Near Miss Indicators

Means of providing players with explicit information about how close they were to achieving a goal when they have failed to achieve it.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Anti-Examples

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Relations

Time Pressure Tension Luck Replayability Determinable Chance to Succeed Stimulated Planning Tactical Planning Clues Auto-Aim Variable Accuracy Save-Load Cycles

Can Instantiate

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Can Modulate

Anticipation, Outcome Indicators

Can Be Instantiated By

Progress Indicators

Can Be Modulated By

Game State Overviews, Imperfect Information

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

An updated version of the pattern Near Miss Indicators that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

Acknowledgements

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