Difference between revisions of "Real Life Activities Affect Game State"

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Examples

The energy usage in a household is the primary input to the game Power Explorer, indirectly causing the players' everyday behavior affect the game through how much electrical energy their activities use.

Zombie Run

Anti-Examples

rock band

wii games

Using the pattern

Player-Location Proximity does not directly make Real Life Activities Affect Game State part of the gameplay of a game, but

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Can Instantiate

Changes in Perception of Real World Phenomena due to Gameplay, Extra-Game Input, Pervasive Gameplay, Ubiquitous Gameplay

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Physical Navigation, Player Physical Prowess

Extra-Game Input together with Pervasive Gameplay

Can Be Modulated By

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Mimetic Interfaces

History

Updated version of the pattern Real Life Activities Affect Game State first described in the report Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games^[1].

References

1. ↑ Davidsson, O., Peitz, J. & Björk, S. (2004). Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games. Project report to Nokia Research Center, Finland.

Acknowledgements

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