MacGuffins

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Game elements specifically used to drive the narration in games.


See also the Wikipedia entry[1] for the concept.

Examples

Princess Peach Toadstool is kidnapped in many of the Super Mario series of games, and players main goal as Mario is to rescue her. There are however exceptions to this structur, e.g. Super Mario Bros. 2 and the Mario Kart series, and in Super Princess Peach the roles are reversed.


Using the pattern

Characters Game Elements Tools Privileged Abilities

Narration Structures

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Can Instantiate

with ...

Can Modulate

Can Be Instantiated By

Can Be Modulated By

Possible Closure Effects

Potentially Conflicting With

History

New pattern created in this wiki.

References

  1. Wikipedia entry for MacGuffins.


Acknowledgements

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