Difference between revisions of "Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment"
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''Games that during gameplay adjust their difficulty depending on how well players progresses.'' | ''Games that during gameplay adjust their difficulty depending on how well players progresses.'' | ||
| − | + | Providing the right level of challenge for players in a game can be difficult for game designers to achieve solely through creating challenges in advance. While they can let players have influence on this, e.g. through a scale of difficulty settings or by choosing their opponents, [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] is rules in the game system that adjusts players' challenges depending on how well they are gaming. | |
| − | patent<ref name="patent"/> | + | There is a US patent related to [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]]<ref name="patent"/>. |
| − | [[ | + | === Examples === |
| + | [[Borderlands]], [[Fallout 3]], and [[Oblivion]] all uses [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] systems to within certain limits scale the strength of enemies to those of the players. | ||
| + | While changing this is quite natural for these combat-oriented games, [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]] such as [[Mario Kart series]] and [[Super Monkey Ball series]] instead typically increase the maximum speed of the last racers to help that player catch up. | ||
| − | [[Shadows over Camelot]] | + | [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] can also have [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]] systems. [[Shadows over Camelot]] increases the difficulty of other challenges when quests are solved, and [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]] has mechanisms for balancing gameplay halfway through game instances when playing with a odd number of players. |
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[[Balancing Effects]] | [[Balancing Effects]] | ||
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| + | [[Agents]] | ||
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| + | [[Challenging Gameplay]] | ||
| + | [[Damage]] | ||
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| + | [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] | ||
| + | [[Difficulty Levels]] | ||
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| + | [[Freedom of Choice]] | ||
| + | [[Fudged Results]] | ||
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| + | [[Game Masters]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:29, 1 May 2011
Games that during gameplay adjust their difficulty depending on how well players progresses.
Providing the right level of challenge for players in a game can be difficult for game designers to achieve solely through creating challenges in advance. While they can let players have influence on this, e.g. through a scale of difficulty settings or by choosing their opponents, Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment is rules in the game system that adjusts players' challenges depending on how well they are gaming.
There is a US patent related to Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment[1].
Contents
Examples
Borderlands, Fallout 3, and Oblivion all uses Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment systems to within certain limits scale the strength of enemies to those of the players. While changing this is quite natural for these combat-oriented games, Racing Games such as Mario Kart series and Super Monkey Ball series instead typically increase the maximum speed of the last racers to help that player catch up.
Board Games can also have Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment systems. Shadows over Camelot increases the difficulty of other challenges when quests are solved, and Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game has mechanisms for balancing gameplay halfway through game instances when playing with a odd number of players.
Using the pattern
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Consequences
Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment can function as a Balancing Effect.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Agents AI Players Challenging Gameplay Damage Decreased Abilities Dedicated Game Facilitators Difficulty Levels Enemies Freedom of Choice Fudged Results Handicap Systems Increased Abilities Game Masters Movement Single-Player Games
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
Potentially Conflicting With
History
New pattern created in this wiki.
References
- ↑ United States Patent 4285517 for an adaptive microcomputer controlled game.
Acknowledgments
Ian Bogost
