Prompting Techniques - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:31, 27 July 2014

2014-07-27T08:31:34Z

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	[[Prompting Techniques]] can be introduced both as ways to communicate that specific types of [[Scenes]] should start and as ways to communicate that ongoing [[Scenes]] should end. The primary concern when designing them is to find prompts that are easily noticed but maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] or at least do not disrupt other activities (the ''feather play'' technique mentioned above is an example of the latter). This often means that it makes sense to have different [[Prompting Techniques]] for different types of [[Scenes]].		[[Prompting Techniques]] can be introduced both as ways to communicate that specific types of [[Scenes]] should start and as ways to communicate that ongoing [[Scenes]] should end. While the pattern can work for any type of [[Enactment]] it seems to be used more to modulate [[Physical Enactment]], quite likely because it can allow [[Live Action Roleplaying]] to continue without any non-diegetic interruptions.

			The primary concern when designing them is to find prompts that are easily noticed but maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] or at least do not disrupt other activities (the ''feather play'' technique mentioned above is an example of the latter). This often means that it makes sense to have different [[Prompting Techniques]] for different types of [[Scenes]].

	[[Prompting Techniques]] are typically invitations or suggestions to change [[Scenes]] but may be demands when they come from [[Game Masters]] instead of players.		[[Prompting Techniques]] are typically invitations or suggestions to change [[Scenes]] but may be demands when they come from [[Game Masters]] instead of players.
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Prompting Techniques]] are one specific type of [[Meta-Techniques]] that can support players' [[Enactment]]. It does this through removing some reasons for introducing [[Non-Diegetic Communication]], and thereby help players maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] during their [[Enactment]].		[[Prompting Techniques]] are one specific type of [[Meta-Techniques]] that can support players' [[Enactment]] or [[Physical Enactment]]. It does this through removing some reasons for introducing [[Non-Diegetic Communication]], and thereby help players maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] during their [[Enactment]].

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	[[Enactment]],		[[Enactment]],
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	[[Scenes]]		[[Scenes]]

Staffan Björk at 13:57, 5 July 2014

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	''Prompts players can use while roleplaying to communicate intentions about changing scenes without breaking the diegesis.''		''Prompts players can use while roleplaying to communicate intentions about changing scenes without breaking the diegesis.''

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	[[Prompting Techniques]] can be introduced both as ways ~~of communicating~~ that specific types of [[Scenes]] should start or that ongoing [[Scenes]] should end. The primary concern when designing them is to find prompts that are easily noticed but maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] or at least do not disrupt other activities (the ''feather play'' technique mentioned above is an example of the latter). This often means that it makes sense to have different [[Prompting Techniques]] for different types of [[Scenes]].		[[Prompting Techniques]] can be introduced both as ways to communicate that specific types of [[Scenes]] should start and as ways to communicate that ongoing [[Scenes]] should end. The primary concern when designing them is to find prompts that are easily noticed but maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] or at least do not disrupt other activities (the ''feather play'' technique mentioned above is an example of the latter). This often means that it makes sense to have different [[Prompting Techniques]] for different types of [[Scenes]].

	[[Prompting Techniques]] are typically invitations or suggestions to change [[Scenes]] but may be demands when they come from [[Game Masters]] instead of players.		[[Prompting Techniques]] are typically invitations or suggestions to change [[Scenes]] but may be demands when they come from [[Game Masters]] instead of players.
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	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
	As a way of letting players signal to each other how gameplay should be shaped, [[Prompting Techniques]] can be seen as a [[:Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]].		As a way of letting players signal to each other how gameplay should be shaped, [[Prompting Techniques]] can be seen as an [[:Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk at 13:55, 5 July 2014

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	''~~The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics~~.''		''Prompts players can use while roleplaying to communicate intentions about changing scenes without breaking the diegesis.''

	~~This pattern~~ is a ~~still a stub~~.		In Live Action Roleplaying, gameplay is quite often divided into scenes. However, the time to change from one scene to another may not be obvious to all involved, especially if this is something players have influence over, and the players do in these cases need to communicate about this. [[Prompting Techniques]] are ways players can make other players aware of their preferences without having to break scenes or say things that are out of place for a game's diegesis.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	''Feather Play''<ref name="Feather_Play"/> ~~is a technique that~~ allows a discrete way ~~of indicating~~ to other players that one wishes to initiate a sexual encounter ~~without interrupting gameplay~~. ''The Liquor on the Table''<ref name="The_Liquor_on_the_Table"/> is ~~another that is used~~ to show that ~~players~~ should ~~bring conflict~~ to ~~a breaking point~~ in a scene.		[[Prompting Techniques]] have been developed for [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]]. ''Feather Play''<ref name="Feather_Play"/> allows players to indicate in a discrete way to other players that one wishes to initiate a sexual encounter . ''The Liquor on the Table''<ref name="The_Liquor_on_the_Table"/> is allows players in a bar environment to show the other players that they should strive to set in motion the events they had planned for the scene.


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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Prompting Techniques]] are one specific type of [[Meta-Techniques]].		[[Prompting Techniques]] are one specific type of [[Meta-Techniques]] that can support players' [[Enactment]]. It does this through removing some reasons for introducing [[Non-Diegetic Communication]], and thereby help players maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] during their [[Enactment]].

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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
			[[Enactment]],
	[[Scenes]]		[[Scenes]]

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2014-07-05T13:42:09Z

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Diegetic Consistency]],		[[Prompting Techniques]] can be introduced both as ways of communicating that specific types of [[Scenes]] should start or that ongoing [[Scenes]] should end. The primary concern when designing them is to find prompts that are easily noticed but maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] or at least do not disrupt other activities (the ''feather play'' technique mentioned above is an example of the latter). This often means that it makes sense to have different [[Prompting Techniques]] for different types of [[Scenes]].
	[[Scenes]]
			[[Prompting Techniques]] are typically invitations or suggestions to change [[Scenes]] but may be demands when they come from [[Game Masters]] instead of players.

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
	As mentioned above, [[Prompting Techniques]] is a way to avoid [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby support [[Diegetic Consistency]],		As mentioned above, [[Prompting Techniques]] is a way to avoid [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby support [[Diegetic Consistency]].

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===

Staffan Björk: /* Potentially Conflicting With */

2014-07-05T13:33:28Z

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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	-		[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2014-07-05T13:33:02Z

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	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
			As mentioned above, [[Prompting Techniques]] is a way to avoid [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby support [[Diegetic Consistency]],

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
			As a way of letting players signal to each other how gameplay should be shaped, [[Prompting Techniques]] can be seen as a [[:Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]].
	~~=== Narrative Aspects ===~~

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2014-07-05T13:30:01Z

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Meta-Techniques]]		[[Prompting Techniques]] are one specific type of [[Meta-Techniques]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 14:32, 4 July 2014

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			[[Diegetic Consistency]],
			[[Scenes]]

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2014-07-04T14:29:42Z

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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
	~~[[Scenes]]~~
	~~[[Diegetic Consistency]]~~

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			[[Diegetic Consistency]],
	[[Meta-Techniques]]		[[Meta-Techniques]]

	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	-		[[Scenes]]

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

Staffan Björk at 14:17, 4 July 2014

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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
			[[Scenes]]
			[[Diegetic Consistency]]

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===