Game Pauses

The suspense of progress of game time.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Left 4 Dead series

Anti-Examples

optional

Using the pattern

While Game Pauses in their most basic form simply is the halting of updates to a game state, some other patterns cause it. Cutscenes stops the game state from being updated while showing information to players while Save-Load Cycles not only stops updates to game states but replace the current game state with another.

Can Be Modulated By

Time Limits, Turn-Based Games

Consequences

Can Instantiate

Casual Gameplay, Downtime, Extra-Game Actions, 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, Social Interaction, Tick-Based Games, Unwinnable Games

with Single-Player Games

Penalties, Rewards

Potentially Conflicting With

Always Vulnerable, Attention Demanding Gameplay, Tension, The Show Must Go On, Time Limits

Relations

Can Instantiate

Casual Gameplay, Downtime, Extra-Game Actions, 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, Social Interaction, Tick-Based Games, Unwinnable Games

with Single-Player Games

Penalties, Rewards

Can Be Instantiated By

Cutscenes, Save-Load Cycles

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, The Show Must Go On, 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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