Functional Roles

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Gameplay where responsibility for different types of game actions can be divided between participants.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Soccer

Ice Hockey

Class-based Tabletop Roleplaying Games such as Dungeons & Dragons

World of Warcraft

Team Fortress series

Battlefield series

weapons

Left 4 Dead series


Using the pattern

Functional Roles


Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Teams

Privileged Abilities

Sidegrades

Smooth Learning Curves

Weapons

Tools

Skills


New Abilities Role Selection Parties Equipment Slots

Can Instantiate

Companions

with Cosmetic Game Items

Coordination

with Internal Rivalry

Role Reversal

Can Modulate

Internal Rivalry, Multiplayer Games

Can Be Instantiated By

New Abilities with Competence Areas and Teams

Can Be Modulated By

Possible Closure Effects

Potentially Conflicting With

History

New pattern created in this wiki. However, it was first introduced as a concept to support socially adaptable games by Björk et al (2004)[1].

References

  1. Björk, S., Eriksson, D., Holopainen, J. & Peitz, J. (2004). Guidelines for Socially Adaptable Games, Deliverable D9.1 of the EU project "Integrated Project on Pervasive Gaming" (FP6 - 004457).

Acknowledgements