Player Physical Prowess
Players abilities to perform physical activities are used to determine the outcome of a game.
This pattern is a still a stub.
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Examples
Sports such as Soccer, Decathlon, and Marathons are examples of games where different types of Player Physical Prowess are critical to how well one can participate.
Using the pattern
Specific ways of requiring Player Physical Prowess in games include using Dexterity-Based Actions (which are important in First-Person Shooters such as the Quake and Doom series), strength tests (as in Weightlifting), and endurance tests (as in for example Marathons and Ironman Triathlons). Time Limits can be used to restrict for how long players have to be able to maintain a certain activity and thereby the requirements of Player Physical Prowess.
Simply having Player-Location Proximity as part of a game may introduce requirements of Player Physical Prowess into a game if it is important who reaches the location first or it is important in which order players arrive there.
Interface Aspects
Quite obviously, games using Player Physical Prowess needs some way of measuring the players' physical activities. This can either be through letting the players physical interact with the game system or through having sensors that measure their activities.
Consequences
Can Instantiate
Extra-Game Consequences, Game Mastery, Real Life Activities Affect Game State
Can Modulate
Potentially Conflicting With
Relations
Can Instantiate
Extra-Game Consequences, Game Mastery, Real Life Activities Affect Game State
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Dexterity-Based Actions, Player-Location Proximity
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
History
Updated version of the pattern Player Physical Prowess first described in the report Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games[1].
References
- ↑ Davidsson, O., Peitz, J. & Björk, S. (2004). Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games. Project report to Nokia Research Center, Finland.
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