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• Anonymous Actions
  ...e. This may make the pattern difficult to combine with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but if [[Penalties]] are linked to revealing oneself (as for examples is ==== with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] and [[Penalties]] ====
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• Possibility of Anonymity
  ...re worried about their performance or wish to avoid developing any kind of social relation. To do this, games may give players a [[Possibility of Anonymity]] ...ial Interaction]]. Even when this is avoided, games with mediated [[Social Interaction]] may require players to engage in [[Roleplaying]] to appear to be somebody
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• Helplessness
  ...quest help - this is possible by default in games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but may require [[Communication Channels]] in others. In theory help coul ...e]], and [[Freedom of Choice]]. It opens up for other players to take on [[Social Roles]] as helpers of the player that is helpless (as well as letting the o
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• Loot
  ...one has not had part in generating). This can also be seen as the [[Social Interaction]] breaking down and being replaced by simple [[Races]] to get to the [[Loot [[Social Interaction]],
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• Strategic Knowledge
  ...s or [[Trans-Game Information]] outside game sessions. While this [[Social Interaction]] can take place within single game sessions for [[Multiplayer Games]], it [[Social Interaction]],
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• Symbiotic Player Relations
  ...ons]] is to give them [[Mutual Goals]] or place them within [[Teams]] or [[Social Organizations]] such as [[Guilds]] that have these. Presences of common [[E ...ract more with each other. These interaction are likely to create [[Social Interaction]] between the players, either through the actions themselves or as part of
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• Neighbors
  ...t are not directly played as multiplayer games can allow a limited form of interaction by letting players have restricted access to what actions that can do to ea ...ors]] is a form of [[Friend Lists]] and provides a small level of [[Social Interaction]] in games in that it implies that players will have an [[Uncommitted Allia
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• Privileged Abilities
  ...tiplayer Game]]). Beyond this, the pattern can support stimulated [[Social Interaction]], as players usually need to engage in [[Coordination]] to take full advan [[Game-Based Social Statuses]]
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• Player Elimination
  .... The typical case for this is when games are supposed to support [[Social Interaction]] and [[Togetherness]] both in and outside the actual gameplay. However, si ...imination]] counteract the possibilities for players to engage in [[Social Interaction]] on the same terms and make it difficult for them to experience [[Together
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• Camping
  ...[[Downtime]]. In [[Multiplayer Games]], this can in turn lead to [[Social Interaction]] as players try to entertain themselves (this is found for example when wa [[Social Interaction]]
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• Early Elimination
  ...ng]] in a game can also lead to [[Early Elimination]] but in this case for social reasons rather than pure gameplay reasons. ...from gameplay. This occurs automatically in games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but can be supported through special views in games with [[Mediated Gamep
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• Replays
  ...r [[Single-Player Games]], this can modulate them so they support [[Social Interaction]] even if not during gameplay itself. [[Game-Based Social Statuses]],
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• Puzzle Solving
  ...engage in [[Puzzle Solving]] to [[Evade]] attacks. Many types of [[Social Interaction]], diegetic or real, can be the base for [[Puzzle Solving]] as well. One ex
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• Red Herrings
  ...coys to help succeed with [[Conceal]] goals, which may be part of [[Social Interaction]]. [[Ephemeral Goals]] may in effect be [[Red Herrings]] since they may int [[Social Interaction]],
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• Ubiquitous Gameplay
  ...d this can be done at any time regardless of other players. Location-based social network such as Foursquare<ref name="foursquare"/> and Gowalla<ref name="go [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]] opens up for a game to have [[Social Adaptability]]. Although not all [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]] is intended to be
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• Pervasive Gameplay
  ...veryday social interactions, or with relative little friction move between social roles. Similarly, the location-based game [[Pokémon Go]] allows players to ...zed Social Weight]] solves the problem of games negatively affecting other social activities, which is often one of the primary challenges to making a game h
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• Easter Eggs
  ...Game-Based Social Statuses]] and [[Bragging]] and through this to [[Social Interaction]] between players. While this can occur in all types of games, the effects ...existence provides Optional Goals of Exploration and may stimulate Social Interaction between game sessions to pass Trans-Game Information.
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• PvP
  In games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]], [[Backseat Gamers]] typically do not work well with [[PvP]] gameplay. Th [[Backseat Gamers]] in games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]
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• Chat Channels
  ...ns and other game events. One of these ways is through text, and often the interaction provides through these take the form of conversations or dialogues. Games c ...s to have [[Social Interaction]] and may make it easier to adopt various [[Social Roles]]. Since they typically support free form messages, they give [[Creat
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• Mediated Gameplay
  ''Gameplay where the players interaction with the game state and/or each other is done through a system.'' ...s, several patterns that are more specific can affect various parts of the interaction players have. [[Cameras]] allow players to view [[Game Worlds]] from perspe
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• Communication Channels
  ...equisite for any game with [[Mediated Gameplay]] if it is to have [[Social Interaction]] on any higher level. The pattern is equally useful in [[Asynchronous Game ...re [[Communication Channels]] used primarily to modify [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] in games. By giving players a [[Game-Defined Vocabulary]] or [[Asymmetric
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• Social Skills
  ''Gameplay where players social abilities affect how well they succeed with their actions.'' ...by other players they are interacting with. In the latter case, players' [[Social Skills]] become
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• Social Roles
  ...abilities to affect the gameplay. These positions make players take new [[Social Roles]] which are based upon the gameplay structures of the game. ...ces. The pattern described here looks at how gameplay features can evoke [[Social Roles]].''
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• Actor Detachment
  ...y Single-Player Online Games]] work the same way but can include some more social aspects. ...stery can be shown through [[Game-Based Social Statuses]], but any type of social statuses that derives from players' relations to a game can help with insta
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• Minimalized Social Weight
  ''Games that interfere little with players' abilities to social interact with other people while the games are being played.'' ...pose few obstacles to social interaction can be said to have [[Minimalized Social Weight]].
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• Player-Avatar Proximity
  ...ven if one is present through an avatar, is also likely to create [[Social Interaction]] between them. [[Social Interaction]]
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• Social Adaptability
  ''Games that through their design easily can be modified for varying social contexts.'' ...ays of being played can fit a wider range of social conditions by having [[Social Adaptability]] - the ability of the game design to function in various sett
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• Player-Player Proximity
  ...ely on [[Player-Player Proximity]] since players wish to have face-to-face interaction when roleplaying. [[Assassin]] and children's games such as [[Hide-and-Seek ...ximity]] exists in games where players do not have to have actual physical interaction but technology requires them to be close. Examples of such games include [[
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• Spectators
  ...situation may be difficult in fast-paced games or games heavily relying on interaction between different players. Games with [[Alternate Reality Gameplay|Alternat ...to show their [[Gameplay Mastery]] and from this display gain [[Game-Based Social Statuses]], especially when difficult or complex gameplay actions like [[Re
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• Backseat Gamers
  ...sily come in conflict with [[PvP]] for games that have [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]. [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] in [[PvP]] games
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• Game Lobbies
  ...[Communication Channels]] between players, this is so common that [[Social Interaction]] nearly always is supported through the presence of this pattern. [[Social Interaction]]
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• Meta Servers
  [[:Category:Social Media Games|Social Media Games]] with limited interaction between players, e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] and [[FarmVille]], many have [[M
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• Instances
  ...nstances]] and may be an alternative design solution in games where player interaction is to be limited. [[Phasing]] can be used to create [[Instances]] but also ...l gameplay provided in [[instances]], increases the likelihood of [[Social Interaction]] between players.
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• Meta-Techniques
  ...[[Live Action Roleplaying]] or at least games based on [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]. Adding [[Meta-Techniques]] is primarily a choice of which more specific [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]
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• Diegetic Communication
  ...atic Consistency]]. [[Diegetic Communication]] can put a twist on [[Social Interaction]] but also limit it if players find doing the [[Diegetic Communication]] di [[Social Interaction]]
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• Emotes
  ...This means that they are not necessary for games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]]. ...ters|Characters']] emotions by their players can be seen as a form of such interaction.
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• Storytelling
  ...l Engrossment]], and being able to tell stories well can give [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] and can even be considered part of [[Gameplay Mastery]] in games [[Game-Based Social Statuses]],
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• Enactment
  ...th a sense of [[Role Fulfillment]]. While not all [[Enactment]] requires [[Social Skills]], those that include interacting with other people typically do. ...state is [[Extra-Game Consequences]] that in many cases also can provide [[Social Rewards]] as others can appreciate the performances. However, [[Enactment]]
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• Context Dependent Reactions
  ...nt actions in [[Game Worlds]] depending on what the player is focusing the interaction on. ...Björk 2007">Lankoski, P. & Björk, S. (2007) Gameplay Design Patterns for Social Networks and Conflicts. Proceedings of GDTW 2007.</ref>
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• Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment
  ...hey are in each other's proximity, either because they [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] or [[Virtual Co-Presence]] can increase the feeling of players having the [[Unmediated Social Interaction]],
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• Player Anonymity
  ...lenges without at least limiting the [[Social Interaction]] in some way. [[Social Roles]] are more difficult to have in games with [[Player Anonymity]], but ...Social Interaction]] between players can become harsher since the sense of social responsibility and wish to present a socially acceptable presence may be le
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• Resources
  ...]] how the [[Resources]] should be used, and this can potentially become [[Social Dilemmas]]. The interaction between creation and consumption of [[Resources]] is a dynamic feature crit
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• Robotic Players
  ...did not need interaction with the physical world or require complex social interaction either due to the nature of the game or by being possible to implement and ..., and [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but any patterns related to social interaction between players are also relevant.
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• Ragequitting
  ...ed to that player. Since [[Togetherness]] can be achieved through [[Social Interaction]], the addition and encouraged constructive use of [[Communication Channels [[Social Interaction]],
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• Game Pauses
  ...[Framed Freedom]]. Further, [[Game Pauses]] let players engage in [[Social Interaction]] if this is possible already and they wish to do so. [[Social Adaptability]],
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• Synchronous Gameplay
  ...providing [[Communication Channels]] to them often make sense if [[Social Interaction]] between them is encouraged. ...e real-time conversations, so [[Synchronous Gameplay]] affect the [[Social Interaction]] they can have during gameplay.
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• Teams
  ...ay more difficult since members might be eliminated by their own and cause social conflicts among players (or change the opinions [[Companions]] in cases the ...AI Players]]) but the more games are true [[Multiplayer Games]] the more [[Social Skills]] become important and people can feel that they have achieved [[Tea
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• Shared Resources
  ...resources, but can also heavily influence the [[Social Interaction]] and [[Social Organizations]] present in a game. They can also affect or create [[Allianc ...[[Resources]] or putting them in situations of [[Social Dilemmas]]. Such [[Social Dilemmas]] are even more common in games where players not only have [[Shar
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• Shared Rewards
  ...d [[Collaborative Actions]] or the effects that apply to [[Factions]] or [[Social Organizations]]. They can also be designed to be a consequence of [[Tied Re ...[Ownership]] of the [[Rewards]] and can become focus for possible [[Social Interaction]] between them.
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• Penalties
  ...l possible reasons include performing specific [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]] of a negative kind, e.g. failing to follow the requirements ...other example, combined with [[Anonymous Actions]] and [[Unmediated Social Interaction]], e.g. in the game [[Resistance]], [[Penalties]] can make players have to
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