Enforced Player Anonymity

Games where the players identities are kept secret from each other by the system.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

The ESP Game uses players' input to tag picture with descriptive words. In order for players not to be able to game the system by communicating through other channels and simply coordinating their input, the game matches players so they are unlikely to be in the same larger geographical areas - or through letting players to together with replays of other players' actions.

Aiming at a young audience, Disney's ToonTown Online has restrictions on what names can be chosen and what words can be used in the

Using the pattern

Extra-Game Information

Handles

Unmediated Social Interaction

Chat Forums

Canned Text Responses

History

New pattern created in this wiki.

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