Difference between revisions of "Check Points"
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Instantiates: [[Game World Navigation]], [[Strategic Locations]], [[Area Control]], | Instantiates: [[Game World Navigation]], [[Strategic Locations]], [[Area Control]], | ||
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| + | [[Progress Indicators]], | ||
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=== Can Modulate === | === Can Modulate === | ||
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=== Can Be Instantiated By === | === Can Be Instantiated By === | ||
[[Delivery]], | [[Delivery]], | ||
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| + | [[Safe Havens]], | ||
| + | [[Save Points]] | ||
=== Can Be Modulated By === | === Can Be Modulated By === | ||
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=== Possible Closure Effects === | === Possible Closure Effects === | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 13 July 2016
Locations in game worlds which signify game state changes directly related to the progress of some goal.
This pattern is a still a stub.
Contents
Examples
Example: All racing games, such as the Midtown Madness and Super Monkey Ball series, make use of Goal Points by having goal lines for completing the race. Reaching the Goal Point in Super Monkey Ball is the goal for finishing each of the levels.
Example: Capture-the-Flag variants of multiplayer first-person shooters, such as in some variants of Quake and Unreal Tournament, have certain areas where the enemy flag has to be delivered for the team to score.
Left 4 Dead series Assassin's Creed series
Anti-Examples
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Using the pattern
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Check Points is an Interface Pattern.
Narration Aspects
Consequences
Relations
Instantiates: Game World Navigation, Strategic Locations, Area Control,
Modulates: Continuous Goals, Gain Ownership, Rescue, Exploration, Game Worlds
Can Instantiate
Backtracking Levels, Goal Indicators, Landmarks, Progress Indicators, Traces, Traverse
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Delivery, Herd, Safe Havens, Save Points
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
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History
An updated version of the pattern Goal Points 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.
Acknowledgements
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