Memorabilia - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 22:24, 4 January 2015

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is simply to use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible is to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].		[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is simply to use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible is to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].

			An indirect way of creating [[Memorabilia]] is to document, and possible embellish, gameplay events in the form of [[Game Instance Stories]].

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	[[Game Element Trading]]		[[Game Element Trading]],
			[[Game Instance Stories]],
	[[Gameplay Statistics]],		[[Gameplay Statistics]],
	[[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]]		[[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]]

Staffan Björk at 11:04, 23 October 2012

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is simply to use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible it to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].		[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is simply to use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible is to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===

Staffan Björk at 07:43, 15 August 2012

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	[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.		[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.

	Physical [[Memorabilia]] can work against ~~a game's~~ [[~~Decontextability~~]] since they imply the need to have [[Memorabilia]] to be able to give to players.		Physical [[Memorabilia]] can work against [[Ubiquitous Gameplay]] since they imply the need to have [[Memorabilia]] to be able to give to players.

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	[[~~Decontextability~~]]		[[Ubiquitous Gameplay]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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Consequences

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	[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.		[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.

	Physical [[Memorabilia]] can work against a game's [[Decontextability]] since ~~this implies that needs~~ to have ~~the~~ [[Memorabilia]] to be able to give it to ~~a player~~.		Physical [[Memorabilia]] can work against a game's [[Decontextability]] since they imply the need to have [[Memorabilia]] to be able to give to players.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 09:00, 14 August 2012

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.		[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.

			Physical [[Memorabilia]] can work against a game's [[Decontextability]] since this implies that needs to have the [[Memorabilia]] to be able to give it to a player.

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	-		[[Decontextability]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk at 11:23, 21 February 2012

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	== History ==		== History ==
	Updated version of the pattern ''~~Player-Player Proximity~~'' first described in the report ''Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games''<ref name="Davidsson2004"/>.		Updated version of the pattern ''Memorabilia'' first described in the report ''Game Design Patterns for Mobile Games''<ref name="Davidsson2004"/>.

	== References ==		== References ==

Staffan Björk at 09:32, 21 February 2012

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Winning specific marbles in [[Marble Games]] is a archetypical example of [[Memorabilia]] in games, and a similar case can be found in [[Magic: The Gathering]] when one plays for cards. To a lesser degree, [[Memorabilia]] exists in [[Warhammer 40K]] as players have to assemble and paint their miniatures before the can be used and this makes the introduction of each one a potentially memorable occurrence.		Winning specific marbles in [[Marble Games]] is an archetypical example of [[Memorabilia]] in games, and a similar case can be found in [[Magic: The Gathering]] when one plays for cards. To a lesser degree, [[Memorabilia]] exists in [[Warhammer 40K]] as players have to assemble and paint their miniatures before the can be used and this makes the introduction of each one a potentially memorable occurrence.

	Games that provide possibilities to take screenshots of ongoing gameplay also ~~allows~~ players to create [[Memorabilia]]. Examples of games that do this are numerous and include the [[Doom series\|Doom]], [[Europa Universalis series\|Europa Universalis]], [[Left 4 Dead series\|Left 4 Dead]], [[Quake series\|Quake]], and [[Sims series]] as well as [[World of Warcraft]].		Games that provide possibilities to take screenshots of ongoing gameplay also allow players to create [[Memorabilia]]. Examples of games that do this are numerous and include the [[Doom series\|Doom]], [[Europa Universalis series\|Europa Universalis]], [[Left 4 Dead series\|Left 4 Dead]], [[Quake series\|Quake]], and [[Sims series]] as well as [[World of Warcraft]].

	[[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] such as [[1942 – Noen å stole på]], [[Dragonbane]], and [[Trenne Byar]] often result in many types of [[Memorabilia]] since players and facilitators need to create all props for these games.		[[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] such as [[1942 – Noen å stole på]], [[Dragonbane]], and [[Trenne Byar]] often result in many types of [[Memorabilia]] since players and facilitators need to create all props for these games.

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is to ~~simply~~ use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible it to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].		[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is simply to use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible it to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===

Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

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Can Instantiate

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			[[Bragging]],
	[[Social Rewards]],		[[Social Rewards]],
	[[Trans-Game Information]]		[[Trans-Game Information]]

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[~~Social Rewards~~]],		[[Memorabilia]] can support [[Trans-Game Information]] since they can contain information that is usable in other game instances, especially if they are actually used within the other game instances. They can also serve as [[Social Rewards]] and causes for [[Bragging]] - especially if they have been won from other players.
	[[Trans-Game Information]]

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
			[[Memorabilia]] requires that items linked to game instances can be kept by players after gameplay. This can be achieved in two main ways. The first way is to simply use the actual gameplay components. While this may be unproblematic in games that are only played once (as for example many [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] are), those that are supposed to be playable several times can make use of [[Heterogeneous Game Element Ownership]] and here [[Game Element Trading]] can effectively be used to create the [[Memorabilia]] pattern. The second way of making [[Memorabilia]] possible it to create artifacts specifically for this purpose during or after gameplay. [[Gameplay Statistics]] are probably the easiest sources for creating these artifacts, but the chronicles kept by some players of [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]] show how players can create their own [[Memorabilia]].
	~~=== Diegetic Aspects ===~~

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

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
			While [[Memorabilia]] help players remember and retell gameplay events, this aspect of narratives is on a meta-game level since at least the retelling of it occurs outside gameplay.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
			[[Social Rewards]],
			[[Trans-Game Information]]

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