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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Modulated By */

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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	[[Predictable Consequences]],		[[Predictable Consequences]],
			[[Progress Indicators]],
	[[Randomness]],		[[Randomness]],
	[[Uncertainty of Information]]		[[Uncertainty of Information]]

Staffan Björk at 11:02, 8 August 2015

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	The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.		The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.

	When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise [[Complex Gameplay]] and [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].		When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise [[Complex Gameplay]] and [[Delayed Reciprocity]] (with [[Individual Rewards]] in the case of [[Collaborative Actions]]) and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].

	[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.		[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
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	==== with [[Collaborative Actions~~]] or [[Trading~~]] ====		==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] ====
	[[Betrayal]],		[[Betrayal]],
	[[Complex Gameplay]],		[[Complex Gameplay]],
	[[Delayed Reciprocity]]		[[Delayed Reciprocity]]

			==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] and [[Individual Rewards]] ====
			[[Delayed Reciprocity]]

	==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Persistent Game Worlds]] ====		==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Persistent Game Worlds]] ====
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	==== with [[Timing]] ====		==== with [[Timing]] ====
	[[Combos]]		[[Combos]]

			==== with [[Trading]] ====
			[[Betrayal]],
			[[Complex Gameplay]],
			[[Delayed Reciprocity]]

	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===

Staffan Björk at 16:24, 11 January 2015

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	The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.		The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.

	When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise ~~both~~ [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].		When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise [[Complex Gameplay]] and [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].

	[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.		[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
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	==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]] ====		==== with [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]] ====
	[[Betrayal]], [[Delayed Reciprocity]]		[[Betrayal]],
			[[Complex Gameplay]],
			[[Delayed Reciprocity]]

	==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Persistent Game Worlds]] ====		==== with [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] or [[Persistent Game Worlds]] ====

Staffan Björk at 09:00, 27 June 2011

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	When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise both [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].		When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise both [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].

	[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[~~Irrevserible~~ Events]] difficult to be aware of.		[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irreversible Events]] difficult to be aware of.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 20:40, 25 May 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Delayed Effects]] often produce [[Time Limits]] for those aware of them, especially if they are part of [[Interruptible Actions]]. The more precise information about the [[Delayed Effects]] players have, e.g. by knowing when they take place due to being created through [[Development Time]], the more [[Predictable Consequences]] they provide, and this encouraged [[Stimulated Planning]]. When [[Predictable Consequences]] are absent, it instead provides players the possibility to start feeling [[Luck]] before the outcome is shown. Although [[Predictable Consequences]] can influence [[Delayed Effects]] in these ways, having sufficiently long [[Delayed Effects]] may in return make [[Predictable Consequences]] be harder to have since the context for the outcome can have changed.		[[Delayed Effects]] often produce [[Time Limits]] for those aware of them, especially if they are part of [[Interruptible Actions]]. The more precise information about the [[Delayed Effects]] players have, e.g. by knowing when they take place due to being created through [[Development Time]], the more [[Predictable Consequences]] they provide, and this encouraged [[Stimulated Planning]]. When [[Predictable Consequences]] are absent, it instead provides players the possibility to start feeling [[Luck]] before the outcome is shown. Although [[Predictable Consequences]] can influence [[Delayed Effects]] in these ways, having sufficiently long [[Delayed Effects]] may in return make [[Predictable Consequences]] be harder to have since the context for the outcome can have changed. Even so, understanding how [[Delayed Effects]] work is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].

	The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.		The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.
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	[[Risk/Reward]],		[[Risk/Reward]],
			[[Strategic Knowledge]],
	[[Tactical Planning]],		[[Tactical Planning]],
	[[Tension]],		[[Tension]],

Staffan Björk: /* Potentially Conflicting With */

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Potentially Conflicting With

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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Predictable Consequences~~]] when [[Delayed Effects~~]]		[[Predictable Consequences]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk at 21:41, 24 May 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Delayed Effects]] often produce [[Time Limits]] for those aware of them, especially if they are part of [[Interruptible Actions]]. The more precise information about the [[Delayed Effects]] players have, e.g. by knowing when they take place due to being created through [[Development Time]], the more [[Predictable Consequences]] they provide, and this encouraged [[Stimulated Planning]]. When [[Predictable Consequences]] are absent, it instead provides players the possibility to start feeling [[Luck]] before the outcome is shown. ~~The wait for the effects to take place is a form of~~ [[~~Hovering Closures~~]] ~~once the events or actions that cause the~~ [[Delayed Effects]] ~~have been done~~, ~~and waiting for them can create~~ [[~~Anticipation~~]] ~~or [[Tension]], especially when combined with~~ [[~~Uncertainty of Information~~]] ~~or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also~~ be ~~able~~ to ~~use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions~~.		[[Delayed Effects]] often produce [[Time Limits]] for those aware of them, especially if they are part of [[Interruptible Actions]]. The more precise information about the [[Delayed Effects]] players have, e.g. by knowing when they take place due to being created through [[Development Time]], the more [[Predictable Consequences]] they provide, and this encouraged [[Stimulated Planning]]. When [[Predictable Consequences]] are absent, it instead provides players the possibility to start feeling [[Luck]] before the outcome is shown. Although [[Predictable Consequences]] can influence [[Delayed Effects]] in these ways, having sufficiently long [[Delayed Effects]] may in return make [[Predictable Consequences]] be harder to have since the context for the outcome can have changed.

	Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.		The wait for the effects to take place is a form of [[Hovering Closures]] once the events or actions that cause the [[Delayed Effects]] have been done, and waiting for them can create [[Anticipation]] or [[Tension]], especially when combined with [[Uncertainty of Information]] or [[Social Dilemmas]]. Players may also be able to use [[Delayed Effects]] to create [[Combos]] by efficiently [[Timing]] actions. Fixed periods of delay give players the chance to use [[Memorizing]] to do better [[Tactical Planning]]. If the periods of delay are random, or if players do not have knowledge of the periods of delay, this can turn the use of other actions into [[Risk/Reward]] choices if their success depends on the [[Delayed Effects]]. [[Delayed Effects]] that can be interrupted also give rise to [[Risk/Reward]] situations.

	When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise both [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]].		When a part of the [[Delayed Effects]] is waiting for other players to do actions, as is the case when the pattern is use to change [[Collaborative Actions]] or [[Trading]], it gives rise both [[Delayed Reciprocity]] and the possibility of [[Betrayal]]. For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].

	For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].

	[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irrevserible Events]] difficult to be aware of.		[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irrevserible Events]] difficult to be aware of.
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
			[[Predictable Consequences]],
	[[Randomness]],		[[Randomness]],
	[[Uncertainty of Information]]		[[Uncertainty of Information]]
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Predictable Consequences]] when [[Delayed Effects~~]] is used together with [[Irreversible Events~~]]		[[Predictable Consequences]] when [[Delayed Effects]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk at 22:49, 23 May 2011

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	For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].		For games with long enough waiting times and [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]] gameplay or [[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Delayed Effects]] gives [[Encouraged Return Visits]].

	[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible.		[[Delayed Effects]] can somewhat mitigate that [[Save-Load Cycles]] make [[Irreversible Events]] impossible. However, the [[Delayed Effects]] make any potential [[Predictable Consequences]] of the [[Irrevserible Events]] difficult to be aware of.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	-		[[Predictable Consequences]] when [[Delayed Effects]] is used together with [[Irreversible Events]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk at 21:26, 2 May 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	A simple way to create [[Delayed Effects]] with [[Predictable Consequences]] is to require [[Development Time]] for initiated actions or simply make them [[Extended Actions]]. Others ways to introduce [[Delayed Effects]] into games include [[Action Programming]], [[Betting]], [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], ~~and~~ [[Investments]]. While [[Collaborative Actions]] are usually done immediately they can be modulated to make use of [[Delayed Effects]].		A simple way to create [[Delayed Effects]] with [[Predictable Consequences]] is to require [[Development Time]] for initiated actions or simply make them [[Extended Actions]]. Others ways to introduce [[Delayed Effects]] into games include [[Action Programming]], [[Betting]], [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], [[Investments]], or modulating how [[Destructible Objects]] or [[Traps]] function. While [[Collaborative Actions]] are usually done immediately they can be modulated to make use of [[Delayed Effects]].

	Besides the actual cause for the delay, primary design choices for [[Delayed Effects]] are if players should be aware of when the effects will occur and how the period of delay is determined. Showing when effects will take place is usually done through [[Progress Indicators]], even when they are predetermined through [[Development Time]]. [[Randomness]] can be used to make information about when the [[Delayed Effects]] occur unknown, but so can other ways involving [[Uncertainty of Information]].		Besides the actual cause for the delay, primary design choices for [[Delayed Effects]] are if players should be aware of when the effects will occur and how the period of delay is determined. Showing when effects will take place is usually done through [[Progress Indicators]], even when they are predetermined through [[Development Time]]. [[Randomness]] can be used to make information about when the [[Delayed Effects]] occur unknown, but so can other ways involving [[Uncertainty of Information]].
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	[[Collaborative Actions]],		[[Collaborative Actions]],
			[[Destructible Objects]],
	[[Quick Games]],		[[Quick Games]],
	[[Risk/Reward]],		[[Risk/Reward]],

Staffan Björk at 20:33, 2 May 2011

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	Besides the actual cause for the delay, primary design choices for [[Delayed Effects]] are if players should be aware of when the effects will occur and how the period of delay is determined. Showing when effects will take place is usually done through [[Progress Indicators]], even when they are predetermined through [[Development Time]]. [[Randomness]] can be used to make information about when the [[Delayed Effects]] occur unknown, but so can other ways involving [[Uncertainty of Information]].		Besides the actual cause for the delay, primary design choices for [[Delayed Effects]] are if players should be aware of when the effects will occur and how the period of delay is determined. Showing when effects will take place is usually done through [[Progress Indicators]], even when they are predetermined through [[Development Time]]. [[Randomness]] can be used to make information about when the [[Delayed Effects]] occur unknown, but so can other ways involving [[Uncertainty of Information]].

	Making actions have [[Delayed Effects]] opens up some additional design possibilities. One is to create [[Balancing Effects]] between different actions by having the more powerful actions take a longer time to perform. Another is to make them possible interrupt, that is making the actions into [[Interruptible Actions]]. This is done in some cases of [[Capture]], e.g. this is believed to be the case for [[Ludus Latrunculorum]], to allow the other player a chance to respond. A third, which can be used to increase [[Tension]], is to combine them to the structures of [[Social Dilemmas]].		Making actions have [[Delayed Effects]] opens up some additional design possibilities. One is to create [[Balancing Effects]] between different actions by having the more powerful actions take a longer time to perform. Another is to make them possible interrupt, that is making the actions into [[Interruptible Actions]], or make it possible to avoid the effects - this is quite often applied to [[Traps]]. This is done in some cases of [[Capture]], e.g. this is believed to be the case for [[Ludus Latrunculorum]], to allow the other player a chance to respond. A third, which can be used to increase [[Tension]], is to combine them to the structures of [[Social Dilemmas]].

	[[Delayed Effects]] can make people have [[Anticipation]] and feel that they have [[Luck]] without requiring any other aspects of the game, this makes the pattern useful for modulate [[Quick Games]].		[[Delayed Effects]] can make people have [[Anticipation]] and feel that they have [[Luck]] without requiring any other aspects of the game, this makes the pattern useful for modulate [[Quick Games]].
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	[[Risk/Reward]],		[[Risk/Reward]],
	[[Social Dilemmas]]		[[Social Dilemmas]],
			[[Traps]]

	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===