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	When the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] are focused upon the challenges players met (rather than players' [[Abilities]], [[Gameplay Engines]], [[Scores]], etc. that lead to a [[Runaway Leader]]), the pattern can create		When the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] are focused upon the challenges players met (rather than players' [[Abilities]], [[Gameplay Engines]], [[Scores]], etc. that lead to a [[Runaway Leader]]), the pattern can create
	[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] in a game. Using [[Geometric Progression]] to create [[Positive Feedback Loops]] often makes [[Combos]] exist in games as well as offering players [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Value of Effort]] when that effort is connected to making the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] occur. When the [[Geometric Progression]] occurs through [[Investments]], the [[~~Positve~~ Feedback Loops]] that occur can also give rise to [[Tension]] (if they can be lost) and [[Timing]] (in that one may need to know when to collect on one's [[Investments]]).		[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] in a game. Using [[Geometric Progression]] to create [[Positive Feedback Loops]] often makes [[Combos]] exist in games as well as offering players [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Value of Effort]] when that effort is connected to making the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] occur. When the [[Geometric Progression]] occurs through [[Investments]], the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] that occur can also give rise to [[Tension]] (if they can be lost) and [[Timing]] (in that one may need to know when to collect on one's [[Investments]]).

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	Players that perform well in a game typically receive some form of reward. When the reward makes performing the same action again easier, this creates a [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]]. However, the "positive" aspect simply denotes an increase and not a positive effect for the player; another type of [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] in a game is to provide harder challenges to players that succeed with the existing ones.		Players that perform well in a game typically receive some form of reward. When the reward makes performing the same action again easier, this creates a [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]]. However, the "positive" aspect simply denotes an increase and not a positive effect for the player; another type of [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] in a game is to provide harder challenges to players that succeed with the existing ones.

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	''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''		''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''

	~~This pattern is~~ a ~~still~~ a ~~stub~~.		Players that perform well in a game typically receive some form of reward. When the reward makes performing the same action again easier, this creates a [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]]. However, the "positive" aspect simply denotes an increase and not a positive effect for the player; another type of [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] in a game is to provide harder challenges to players that succeed with the existing ones.


	Wikipedia has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback page] on [[Positive Feedback Loops]]. The chapter ''Games as Cybernetic Systems'' in Rules of Play<ref name="rop"/> look extensively at positive and negative feedback loops and their use in games.		Wikipedia has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback page] on [[Positive Feedback Loops]]. The chapter ''Games as Cybernetic Systems'' in Rules of Play<ref name="rop"/> look extensively at positive and negative feedback loops and their use in games.

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	Wikipedia has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback page] on [[Positive Feedback Loops]]. The chapter ''Games as Cybernetic Systems'' in Rules of Play<ref name="rop"/> look extensively at positive and negative feedback loops and their use in games.		Wikipedia has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback page] on [[Positive Feedback Loops]]. The chapter ''Games as Cybernetic Systems'' in Rules of Play<ref name="rop"/> look extensively at positive and negative feedback loops and their use in games.

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	[[Chess]] and [[Monopoly]] both exhibit [[Positive Feedback Loops]] in that players that have a lead in number of pieces or money (respectively) tend to expand that lead more and more until they have won the games.		[[Chess]] and [[Monopoly]] both exhibit [[Positive Feedback Loops]] in that players that have a lead in number of pieces or money (respectively) tend to expand that lead more and more until they have won the games. Managing to build effective decks in [[Dominion]], [[Mystic Vale]] or [[Thunderstone]] lets players get better cards that further improves the effectiveness of those decks.

	Games that are built very strictly around one [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] include [[Cookie Clicker]], [[Cow Clicker]], and [[Progress Quest]].		Games that are built very strictly around one [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] include [[FarmVille]], [[Cookie Clicker]], [[Cow Clicker]], and [[Progress Quest]].

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==

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			Wikipedia has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback page] on [[Positive Feedback Loops]]. The chapter ''Games as Cybernetic Systems'' in Rules of Play<ref name="rop"/> look extensively at positive and negative feedback loops and their use in games.

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	== References ==		== References ==
	-		<references>
			<ref name="rop">Salen, K. & Zimmerman, E. 2003. ''Rules of Play''. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-24045-1.</ref>
			</references>

	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==
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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
			[[Chess]] and [[Monopoly]] both exhibit [[Positive Feedback Loops]] in that players that have a lead in number of pieces or money (respectively) tend to expand that lead more and more until they have won the games.

	Games that are built very strictly around one [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] include [[Cookie Clicker]], [[Cow Clicker]], and [[Progress Quest]].		Games that are built very strictly around one [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] include [[Cookie Clicker]], [[Cow Clicker]], and [[Progress Quest]].

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===

	~~==== Anti-Examples ====~~		Games that are built very strictly around one [[Positive Feedback Loops\|Positive Feedback Loop]] include [[Cookie Clicker]], [[Cow Clicker]], and [[Progress Quest]].
	~~optional~~

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
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	Providing players with the possibility to create [[Gameplay Engines]] is a typical reason to have [[Positive Feedback Loops]] in games. Another is to the wish that the game should have certain systemic properties as part of a		Providing players with the possibility to create [[Gameplay Engines]] is a typical reason to have [[Positive Feedback Loops]] in games. Another is to the wish that the game should have certain systemic properties as part of a
	[[Critical Gameplay Design]].		[[Critical Gameplay Design]].

	A general approach to creating [[Positive Feedback Loops]] is to make use of [[Geometric Progression]] for [[Rewards]] or effects of player actions where the [[Rewards]] and effects also make the actions easier to do in the future. Since such [[Rewards]] often take the form of [[Resources]] (or access to [[Units]]), the use of [[Positive Feedback Loops]] heavily affect how these work in a game.		A general approach to creating [[Positive Feedback Loops]] is to make use of [[Geometric Progression]] for [[Rewards]] or effects of player actions where the [[Rewards]] and effects also make the actions easier to do in the future. Since such [[Rewards]] often take the form of [[Resources]] (or access to [[Units]]), the use of [[Positive Feedback Loops]] heavily affect how these work in a game.

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	Several different [[Positive Feedback Loops]] can exist in a game. For example, in [[Dominion]] players can have [[Positive Feedback Loops]] related to gaining [[Cards]] with actions or purchase ability or those related to gaining [[Cards]] that increase their [[Scores]]. Knowing when to start focusing on the latter due to the game being about to end is a skill in this game, and shows how the presence of the [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]]		Several different [[Positive Feedback Loops]] can exist in a game. For example, in [[Dominion]] players can have [[Positive Feedback Loops]] related to gaining [[Cards]] with actions or purchase ability or those related to gaining [[Cards]] that increase their [[Scores]]. Knowing when to start focusing on the latter due to the game being about to end is a skill in this game, and shows how the presence of the [[Construction/Scoring Phase Shift]]
	pattern can affect [[Positive Feedback Loops]].		pattern can affect [[Positive Feedback Loops]].

	~~==== with [[Geometric Progression]] and [[Investments]] ====~~
	~~[[Tension]],~~
	~~[[Timing]]~~

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	When the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] are focused upon the challenges players met (rather than players' [[Abilities]], [[Gameplay Engines]], [[Scores]], etc. that lead to a [[Runaway Leader]]), the pattern can create		When the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] are focused upon the challenges players met (rather than players' [[Abilities]], [[Gameplay Engines]], [[Scores]], etc. that lead to a [[Runaway Leader]]), the pattern can create
	[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] in a game. Using [[Geometric Progression]] to create [[Positive Feedback Loops]] often makes [[Combos]] exist in games as well as offering players [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Value of Effort]] when that effort is connected to making the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] occur.		[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] in a game. Using [[Geometric Progression]] to create [[Positive Feedback Loops]] often makes [[Combos]] exist in games as well as offering players [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Value of Effort]] when that effort is connected to making the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] occur. When the [[Geometric Progression]] occurs through [[Investments]], the [[Positve Feedback Loops]] that occur can also give rise to [[Tension]] (if they can be lost) and [[Timing]] (in that one may need to know when to collect on one's [[Investments]]).

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	When the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] are focused upon the challenges players met (rather than players' [[Abilities]], [[Gameplay Engines]], [[Scores]], etc. that lead to a [[Runaway Leader]]), the pattern can create		When the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] are focused upon the challenges players met (rather than players' [[Abilities]], [[Gameplay Engines]], [[Scores]], etc. that lead to a [[Runaway Leader]]), the pattern can create
	[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] in a game.		[[Ever Increasing Difficulty]] in a game. Using [[Geometric Progression]] to create [[Positive Feedback Loops]] often makes [[Combos]] exist in games as well as offering players [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Value of Effort]] when that effort is connected to making the [[Positive Feedback Loops]] occur.

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