Game Pauses

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This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Left 4 Dead series

Anti-Examples

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Relations

Transferable Items Framed Freedom Temporal Consistency Always Vulnerable Ubiquitous Gameplay Interruptibility Negotiable Play Sessions Social Adaptability Downtime Attention Demanding Gameplay Game Time Manipulation

--- Extra-Game Actions

Tick-Based Games, Social Interaction

Save-Load Cycles, Spawning

The Show Must Go On

Can Instantiate

Casual Gameplay, Cutscenes, Freedom of Choice, Stimulated Planning

with Single-Player Games

Drop-In/Drop-Out, Freedom of Choice

Can Modulate

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

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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