselves, players can usually create Replays. Screen recording programs running simultaneously as games can do this on computers while it can be done for nearly all types of with the use of regular video cameras. One exception is games providing 3D projections since these are difficult to capture correctly and another one is Live Action Roleplaying Games since video recording equipment is usually not consistent with the diegesis nor easy to hide.
Examples of games that have built-in systems to create Replays include America's Army, Battlefield 2 and later installments of the Battlefield series. These [Replays]] can take much less space than other Replays since they only need to contain the game state updates; the downside to this is that they need game engines to play or export the Replays later.
Racing Games such as the F-Zero series, the Gran Turismo series, and the Mario Kart series make use of Replays in another fashion. Here, the Replays are shown during other play sessions to provide incorporeal racing opponents that lets players compete against non-present players or even themselves. The cooperative two-player game the ESP Game takes this one step further in that players do not know if they are playing with other humans or Replays of these humans previous game sessions.
Using the pattern
They do need Dedicated Game Facilitators, not only to generate the actual footage but also to store it and play it later.
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Even if starting and stopping the recordings of Replays are Extra-Game Actions, the interface for doing so is typically accessible through key presses rather than Secondary Interface Screens. This is to not distract players from the often challenging gameplay they wish to save for posterity.
Narrative Aspects
Replays let players record gameplay sequences which can become narratives of their own gameplay experience or the narratives contained within the Predetermined Story Structures of games (or both). They can support Player-Generated Narratives even if games have Predetermined Story Structures since players can manipulate the footage in post-production through cutting, voice-overs, special effects, etc.
Consequences
Can Instantiate
AI Players, Bragging, Extra-Game Actions, Extra-Game Consequences, Freedom of Choice, Gameplay Statistics, Game-Induced Player Social Status, Ghosts, Meta Games, Speed Runs
with Single-Player Games
Can Modulate
Single-Player Games, Speed Runs
Relations
Can Instantiate
AI Players, Bragging, Extra-Game Actions, Extra-Game Consequences, Freedom of Choice, Gameplay Statistics, Game-Induced Player Social Status, Ghosts, Meta Games, Player-Generated Narratives, Spectators, Speed Runs
with Single-Player Games
Can Modulate
Single-Player Games, Speed Runs
Can Be Instantiated By
Dedicated Game Facilitators, Killcams
Can Be Modulated By
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Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
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History
New pattern created in this wiki.
References
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Acknowledgements
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