Game System Player - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 14:40, 21 January 2015

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	While a [[Game System Player]] can be constructed as an [[AI Players\|AI Player]] the main concern with designing one is making its behavior so simple that players can easily understand all actions it can do; this is especially relevant if the [[Game System Player]] is to be part of a [[Self-Facilitated Games\|Self-Facilitated Game]]. This concern translates into requirements on making the actions it can make easy to perform and making it easy to determine which action it should make. For this reason, it is quite likely that it makes sense for a [[Game System Player]] to have other types of actions available than the other players of a game has, i.e. a [[Game System Player]] often has [[Privileged Abilities]].		While a [[Game System Player]] can be constructed as an [[AI Players\|AI Player]] the main concern with designing one is making its behavior so simple that players can easily understand all actions it can do; this is especially relevant if the [[Game System Player]] is to be part of a [[Self-Facilitated Games\|Self-Facilitated Game]]. This concern translates into requirements on making the actions it can make easy to perform and making it easy to determine which action it should make. For this reason, it is quite likely that it makes sense for a [[Game System Player]] to have other types of actions available than the other players of a game has, i.e. a [[Game System Player]] often has [[Privileged Abilities]].

			A very passive form of [[Game System Player]] can be created through [[Time Limited Game Instances]] together with [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]], one example of this is [[Planetfall]] where the player has a limited number of turns to complete the game or lose due to rising water levels.

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	[[AI Players]]		[[AI Players]]

			[[Time Limited Game Instances]] together with [[Winning by Ending Gameplay]]

	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===

Staffan Björk at 08:58, 15 January 2015

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	A [[Game System Player]] is typically not seen as an [[Agents\|Agent]] since their model for behavior is rule-bound and completely open to investigation. [[~~Excise~~]] ~~occurs in games with a~~ [[~~Game System Player~~]] ~~which the players need to enact the actions of~~, ~~this is for example the case~~ in ~~all~~ [[~~Self-Facilitated Games~~]] ~~with a~~ [[~~Game System Player~~]].		A [[Game System Player]] is typically not seen as an [[Agents\|Agent]] since their model for behavior is rule-bound and completely open to investigation. However, they can still exhibit [[Unpredictable Behavior]], for example through use of [[Randomness]], and in these cases they can give rise to both [[Player Unpredictability]] and [[Performance Uncertainty]].

	The presence of a [[Game System Player]] introduces an [[Enemies\|Enemy]], and this can give [[Symbiotic Player Relations]] between other players since they have this [[Enemies\|Enemy]] in common and cause them to engage in [[Cooperation]]. Given the passive role of a [[Game System Player]], the challenge can be viewed as [[PvE]] rather than [[PvP]].		The presence of a [[Game System Player]] introduces an [[Enemies\|Enemy]], and this can give [[Symbiotic Player Relations]] between other players since they have this [[Enemies\|Enemy]] in common and cause them to engage in [[Cooperation]]. Given the passive role of a [[Game System Player]], the challenge can be viewed as [[PvE]] rather than [[PvP]].

			[[Excise]] occurs in games with a [[Game System Player]] which the players need to enact the actions of, this is for example the case in all [[Self-Facilitated Games]] with a [[Game System Player]].

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	[[Excise]]		[[Excise]]

			==== with [[Unpredictable Behavior]] ====
			[[Player Unpredictability]] and [[Performance Uncertainty]]

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	-		[[Randomness]]

	=== Possible Closure Effects ===		=== Possible Closure Effects ===

Staffan Björk at 11:20, 20 December 2014

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	While a [[Game System Player]] can be constructed as a [[AI Players\|AI Player]] the main concern with designing one is making its behavior so simple that players can easily understand all actions it can do; this is especially relevant if the [[Game System Player]] is to be part of a [[Self-Facilitated Games\|Self-Facilitated Game]]. This concern translates into requirements on making the actions it can make easy to perform and making it easy to determine which action it should make. For this reason, it is quite likely that it makes sense for a [[Game System Player]] to have other types of actions available than the other players of a game has, i.e. a [[Game System Player]] often has [[Privileged Abilities]].		While a [[Game System Player]] can be constructed as an [[AI Players\|AI Player]] the main concern with designing one is making its behavior so simple that players can easily understand all actions it can do; this is especially relevant if the [[Game System Player]] is to be part of a [[Self-Facilitated Games\|Self-Facilitated Game]]. This concern translates into requirements on making the actions it can make easy to perform and making it easy to determine which action it should make. For this reason, it is quite likely that it makes sense for a [[Game System Player]] to have other types of actions available than the other players of a game has, i.e. a [[Game System Player]] often has [[Privileged Abilities]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk at 11:19, 20 December 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	~~=== Can Instantiate ===~~		A [[Game System Player]] is typically not seen as an [[Agents\|Agent]] since their model for behavior is rule-bound and completely open to investigation. [[Excise]] occurs in games with a [[Game System Player]] which the players need to enact the actions of, this is for example the case in all [[Self-Facilitated Games]] with a [[Game System Player]].
	[[~~Cooperation~~]],
	[[~~Enemies~~]],
	[[~~PvE~~]],
	[[~~Symbiotic~~ Player ~~Relations~~]]

			The presence of a [[Game System Player]] introduces an [[Enemies\|Enemy]], and this can give [[Symbiotic Player Relations]] between other players since they have this [[Enemies\|Enemy]] in common and cause them to engage in [[Cooperation]]. Given the passive role of a [[Game System Player]], the challenge can be viewed as [[PvE]] rather than [[PvP]].
	A [[Game System Player]] ~~is typically not seen as~~ an [[~~Agents~~\|~~Agent~~]] since ~~their model for behavior is rule-bound~~ and ~~completely open~~ to ~~investigation~~.

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	[[PvE]],		[[PvE]],
	[[Symbiotic Player Relations]]		[[Symbiotic Player Relations]]

			==== with [[Self-Facilitated Games]] ====
			[[Excise]]

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

Staffan Björk at 11:10, 20 December 2014

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Players use rolled dice to place bets in the game [[Las Vegas]] but some of these dice belong to the ''bank'' player. Given that each other player has some ''bank'' dice, these other players together determine the actions the ''bank'' does during a round. This ''bank'' player can under rare circumstance make more money than the other players and thereby win. Player of [[Genesis]] controls angels but the game also includes a dark angel that follows a deterministic public algorithm and which can win if the players work against each other too much. The barbarians that threaten the players in [[The Republic of Rome]] can be seen as a [[Game System Player]], but this is a weak example since they are only part of the challenges that face the players (others are famine, internal unrest, and economic crises).		Players use rolled dice to place bets in the game [[Las Vegas]] but some of these dice belong to the ''bank'' player. Given that each other player has some ''bank'' dice, these other players together determine the actions the ''bank'' does during a round. This ''bank'' player can under rare circumstance make more money than the other players and thereby win. Player of [[Genesis]] controls angels but the game also includes a dark angel that follows a deterministic public algorithm and which can win if the players work against each other too much. The barbarians that threaten the players in [[The Republic of Rome]] can be seen as a [[Game System Player]], but this is a weak example since they are only part of the challenges that face the players (others are famine, internal unrest, and economic crises).

	~~==== Anti-Examples ====~~
	~~optional~~

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	~~=== Can Be Instantiated By ===~~		While a [[Game System Player]] can be constructed as a [[AI Players\|AI Player]] the main concern with designing one is making its behavior so simple that players can easily understand all actions it can do; this is especially relevant if the [[Game System Player]] is to be part of a [[Self-Facilitated Games\|Self-Facilitated Game]]. This concern translates into requirements on making the actions it can make easy to perform and making it easy to determine which action it should make. For this reason, it is quite likely that it makes sense for a [[Game System Player]] to have other types of actions available than the other players of a game has, i.e. a [[Game System Player]] often has [[Privileged Abilities]].
	[[AI Players]]

	~~=== Diegetic Aspects ===~~

	~~=== Interface Aspects ===~~

	~~=== Narration Aspects ===~~

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	[[Cooperation]],		[[Cooperation]],
	[[Enemies]],		[[Enemies]],
			[[Privileged Abilities]],
	[[PvE]],		[[PvE]],
	[[Symbiotic Player Relations]]		[[Symbiotic Player Relations]]

	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	-		[[Self-Facilitated Games]]

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

Staffan Björk at 08:39, 20 December 2014

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Staffan Björk at 08:38, 20 December 2014

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	''A passive player controlled by the game system.''		''A passive player controlled by the game system.''

	~~This pattern~~ is a ~~still~~ a ~~stub~~.		Games are constructed around the idea that players will be playing them. In some cases all these players are not humans but either artificial intelligence programs or complex rule sets, but they should still seem to have agency and make actions that seem to have the intent of make that player more likely to win. A [[Game System Player]] is in contrast a player run by the game system with a predictable or at least fixed rule-based behavior that is difficult to interpret as having agency. It can however win over the other players so they need to take the actions of the [[Game System Player]] into consideration while playing.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
			Players use rolled dice to place bets in the game [[Las Vegas]] but some of these dice belong to the ''bank'' player. Given that each other player has some ''bank'' dice, these other players together determine the actions the ''bank'' does during a round. This ''bank'' player can under rare circumstance make more money than the other players and thereby win. Player of [[Genesis]] controls angels but the game also includes a dark angel that follows a deterministic public algorithm and which can win if the players work against each other too much. The barbarians that threaten the players in [[The Republic of Rome]] can be seen as a [[Game System Player]], but this is a weak example since they are only part of the challenges that face the players (others are famine, internal unrest, and economic crises).
	[[Las Vegas]]

	Player of [[Genesis]] controls angels but the game also includes a dark angel that follows a deterministic public algorithm and which can win if the players work against each other too much.

	barbarians in [[The Republic of Rome]]

	==== Anti-Examples ====		==== Anti-Examples ====

Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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Examples

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	Player of [[Genesis]] controls angels but the game also includes a dark angel that follows a deterministic public algorithm and which can win if the players work against each other too much.		Player of [[Genesis]] controls angels but the game also includes a dark angel that follows a deterministic public algorithm and which can win if the players work against each other too much.

	barbarians in [[Republic of Rome]]		barbarians in [[The Republic of Rome]]

	==== Anti-Examples ====		==== Anti-Examples ====

Staffan Björk at 16:11, 19 December 2014

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
			=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
			[[AI Players]]

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
			=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Cooperation]],
			[[Enemies]],
			[[PvE]],
			[[Symbiotic Player Relations]]


	A [[Game System Player]] is typically not seen as an [[Agents\|Agent]] since their model for behavior is rule-bound and completely open to investigation.		A [[Game System Player]] is typically not seen as an [[Agents\|Agent]] since their model for behavior is rule-bound and completely open to investigation.
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	== History ==		== History ==
	~~An updated version of the pattern ''...'' that was part of the original collection in the book ''Patterns in Game Design''<ref name="Bjork & Holopainen 2004"/>.~~

	~~''or''~~

	New pattern created in this wiki.		New pattern created in this wiki.

	== References ==		== 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 ==		== Acknowledgements ==
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Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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Consequences

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

			A [[Game System Player]] is typically not seen as an [[Agents\|Agent]] since their model for behavior is rule-bound and completely open to investigation.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==