Communication Channels

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

While players can in theory use any part of a game which they can affect and other players can perceived as a way to communicate, Communication Channels signify parts of a game design that is dedicated to communication.

Using the pattern

Interface Aspects

Since Communication Channels focuses on communication between players rather than gameplay action, it is a Interface Pattern. It is however still a gameplay pattern since Communication Channels can support actual gameplay actions in addition to the communication.

Relations

Real-Time Games Roleplaying Enactment Left 4 Dead series Cooperation Dedicated Game Facilitators Avatars Emotional Attachment Team Combos Multiplayer Games Social Dilemmas Information Passing Diegetic Consistency Massively Multiplayer Online Games Guilting Enforced Player Anonymity Possibility of Anonymity Helplessness Player Kicking Mediated Gameplay Friend Lists Togetherness Game Lobbies Community Functionality Voting Negotiation Trading Bragging

Extra-Game Actions Trans-Game Information Guilds

History

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

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New pattern created in this wiki.

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