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''Information presented to players about their current goals in a game.''

This pattern is a still a stub.

=== Examples ===
Example: in Grand Theft Auto 3 the subgoals in the game are indicated with floating arrows which point out where the goal objects are located. These goals are always connected to a specific game element, for example, to go to a specific place, kill a certain character and so on. The nature of these goals is usually revealed to the player in cut scenes, which are also used to carry the story forward in the game. Players can also check their current goals from a specific goal list.

Example: Chess, Backgammon and other classical board games state the goals of players directly in the rules (check-mate the opponent's king, move all the pieces off the board). The position of the opponent's king in Chess and the location of the home base in Backgammon are Goal Indicators, which guide players' actions during the game play.


==== Anti-Examples ====
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== Using the pattern ==

[[Goal Indicators]] can be created using [[Check Points]] and [[Closure Points]]. 
[[Cutscenes]], 
[[Narration Structures]]

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Direct Information]], 
[[Game State Overviews]]

=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
[[Player Defined Goals]], 
[[Uncertainty of Information]]

=== Interface Aspects ===
[[Goal Indicators]] is an [[:Category:Interface Patterns|Interface Pattern]]. 

=== Narration Aspects ===
[[Narration Structures]]
[[Closure Points]], 

== Consequences ==
Using [[Goal Indicators]] typically changes how [[Public Information]] is displayed to players, often affecting [[Time Pressure]] and [[Time Limits]] whenever they are part of a goal definition.

== Relations ==
=== Can Instantiate ===
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=== Can Modulate ===
[[Public Information]], 
[[Time Pressure]], 
[[Time Limits]]

=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Check Points]], 
[[Closure Points]], 
[[Cutscenes]], 
[[Narration Structures]]

=== Can Be Modulated By ===
[[Direct Information]], 
[[Game State Overviews]]

=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
[[Player Defined Goals]], 
[[Uncertainty of Information]]

== History ==
An updated version of the pattern ''Goal Indicators'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns in Game Design''<ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004"/>.

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004">Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) ''Patterns in Game Design''. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.</ref>
</references>

== Acknowledgements ==
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