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Revision as of 10:55, 7 July 2016

The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Games that provide levels also provide Closure Points. A few examples of the many games that does this include Candy Crush Saga, Doom, Staries, Pac-Man, and Tetris.

Using the pattern

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narration Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Instantiates: Limited Foresight

Irreversible Events

Modulates: Predictable Consequences, Narration Structures

Instantiated by: Tournaments, Transfer of Control

Modulated by: Committed Goals

Potentially conflicting with: Never Ending Stories


Can Instantiate

Value of Effort

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Excluding Goals, Finale Levels, Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses, Irreversible Events, Quests, Save Points

Levels with Irreversible Events

Can Be Modulated By

Downtime

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

An updated version of the pattern Closure Points that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].

References

  1. Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.

Acknowledgements

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