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=== Can Instantiate === | === Can Instantiate === | ||
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| + | [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] | ||
| − | ==== with | + | ==== with [[Factions]] ==== |
| + | [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] | ||
=== Can Modulate === | === Can Modulate === | ||
| − | + | [[Companion Quests]], | |
| + | [[Enemies]], | ||
| + | [[Traverse]] | ||
=== Can Be Instantiated By === | === Can Be Instantiated By === | ||
| + | [[Achievements]], | ||
| + | [[Capture]], | ||
[[Continuous Goals]], | [[Continuous Goals]], | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Factions]] |
| + | [[Grind Achievements]], | ||
| + | [[Levels]], | ||
| + | [[Minigames]], | ||
[[Optional Goals]], | [[Optional Goals]], | ||
| + | [[Predefined Goals]], | ||
| + | [[Quests]], | ||
| + | [[Speedruns]], | ||
| + | [[Stimulated Planning]], | ||
[[Supporting Goals]] | [[Supporting Goals]] | ||
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| + | [[Herd]] together with [[One-Way Travel]] | ||
=== Can Be Modulated By === | === Can Be Modulated By === | ||
| + | [[Clues]], | ||
[[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]], | [[Dynamic Goal Characteristics]], | ||
[[Excluding Goals]], | [[Excluding Goals]], | ||
| + | [[Save Points]], | ||
[[Selectable Set of Goals]], | [[Selectable Set of Goals]], | ||
| + | [[Strategic Knowledge]], | ||
[[Unknown Goals]] | [[Unknown Goals]] | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 3 October 2016
Structures of goals where the completion or non-competition of certain goals affects the possibility to complete other goals.
This pattern is a still a stub.
Contents
Examples
Example: A good example of a Hierarchy of Goals can be found in Zelda: A Link to the Past. At the start, Link is given the task of rescuing princess Zelda from the castle. After accomplishing this, Link is presented with a more elaborate quest of overcoming the evil wizard Agahnim. The subgoals of this task, such as freeing the seven maidens, are gradually revealed to the player during the gameplay and, near the end of the game, it is revealed that it is not Agahnim, but Ganon from the Dark World, that Link has to overcome.
Example: Chess can be seen as a loosely defined implicit Hierarchy of Goals. No pieces need to be captured from the opponent, nor any strategic locations occupied, to be able to checkmate the opponent's king. However, it does make the goal of checkmating easier, and nearly all players focus on achieving these subgoals before attempting to achieve the main goal.
Example: The rough goal hierarchy in Pac-Man is as follows: eat the pills while avoiding the ghosts, get the power pill while avoiding the ghosts, chase the ghosts or eat the pills while under the influence of the power-pill, finish levels by taking all pills on each level, and finally get into the high score list.
Using the pattern
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narration Aspects
Consequences
Relations
Instantiates: Narration Structures
Instantiated by: Tournaments, Collecting, Renewable Resources
Can Instantiate
Complex Gameplay, Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses
with Factions
Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses
Can Modulate
Companion Quests, Enemies, Traverse
Can Be Instantiated By
Achievements, Capture, Continuous Goals, Factions Grind Achievements, Levels, Minigames, Optional Goals, Predefined Goals, Quests, Speedruns, Stimulated Planning, Supporting Goals
Herd together with One-Way Travel
Can Be Modulated By
Clues, Dynamic Goal Characteristics, Excluding Goals, Save Points, Selectable Set of Goals, Strategic Knowledge, Unknown Goals
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
History
An updated version of the pattern Hierarchies of Goals 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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