Outcome Indicators

Means of providing players with information about an outcome of an action in addition to the diegetic effect of the action.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Anti-Examples

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Using the pattern

can be instantiated by Near Miss Indicators,

Can Be Modulated By

Direct Information, Game State Overviews, Uncertainty of Information, Perfect Information

Potentially Conflicting With

Uncertainty of Information

Interface Aspects

Outcome Indicators is a Interface Pattern.

Consequences

Outcome Indicators help players have Predictable Consequences. They can make clear Rewards for players as well as make information about outcomes into Public Information.

Relations

Can Instantiate

Predictable Consequences

Can Modulate

Public Information, Rewards

Can Be Instantiated By

Near Miss Indicators

Can Be Modulated By

Direct Information, Game State Overviews, Uncertainty of Information, Perfect Information

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Uncertainty of Information

History

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

Acknowledgements

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