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Game elements under the control of the game system or players that are either interacted with on a group level or have no individual distinguishing features from a set of other game elements.

Examples

Using the pattern

If a player only has control of one game element, this will give rise to the Avatars patterns rather than the Units patterns.

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Can Instantiate

Agents

Can Modulate

Can Be Instantiated By

Can Be Modulated By

Freedom of Choice

Potentially Conflicting With

Avatars

History

A rewrite of a pattern that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].

References

  1. Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.

Acknowledgments