Committed Goals

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Anti-Examples

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Relations

Analysis Paralysis Time Pressure Betrayal Non-Player Characters Enforced Agent Behavior Factions Extra-Game Consequences Internal Conflicts Loyalty Single-Player Games Ephemeral Goals Delayed Reciprocity Collaborative Actions Pottering Quests Shared Penalties Penalties Closure Points Trade-Offs Unknown Goals

secret goals + committed goals -> gain information?

Modulates: Rewards, Player-Decided Distributions, Area Control

Can Instantiate

Gain Information

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Investments

Can Be Modulated By

Negotiation, Risk/Reward, Unknown Goals

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

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

Acknowledgements

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