Player Agency

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Examples

Anti-Examples

4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness and Progress Quest are examples of games made to not let players have any agency while gameplay progresses. Luck-based gambling games such as Baccarat, Craps, and [[Roulette] can also be seen as anti-examples of Player Agency.

Using the pattern

Player Agency is a and can therefore be difficult to design for.

Luck, Player/System Action Composites, Player Augmentations

Can Be Instantiated By

Creative Control, Gameplay Mastery,

Potentially Conflicting With

Automated Responses, No Direct Player Influence,

Relations

Zero-Player Games Social Adaptability Negotiable Play Sessions Negotiable Game Sessions Exaggerated Perception of Influence

Can Instantiate

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Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Creative Control, Gameplay Mastery, Luck, Player/System Action Composites, Player Augmentations

Can Be Modulated By

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Automated Responses, Luck, No Direct Player Influence, Player/System Action Composites, Player Augmentations

History

New pattern created in this wiki.

References

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