Difference between revisions of "Enforced Player Anonymity"
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''Games where the players identities are kept secret from each other by the system.'' | ''Games where the players identities are kept secret from each other by the system.'' | ||
| − | + | Some games are constructed so they do not work or may have unwanted consequences if players can identify each other. To avoid this they can be designed to have [[Enforced Player Anonymity]] so that interaction beyond that available through gameplay actions is either impossible or only possible after some screening process. | |
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=== Examples === | === 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. | 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 | + | 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 in-game chat system. |
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== Consequences == | == Consequences == | ||
| + | [[Enforced Player Anonymity]] is either used to add [[Uncertainty of Information]] to [[Collaborative Actions]] or to avoid that [[Extra-Game Consequences]] can occur. | ||
== Relations == | == Relations == | ||
=== Can Instantiate === | === Can Instantiate === | ||
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=== Can Modulate === | === Can Modulate === | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 3 March 2011
Games where the players identities are kept secret from each other by the system.
Some games are constructed so they do not work or may have unwanted consequences if players can identify each other. To avoid this they can be designed to have Enforced Player Anonymity so that interaction beyond that available through gameplay actions is either impossible or only possible after some screening process.
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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 in-game chat system.
Using the pattern
Interface Aspects
Consequences
Enforced Player Anonymity is either used to add Uncertainty of Information to Collaborative Actions or to avoid that Extra-Game Consequences can occur.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
Potentially Conflicting With
History
New pattern created in this wiki.
References
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