Difference between revisions of "Interruptibility"

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== Relations ==
 
== Relations ==
  
[[Game Pauses]]
 
  
[[Downtime]]
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[[Late Arriving Players]]
[[Tradeoffs]]
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[[Asynchronous Games]]
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[[AI Players]]
[[Late-Arriving Players]]
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[[Coupled Games]]
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=== Can Instantiate ===
 
=== Can Instantiate ===
[[Pervasive Gameplay]]
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[[Downtime]],
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[[Pervasive Gameplay]],
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[[Tradeoffs]]
  
 
=== Can Modulate ===
 
=== Can Modulate ===
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=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
 
=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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[[Asynchronous Games]],
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[[Coupled Games]],
 
[[Drop-In/Drop-Out]],  
 
[[Drop-In/Drop-Out]],  
 
[[Freedom of Choice]],  
 
[[Freedom of Choice]],  
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[[Game Pauses]],
 
[[No-Ops]],  
 
[[No-Ops]],  
 
[[Spawning]]
 
[[Spawning]]

Revision as of 12:36, 21 February 2012

Game structures that allow players to interrupt their gameplay without disrupting the gameplay for others.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Fallout series

Europa Universalis series Hearts of Iron series

Insectopia

Using the pattern

There are two aspects regarding the use of Interruptibility in games. One relates to making it possible to interrupt one's gameplay without ruining the game instances, the other relates to making it possible to interrupt gameplay without suffering negative consequences.

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Late Arriving Players

AI Players

Can Instantiate

Downtime, Pervasive Gameplay, Tradeoffs

Can Modulate

-

Can Be Instantiated By

Asynchronous Games, Coupled Games, Drop-In/Drop-Out, Freedom of Choice, Game Pauses, No-Ops, Spawning

Can Be Modulated By

-

Possible Closure Effects

-

Potentially Conflicting With

Multiplayer Games, Persistent Game Worlds

History

Updated version of the pattern Interruptibility first described in the report Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games[1].

References

  1. Davidsson, O., Peitz, J. & Björk, S. (2004). Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games. Project report to Nokia Research Center, Finland.

Acknowledgements

Johan Peitz