Difference between revisions of "Pottering"
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Revision as of 10:58, 6 March 2011
The management of game resources for its own sake.
This pattern is a still a stub.
Contents
Examples
Using the pattern
A main component of supporting Pottering is that players do not constantly feel stressed that the activities they are doing can be destroyed or interfered with, making games with Casual Gameplay or Private Game Spaces likely types of games in which Pottering can occur. If one wishes to only encourage Pottering in certain areas of the Game World, Safe Havens can be used instead. In contrast, games with constant Tension or Time Pressure works against the pattern. This does not mean that oppositions or threats cannot exist in the games: Minecraft have monsters appearing during the night but these are no problem if players have constructed Safe Havens for themselves, and players' countries in the Europa Universalis series
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Consequences
Relations
Can Instantiate
with ...
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Casual Gameplay, Safe Havens, Private Game Spaces
Construction together with Creative Control
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
Potentially Conflicting With
History
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References
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