Artifact-Location Proximity

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Examples

The movement of teams giant animal totems in ConQwest is an example of Artifcat-Location Proximity. In the Swedish LARP Kejsartemplet the placement of a magic stone in its receptacle removed the power from all wizards; this was implemented through sensing the stone's presence in the receptacle and relaying this electronically to bracelets worn by the wizards.

Using the pattern

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Game Items, Tools

Can Be Modulated By

Extended Actions

Consequences

Artifact-Location Proximity quite often naturally combines with the Delivery pattern, and this is likely to cause Physical Navigation and Player-Location Proximity to become part of the gameplay.

Relations

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with Delivery

Physical Navigation, Player-Location Proximity

Can Modulate

Game Items, Tools

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Can Be Modulated By

Extended Actions

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

Updated version of the pattern Artifact-Location Proximity first described in the report Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games.

Acknowledgements

Johan Peitz