Game Pauses

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Left 4 Dead series

Anti-Examples

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Relations

--- Extra-Game Actions

Tick-Based Games, Social Interaction

Save-Load Cycles

The Show Must Go On

Can Instantiate

Casual Gameplay, Cutscenes, Downtime, Freedom of Choice, Game Time Manipulation, Negotiable Play Sessions, Interruptibility, Social Adaptability, Stimulated Planning, Ubiquitous Gameplay

with Single-Player Games

Drop-In/Drop-Out, Freedom of Choice

Can Modulate

Framed Freedom, Inventories, Real-Time Games, Unwinnable Games

with Single-Player Games

Penalties, Rewards

Can Be Instantiated By

AI Players together with Drop-In/Drop-Out

Can Be Modulated By

Time Limits, Turn-Based Games

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Always Vulnerable, Attention Demanding Gameplay, Tension, Time Limits

History

An updated version of the pattern Game Pauses that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

Acknowledgements

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