Pick-Ups - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2022-08-03T08:20:51Z

Relations

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	[[Abstract Player Constructs]],		[[Abstract Player Constructs]],
	~~[[Ammunition]],~~
	[[Armor]],		[[Armor]],
	[[Characters]],		[[Characters]],

Staffan Björk at 08:19, 3 August 2022

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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Ammunition]],
	[[Clickability]],		[[Clickability]],
	[[Collections]],		[[Collections]],

Staffan Björk at 08:08, 17 June 2022

2022-06-17T08:08:06Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Pick-Ups]] are either [[Resources]] and then provide [[Resource Locations]], or they are [[Resource Sources]] which provide opportunities to get the [[Resources]] without actually being them themselves. [[Pick-Ups]] are typically very limited in whatever sense they are used since they often only represent one or a few instances of something. [[Pick-Ups]] are a common way to provide [[Renewable Resources]] to players in the form of [[Game Items]], e.g. to let them acquire [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], or [[Health]]. When the [[Resources]] collected in this way are needed for completing goals, the [[Collecting]] of the [[Pick-Ups]] become [[Supporting Goals]] which encourages [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Movement~~]], and possibly [[Maneuvering~~]], in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. When [[Pick-Ups]] require extra time or resources - and especially if their content is not known in advantage - the decision to try and acquire one is one of [[Risk/Reward]]. [[Pick-Ups]] do often have high levels of [[Clickability]] if they need to be activated to be picked up.		[[Pick-Ups]] are either [[Resources]] and then provide [[Resource Locations]], or they are [[Resource Sources]] which provide opportunities to get the [[Resources]] without actually being them themselves. [[Pick-Ups]] are typically very limited in whatever sense they are used since they often only represent one or a few instances of something. [[Pick-Ups]] are a common way to provide [[Renewable Resources]] to players in the form of [[Game Items]], e.g. to let them acquire [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], or [[Health]]. When the [[Resources]] collected in this way are needed for completing goals, the [[Collecting]] through [[Maneuvering]] of the [[Pick-Ups]] become [[Supporting Goals]] which encourages [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Movement]], in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. When [[Pick-Ups]] require extra time or resources - and especially if their content is not known in advantage - the decision to try and acquire one is one of [[Risk/Reward]]. [[Pick-Ups]] do often have high levels of [[Clickability]] if they need to be activated to be picked up.

	As [[Pac-Man]] shows, [[Pick-Ups]] make clear goal objectives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals since they are usually easy to distinguish by having [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and successfully [[Collecting]] them have clear effects on [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. For this reason also, the absence of [[Pick-Ups]] from a location can form [[Traces]] that players can use to infer previous activities in the game.		As [[Pac-Man]] shows, [[Pick-Ups]] make clear goal objectives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals since they are usually easy to distinguish by having [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and successfully [[Collecting]] them have clear effects on [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. For this reason also, the absence of [[Pick-Ups]] from a location can form [[Traces]] that players can use to infer previous activities in the game.
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	[[Clickability]],		[[Clickability]],
	~~[[Collecting]],~~
	[[Collections]],		[[Collections]],
	[[Game World Exploration]],		[[Game World Exploration]],
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	[[Supporting Goals]],		[[Supporting Goals]],
	[[Traces]]		[[Traces]]

			==== with [[Maneuvering]] ====
			[[Collecting]]

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

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2022-06-17T08:07:23Z

Using the pattern

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	[[Pick-Ups]] can modify [[Deliver]] goals in the sense that they can put a requirement on players to first need to get [[Game Items]] before delivering them.		[[Pick-Ups]] can modify [[Deliver]] goals in the sense that they can put a requirement on players to first need to get [[Game Items]] before delivering them.

	While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collections]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].		While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]] through [[Maneuvering]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collections]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].

	[[Pick-Ups]] are usually designed so players acquire them through gameplay, but an additional option is to let them be acquired through [[Pay to Play]].		[[Pick-Ups]] are usually designed so players acquire them through gameplay, but an additional option is to let them be acquired through [[Pay to Play]].

Staffan Björk at 07:38, 20 May 2022

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	An option for [[Pick-Ups]] is to only have them appear as [[Game Items]] until they are retrieved, after which they lose their identity as individual objects and increase some numerical representation in [[Abstract Player Constructs]], [[Characters]], or [[Inventories]] (for the last case, this means that [[Pick-Ups]] modulates [[Inventories]] rather than the other way around). When used as such, [[Pick-Ups]] are in essence localized sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]] and common examples of [[Resources]] available through this design solution include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], and [[Health]] (energy and [[Experience Points]] are less common but found in [[Zombie Lane]] and [[Ravenwood Fair]]). Similarly, even though any type of [[Game Items]] may have new instances introduced into games through [[Game Element Insertion]], this is more often used for non-unique [[Pick-Ups]].		An option for [[Pick-Ups]] is to only have them appear as [[Game Items]] until they are retrieved, after which they lose their identity as individual objects and increase some numerical representation in [[Abstract Player Constructs]], [[Characters]], or [[Inventories]] (for the last case, this means that [[Pick-Ups]] modulates [[Inventories]] rather than the other way around). When used as such, [[Pick-Ups]] are in essence localized sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]] and common examples of [[Resources]] available through this design solution include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], and [[Health]] (energy and [[Experience Points]] are less common but found in [[Zombie Lane]] and [[Ravenwood Fair]]). Similarly, even though any type of [[Game Items]] may have new instances introduced into games through [[Game Element Insertion]], this is more often used for non-unique [[Pick-Ups]].

			[[Pick-Ups]] can modify [[Deliver]] goals in the sense that they can put a requirement on players to first need to get [[Game Items]] before delivering them.

	While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collections]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].		While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collections]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].
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	[[Armor]],		[[Armor]],
	[[Characters]],		[[Characters]],
			[[Deliver]],
	[[Experience Points]],		[[Experience Points]],
	[[Game Boards]],		[[Game Boards]],

Staffan Björk at 10:09, 13 May 2022

2022-05-13T10:09:32Z

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	An option for [[Pick-Ups]] is to only have them appear as [[Game Items]] until they are retrieved, after which they lose their identity as individual objects and increase some numerical representation in [[Abstract Player Constructs]], [[Characters]], or [[Inventories]] (for the last case, this means that [[Pick-Ups]] modulates [[Inventories]] rather than the other way around). When used as such, [[Pick-Ups]] are in essence localized sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]] and common examples of [[Resources]] available through this design solution include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], and [[Health]] (energy and [[Experience Points]] are less common but found in [[Zombie Lane]] and [[Ravenwood Fair]]). Similarly, even though any type of [[Game Items]] may have new instances introduced into games through [[Game Element Insertion]], this is more often used for non-unique [[Pick-Ups]].		An option for [[Pick-Ups]] is to only have them appear as [[Game Items]] until they are retrieved, after which they lose their identity as individual objects and increase some numerical representation in [[Abstract Player Constructs]], [[Characters]], or [[Inventories]] (for the last case, this means that [[Pick-Ups]] modulates [[Inventories]] rather than the other way around). When used as such, [[Pick-Ups]] are in essence localized sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]] and common examples of [[Resources]] available through this design solution include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], and [[Health]] (energy and [[Experience Points]] are less common but found in [[Zombie Lane]] and [[Ravenwood Fair]]). Similarly, even though any type of [[Game Items]] may have new instances introduced into games through [[Game Element Insertion]], this is more often used for non-unique [[Pick-Ups]].

	While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[~~Collection~~]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].		While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collections]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].

	[[Pick-Ups]] are usually designed so players acquire them through gameplay, but an additional option is to let them be acquired through [[Pay to Play]].		[[Pick-Ups]] are usually designed so players acquire them through gameplay, but an additional option is to let them be acquired through [[Pay to Play]].
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	[[Clickability]],		[[Clickability]],
	[[Collecting]],		[[Collecting]],
			[[Collections]],
	[[Game World Exploration]],		[[Game World Exploration]],
	[[Gain Ownership]],		[[Gain Ownership]],

Staffan Björk at 13:46, 21 July 2016

2016-07-21T13:46:55Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Pick-Ups]] are either [[Resources]] and then provide [[Resource Locations]], or they are [[Resource Sources]] which provide opportunities to get the [[Resources]] without actually being them themselves. [[Pick-Ups]] are typically very limited in whatever sense they are used since they often only represent one or a few instances of something. [[Pick-Ups]] are a common way to provide [[Renewable Resources]] to players in the form of [[Game Items]], e.g. to let them acquire [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], or [[Health]]. When the [[Resources]] collected in this way are needed for completing goals, the [[Collecting]] of the [[Pick-Ups]] become [[Supporting Goals]] which encourages [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Movement]], and possibly [[Maneuvering]], in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. When [[Pick-Ups]] require extra time or resources - and especially if their content is not known in advantage - the decision to try and acquire one is one of [[Risk/Reward]]. [[Pick-Ups]] do often have high levels of [[Clickability]] if they need to be activated to be picked up.		[[Pick-Ups]] are either [[Resources]] and then provide [[Resource Locations]], or they are [[Resource Sources]] which provide opportunities to get the [[Resources]] without actually being them themselves. [[Pick-Ups]] are typically very limited in whatever sense they are used since they often only represent one or a few instances of something. [[Pick-Ups]] are a common way to provide [[Renewable Resources]] to players in the form of [[Game Items]], e.g. to let them acquire [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], or [[Health]]. When the [[Resources]] collected in this way are needed for completing goals, the [[Collecting]] of the [[Pick-Ups]] become [[Supporting Goals]] which encourages [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Movement]], and possibly [[Maneuvering]], in [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. When [[Pick-Ups]] require extra time or resources - and especially if their content is not known in advantage - the decision to try and acquire one is one of [[Risk/Reward]]. [[Pick-Ups]] do often have high levels of [[Clickability]] if they need to be activated to be picked up.

	As [[Pac-Man]] shows, [[Pick-Ups]] make clear goal objectives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals since they are usually easy to distinguish by having [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and successfully [[Collecting]] them have clear effects on [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. For this reason also, the absence of [[Pick-Ups]] from a location can form [[Traces]] that players can use to infer previous activities in the game.		As [[Pac-Man]] shows, [[Pick-Ups]] make clear goal objectives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals since they are usually easy to distinguish by having [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and successfully [[Collecting]] them have clear effects on [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], and [[Levels]]. For this reason also, the absence of [[Pick-Ups]] from a location can form [[Traces]] that players can use to infer previous activities in the game.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Characters]],		[[Characters]],
	[[Experience Points]],		[[Experience Points]],
			[[Game Boards]],
	[[Game Items]],		[[Game Items]],
	[[Game Worlds]],		[[Game Worlds]],

Staffan Björk at 13:52, 5 September 2015

2015-09-05T13:52:15Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Pick-Ups]] are [[Resource Locations]], typically very limited ~~ones~~ since they often only represent one or a few instances of something. [[Pick-Ups]] are a common way to provide [[Renewable Resources]] to players in the form of [[Game Items]], e.g. to let them acquire [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], or [[Health]]. When the [[Resources]] collected in this way are needed for completing goals, the [[Collecting]] of the [[Pick-Ups]] become [[Supporting Goals]] which encourages [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Movement]], and possibly [[Maneuvering]], in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. When [[Pick-Ups]] require extra time or resources - and especially if their content is not known in advantage - the decision to try and acquire one is one of [[Risk/Reward]]. [[Pick-Ups]] do often have high levels of [[Clickability]] if they need to be activated to be picked up.		[[Pick-Ups]] are either [[Resources]] and then provide [[Resource Locations]], or they are [[Resource Sources]] which provide opportunities to get the [[Resources]] without actually being them themselves. [[Pick-Ups]] are typically very limited in whatever sense they are used since they often only represent one or a few instances of something. [[Pick-Ups]] are a common way to provide [[Renewable Resources]] to players in the form of [[Game Items]], e.g. to let them acquire [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], or [[Health]]. When the [[Resources]] collected in this way are needed for completing goals, the [[Collecting]] of the [[Pick-Ups]] become [[Supporting Goals]] which encourages [[Game World Exploration]] and [[Movement]], and possibly [[Maneuvering]], in [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. When [[Pick-Ups]] require extra time or resources - and especially if their content is not known in advantage - the decision to try and acquire one is one of [[Risk/Reward]]. [[Pick-Ups]] do often have high levels of [[Clickability]] if they need to be activated to be picked up.

	As [[Pac-Man]] shows, [[Pick-Ups]] make clear goal objectives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals since they are usually easy to distinguish by having [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and successfully [[Collecting]] them have clear effects on [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. For this reason also, the absence of [[Pick-Ups]] from a location can form [[Traces]] that players can use to infer previous activities in the game.		As [[Pac-Man]] shows, [[Pick-Ups]] make clear goal objectives for [[Gain Ownership]] goals since they are usually easy to distinguish by having [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]] and successfully [[Collecting]] them have clear effects on [[Game Worlds]] and [[Levels]]. For this reason also, the absence of [[Pick-Ups]] from a location can form [[Traces]] that players can use to infer previous activities in the game.
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	[[Gain Ownership]],		[[Gain Ownership]],
	[[Resource Locations]],		[[Resource Locations]],
			[[Resource Sources]],
			[[Resources]],
	[[Renewable Resources]],		[[Renewable Resources]],
	[[Risk/Reward]],		[[Risk/Reward]],

Staffan Björk at 13:48, 5 September 2015

2015-09-05T13:48:38Z

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	While [[Pick-Ups]] are typically created by modifying [[Game Items]], they can be created specifically as [[Pick-Ups]] through being [[Power-Ups]] which gives players instantaneous advantages often consisting of [[Improved Abilities\|Improved]] or [[Privileged Abilities]]. Other specific [[Pick-Ups]] are those whose only function is to increase players' [[Scores]], as e.g. the ordinary ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] does, or to give extra [[Lives]]. For those that are [[Game Items]] however, it is even more motivated to consider the use of [[Inventories]] than for other types of [[Game Items]] since [[Pick-Ups]] inherently imply that they will be taken and collected.		While [[Pick-Ups]] are typically created by modifying [[Game Items]], they can be created specifically as [[Pick-Ups]] through being [[Power-Ups]] which gives players instantaneous advantages often consisting of [[Improved Abilities\|Improved]] or [[Privileged Abilities]]. Other specific [[Pick-Ups]] are those whose only function is to increase players' [[Scores]], as e.g. the ordinary ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] does, or to give extra [[Lives]]. For those that are [[Game Items]] however, it is even more motivated to consider the use of [[Inventories]] than for other types of [[Game Items]] since [[Pick-Ups]] inherently imply that they will be taken and collected.

	An option for [[Pick-Ups]] is to only have them appear as [[Game Items]] until they are retrieved, after which they lose their identity as individual objects and increase some numerical representation in [[Abstract Player Constructs]], [[Characters]], or [[Inventories]] (for the last case, this means that [[Pick-Ups]] modulates [[Inventories]] rather than the other way around).		An option for [[Pick-Ups]] is to only have them appear as [[Game Items]] until they are retrieved, after which they lose their identity as individual objects and increase some numerical representation in [[Abstract Player Constructs]], [[Characters]], or [[Inventories]] (for the last case, this means that [[Pick-Ups]] modulates [[Inventories]] rather than the other way around). When used as such, [[Pick-Ups]] are in essence localized sources for [[Non-Localized Resources]] and common examples of [[Resources]] available through this design solution include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], and [[Health]] (energy and [[Experience Points]] are less common but found in [[Zombie Lane]] and [[Ravenwood Fair]]). Similarly, even though any type of [[Game Items]] may have new instances introduced into games through [[Game Element Insertion]], this is more often used for non-unique [[Pick-Ups]].
	When used as such, [[Pick-Ups]] are in essence [[Resources]] and common examples of [[Resources]] ~~using~~ this design solution include [[Ammunition]], [[Armor]], and [[Health]] (energy and [[Experience Points]] are less common but found in [[Zombie Lane]] and [[Ravenwood Fair]]). Similarly, even though any type of [[Game Items]] may have new instances introduced into games through [[Game Element Insertion]], this is more often used for non-unique [[Pick-Ups]].

	While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collection]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].		While [[Pick-Ups]] are likely to give players intrinsic motivation of engaging in [[Collecting]], this can be formalized into explicit [[Collection]] goals, e.g. having to get all the ''pills'' in [[Pac-Man]] to complete a [[Levels\|Level]].
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	[[Resource Locations]],		[[Resource Locations]],
	[[Renewable Resources]],		[[Renewable Resources]],
	~~[[Resources]],~~
	[[Risk/Reward]],		[[Risk/Reward]],
	[[Supporting Goals]],		[[Supporting Goals]],
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	[[Maneuvering]],		[[Maneuvering]],
	[[Movement]],		[[Movement]],
			[[Non-Localized Resources]],
			[[Resources]],
	[[Scores]]		[[Scores]]

Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

2015-07-29T09:05:52Z

Can Instantiate

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	[[Game World Exploration]],		[[Game World Exploration]],
	[[Gain Ownership]],		[[Gain Ownership]],
	[[~~Renewable~~ Locations]],		[[Resource Locations]],
	[[Renewable Resources]],		[[Renewable Resources]],
	[[Resources]],		[[Resources]],