Mediated Gameplay

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Using the pattern

Interface Aspects

Mediated Gameplay assumes the presence of an interface that controls at least parts of how players can interact with the game system and each other. For this reason, it is a Interface Pattern. While many other Interface Patterns can be part of Mediated Gameplay they do not necessarily need to be so since the gameplay may primarily be done unmediated with only some presentations being mediated. Patterns which are difficult to support without Mediated Gameplay include Split-Screen Views, Third-Person Views, Tooltips, and Vision Modes. While Self-Reported Positioning also requires Mediated Gameplay it modulates the pattern rather than is created by it.

Relations

Narration Structures

Can Instantiate

Enforced Player Anonymity, Game Worlds, Imperfect Information, Limited Communication Abilities, Split-Screen Views, Surprises, Third-Person Views, Tooltips, Vision Modes

with Avatars, Handles, or Player Characters

Possibility of Anonymity

Can Modulate

Asynchronous Games, Coordination, Cooperation, Multiplayer Games, Negotiation

Can Be Instantiated By

Dedicated Game Facilitators

Can Be Modulated By

Cameras, Communication Channels, Self-Reported Positioning

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Interruptibility, Social Adaptability, Unmediated Social Interaction

History

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References

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