Difference between revisions of "Big Dumb Objects"

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== History ==

Revision as of 18:48, 19 March 2011

The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.

This pattern is a still a stub.

See also the Wikipedia entry[1] for the concept.

Examples

The majority of the gameplay in the Halo series takes place on the Ringworld-like[2] structures the series are named after.

Using the pattern

Game Worlds Navigation Levels

Diegetically Outstanding Features

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Given how obvious Big Dumb Objects are, they need to be part of Predetermined Story Structures unless they are going to quite bluntly break Diegetic Consistency.

Consequences

Relations

Can Instantiate

Diegetically Outstanding Features

Can Modulate

Game Worlds, Navigation, Levels, Predetermined Story Structures

Can Be Instantiated By

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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

  1. Wikipedia entry for Big Dumb Object.
  2. Wikipedia [ entry] for Ringworld.

Acknowledgements

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