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''The game takes a control of certain or all actions from a player in order to maintain the character’s personality.''
 
''The game takes a control of certain or all actions from a player in order to maintain the character’s personality.''
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Enforced Character Behavior is used to maintain character personality by limiting the player’s choices or taking control way from the player.
 
Enforced Character Behavior is used to maintain character personality by limiting the player’s choices or taking control way from the player.
  
 
=== Examples ===
 
=== Examples ===
——Example: Dialogue systems of games
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Dialogue systems of games
——Example: Thief: Deadly Shadows (Ion Storm, 2005) uses goals and game system enforce certain behaviors. Goals are used to make sure that a player will steal valuables. Game system, in general, will promote sneaking over fighting.
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Thief: Deadly Shadows (Ion Storm, 2005) uses goals and game system enforce certain behaviors. Goals are used to make sure that a player will steal valuables. Game system, in general, will promote sneaking over fighting.
  
Call of Cthulhu (Monroe, Petersen, 2004) introduced rules for insanity. When the insanity check is failed, if the character
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Call of Cthulhu (Monroe, Petersen, 2004) have rules for character insanity. When insanity checks are failed, if the character sees some horrific monsters or heinous acts, the character, for example, freezes or flees despite the player’s will.
sees some horrific monsters or heinous acts, the character, for example, freezes or flees despite the player’s will.
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== Using the pattern ==
 
== Using the pattern ==
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[[Game Masters]]
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Enforced Character Behavior can be introduced with Cut Scenes (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) portraying player character and Predefined Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005). Also using predefined functions
 
Enforced Character Behavior can be introduced with Cut Scenes (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) portraying player character and Predefined Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005). Also using predefined functions
 
and Limited Set of Actions1 (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) and Trait Regulated Behavior are forms of Enforced Character Behavior.
 
and Limited Set of Actions1 (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) and Trait Regulated Behavior are forms of Enforced Character Behavior.
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== Consequences ==
 
== Consequences ==
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[[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]]
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Enforced Character Behavior takes some control from the player to maintain the character’s personality. However, the pattern
 
Enforced Character Behavior takes some control from the player to maintain the character’s personality. However, the pattern
 
can conflict Roleplaying (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) if the character design is not transferred consistently to the gameplay.
 
can conflict Roleplaying (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) if the character design is not transferred consistently to the gameplay.
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=== Can Instantiate ===
 
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=== Can Modulate ===
 
=== Can Modulate ===

Revision as of 13:47, 30 May 2010

The game takes a control of certain or all actions from a player in order to maintain the character’s personality.


Enforced Character Behavior is used to maintain character personality by limiting the player’s choices or taking control way from the player.

Examples

Dialogue systems of games

Thief: Deadly Shadows (Ion Storm, 2005) uses goals and game system enforce certain behaviors. Goals are used to make sure that a player will steal valuables. Game system, in general, will promote sneaking over fighting.

Call of Cthulhu (Monroe, Petersen, 2004) have rules for character insanity. When insanity checks are failed, if the character sees some horrific monsters or heinous acts, the character, for example, freezes or flees despite the player’s will.

Using the pattern

Limited Set of Actions

Game Masters


Enforced Character Behavior can be introduced with Cut Scenes (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) portraying player character and Predefined Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005). Also using predefined functions and Limited Set of Actions1 (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) and Trait Regulated Behavior are forms of Enforced Character Behavior.


Interface Aspects

Diegetic Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Diegetic Consistency

Exaggerated Perception of Influence

Enforced Character Behavior takes some control from the player to maintain the character’s personality. However, the pattern can conflict Roleplaying (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) if the character design is not transferred consistently to the gameplay.

Relations

——Instantiates: Character Defining Actions ——Instantiated by: Cut-scenes (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Predefined Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Limited Set of Actions (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Trait Regulated Behavior ——Modulates: Character (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) ——Potentially Conflicting with: Illusion of Influence (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Role-playing (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Freedom of Choice (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Player Designed Character

Can Instantiate

Diegetic Consistency

Can Modulate

Can Be Instantiated By

Can Be Modulated By

Potentially Conflicting With

History

An updated version of the pattern Enforced Character Behavior, first introduced in Lankoski 2010[1].

References

  1. Lankoski (2010). Character-Driven Game Design - A Design Approach and Its Foundations in Character Engagement. PhD thesis at Aalto University. Publication Series of the School of Art and Design A 101.