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Potentially conflicting with: Time Limits, Ephemeral Goals, Real-Time Games, Negotiation, Tension, Freedom of Choice, Game Masters, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Limited Planning Ability, Immersion
 
Potentially conflicting with: Time Limits, Ephemeral Goals, Real-Time Games, Negotiation, Tension, Freedom of Choice, Game Masters, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Limited Planning Ability, Immersion
  
[[Interruptible Actions]]
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[[Interruptible Actions]],
[[Analysis Paralysis]]
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[[Analysis Paralysis]],
[[Real-Time Games]]
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[[Real-Time Games]],
[[Time Limits]]
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[[Time Limits]],
[[Extended Actions]]
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[[Extended Actions]],
[[Tension]]
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[[Tension]],
[[Dedicated Game Facilitators]]
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[[Dedicated Game Facilitators]],
[[Avatars]]
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[[Avatars]],
[[Combos]]
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[[Combos]],
[[Turn-Based Games]]
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[[Turn-Based Games]],
[[Turn Taking]]
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[[Turn Taking]],
[[Characters]]
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[[Characters]],
[[Stimulated Planning]]
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[[Stimulated Planning]],
[[Strategic Planning]]
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[[Strategic Planning]],
[[Tactical Planning]]
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[[Tactical Planning]],
[[Predetermined Story Structures]]
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[[Predetermined Story Structures]],
[[Action Programming]]
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[[Action Programming]],
[[Multiplayer Games]]
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[[Late Arriving Players]],
[[Late Arriving Players]]
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[[Gossip]],
[[Gossip]]
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[[Cutscenes]],
[[Cutscenes]]
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[[Ephemeral Goals]],
[[Ephemeral Goals]]
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[[Self-Facilitated Games]],
[[Self-Facilitated Games]]
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[[Game Masters]],
[[Game Masters]]
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[[No-Ops]],
[[No-Ops]]
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[[Development Time]],
[[Development Time]]
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[[Memorizing]],
[[Memorizing]]
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[[Helplessness]],
[[Helplessness]]
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[[Cooldown]],
[[Cooldown]]
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[[Weapons]],
[[Weapons]]
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[[Ammunition]],
[[Ammunition]]
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[[Temporal Consistency]],
[[Temporal Consistency]]
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[[Predictable Consequences]],
[[Predictable Consequences]]
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[[Movement Limitations]],
[[Movement Limitations]]
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[[Ability Losses]],
[[Ability Losses]]
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[[Permadeath]],
[[Permadeath]]
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[[Lives]],
[[Lives]]
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[[Player Killing]],
[[Player Killing]]
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[[Player Elimination]],
[[Player Elimination]]
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[[Death Consequences]],
[[Death Consequences]]
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[[Spawning]],
[[Spawning]]
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[[Camping]],
[[Camping]]
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[[Early Elimination]],
[[Early Elimination]]
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[[Damage]],
[[Damage]]
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[[Loading Hints]],
[[Loading Hints]]
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[[Hotseating]],
[[Hotseating]]
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[[Ubiquitous Gameplay]],
[[Ubiquitous Gameplay]]
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[[Rescue]],
[[Meta Games]]
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[[Interruptibility]],
[[Rescue]]
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[[Social Roles]],
[[Interruptibility]]
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[[Minimalized Social Weight]],
[[Social Roles]]
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[[Tiered Participation]],
[[Minimalized Social Weight]]
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[[Tiered Participation]]
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[[Multiplayer Games]],
[[Spectators]]
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[[Meta Games]],
[[Summary Updates]]
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[[Summary Updates]],
[[Resources]]
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[[Unsynchronized Game Sessions]],
[[Game Over]]
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[[Unsynchronized Game Sessions]]
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[[Asynchronous Gameplay]]
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=== Can Instantiate ===
 
=== Can Instantiate ===
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[[Spectators]],
  
 
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=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
 
=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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[[Asynchronous Gameplay]],
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[[Game Over]],
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[[Resources]],
  
 
=== Can Be Modulated By ===
 
=== Can Be Modulated By ===

Revision as of 13:56, 5 March 2015

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Anti-Examples

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Using the pattern

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narration Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Instantiates: Individual Penalties, Anticipation, Penalties, Tension

Modulates: Damage, Unknown Goals, Multiplayer Games, Closure Points, Consistent Reality Logic, Single-Player Games

Instantiated by: Early Elimination, Spectators, Extended Actions, Cognitive Immersion, Movement Limitations, Multiplayer Games, Turn-Based Games, Synchronous Games, Asynchronous Games, Analysis Paralysis, Ultra-Powerful Events, Save-Load Cycles, Cut Scenes, Ability Losses, Spawning, Turn Taking, Player Killing, Player Elimination, Game Pauses

Modulated by: Tick-Based Games, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Right Level of Complexity, Limited Resources, Game Masters

Potentially conflicting with: Time Limits, Ephemeral Goals, Real-Time Games, Negotiation, Tension, Freedom of Choice, Game Masters, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Limited Planning Ability, Immersion

Interruptible Actions, Analysis Paralysis, Real-Time Games, Time Limits, Extended Actions, Tension, Dedicated Game Facilitators, Avatars, Combos, Turn-Based Games, Turn Taking, Characters, Stimulated Planning, Strategic Planning, Tactical Planning, Predetermined Story Structures, Action Programming, Late Arriving Players, Gossip, Cutscenes, Ephemeral Goals, Self-Facilitated Games, Game Masters, No-Ops, Development Time, Memorizing, Helplessness, Cooldown, Weapons, Ammunition, Temporal Consistency, Predictable Consequences, Movement Limitations, Ability Losses, Permadeath, Lives, Player Killing, Player Elimination, Death Consequences, Spawning, Camping, Early Elimination, Damage, Loading Hints, Hotseating, Ubiquitous Gameplay, Rescue, Interruptibility, Social Roles, Minimalized Social Weight, Tiered Participation,

Multiplayer Games, Meta Games, Summary Updates, Unsynchronized Game Sessions,

Can Instantiate

Spectators,

with ...

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Asynchronous Gameplay, Game Over, Resources,

Can Be Modulated By

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

An updated version of the pattern Downtime 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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