Vehicle Sections - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:53, 21 July 2016

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	Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.		Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.

	[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Levels\|Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.		[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Game Boards]] or [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Game Boards]] or [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Levels\|Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.

	While [[Vehicle Sections]] can make use of all types of game world features that other areas can use, it is worth pointing out that [[Obstacles]] and [[Choke Points]] can have more abrupt effects in [[Vehicle Sections]] since players are likely to be moving at higher speeds.		While [[Vehicle Sections]] can make use of all types of game world features that other areas can use, it is worth pointing out that [[Obstacles]] and [[Choke Points]] can have more abrupt effects in [[Vehicle Sections]] since players are likely to be moving at higher speeds.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are [[Transport Routes]] of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].		Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are [[Transport Routes]] of [[Game Boards]], [[Game Worlds]], or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].

	Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].		Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].
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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
			[[Game Boards]],
	[[Game Worlds]],		[[Game Worlds]],
	[[Levels]],		[[Levels]],

Staffan Björk at 07:17, 3 August 2015

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are ~~areas~~ of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].		Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are [[Transport Routes]] of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].

	Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].		Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].
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	[[Excise]],		[[Excise]],
	[[Strategic Knowledge]]		[[Strategic Knowledge]],
			[[Transport Routes]]

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

Kenneth Hullett: /* Acknowledgements */

2012-01-05T21:20:08Z

Acknowledgements

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	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==
	~~Kennart~~ Hullett, Jim Whitehead		Kenneth Hullett, Jim Whitehead

Staffan Björk at 08:27, 1 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 10:20, 30 July 2011

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	''Gameplay areas created for vehicular movement.''		''Gameplay areas created for vehicular movement.''

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however ~~can~~ cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games ~~which mixes~~ [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].		Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games that mix [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].

	Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].		Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].

Staffan Björk at 10:16, 30 July 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	~~=== Can Instantiate ===~~		Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]]. They affect [[Movement]], and in many cases also [[Maneuvering]], by letting players make explicit use of the capabilities of the [[Vehicles]] provided. They can however can cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them without the [[Vehicles]]. In games which mixes [[Vehicle Sections]] with other sections within a continuous [[Game Worlds\|Game World]], knowing where the boundaries between these are is a form of [[Strategic Knowledge]].
	~~[[Strategic Knowledge]]~~

	~~=== Can Modulate ===~~
	Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]].

	[[~~Maneuvering~~]],
	[[~~Movement~~]],


	[[~~Vehicle Sections~~]] can cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them.

	Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].		Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2011-07-30T09:29:38Z

Using the pattern

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	Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.		Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.

	[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.		[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Levels\|Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.

	While [[Vehicle Sections]] can make use of all types of game world features that other areas can use, it is worth pointing out that [[Obstacles]] and [[Choke Points]] can have more abrupt effects in [[Vehicle Sections]] since players are likely to be moving at higher speeds.		While [[Vehicle Sections]] can make use of all types of game world features that other areas can use, it is worth pointing out that [[Obstacles]] and [[Choke Points]] can have more abrupt effects in [[Vehicle Sections]] since players are likely to be moving at higher speeds.

Staffan Björk at 09:29, 30 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	''The coast'' region in [[Half-Life 2]] in mainly an area meant to be traversed using a buggy. [[Crysis]] has two parts of the game specifically designed to support travelling in vehicles - in one case in a main battle tank and in another a vertical takeoffs and landing aircraft. [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and the other games in the [[Halo series]] have several areas designed to using the ''Warthog'' and other vehicles.		''The coast'' region in [[Half-Life 2]] in mainly an area meant to be traversed using a buggy. [[Crysis]] has two parts of the game specifically designed to support travelling in vehicles - in one case in a main battle tank and in another a vertical takeoffs and landing aircraft. [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and the other games in the [[Halo series]] have several areas designed to using the ''Warthog'' and other vehicles.

			Games with huge open worlds, e.g. the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] and the [[Battlefield series]] but also multiplayer maps in the [[Halo series]], can arguably be said to consist mainly of [[Vehicle Sections]]. Building and narrow passages are here the exceptions the [[Vehicle Sections]] and make pedestrian gameplay feasible.

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.		Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.

	[[Obstacles]]		[[Vehicle Sections]] can be emphasized compare to other regions in several ways. One is simply to having entire [[Levels]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] which are intermixed with other [[Levels]] ([[Crysis]] can be seen as an example of this). Another, exemplified by the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Grand Theft Auto series]] from the third installment and forward, is to have most of a [[Level]] be [[Vehicle Sections]] but provide some places where pedestrian movement is required or those lacking [[Vehicles]] can are not disadvantaged.

			While [[Vehicle Sections]] can make use of all types of game world features that other areas can use, it is worth pointing out that [[Obstacles]] and [[Choke Points]] can have more abrupt effects in [[Vehicle Sections]] since players are likely to be moving at higher speeds.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	[[Game Worlds]],		Not too surprising, [[Vehicle Sections]] are areas of [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]] dedicated for using [[Vehicles]].
	[[Levels]],
	[[Maneuvering]],		[[Maneuvering]],
	[[Movement]],		[[Movement]],
	~~[[Vehicles]]~~


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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
			[[Choke Points]],
	[[Obstacles]]		[[Obstacles]]

Staffan Björk at 09:17, 30 July 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them~~; Games~~ where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.		Designing [[Vehicle Sections]] is concerned with presenting players with a different scale between moving in [[Vehicles]] and moving without them - games where one always is inside vehicles with the same capacities could be said to consist entirely of [[Vehicle Sections]] but this also makes talking about the pattern superfluous.

	~~=== Diegetic Aspects ===~~		[[Obstacles]]

	=== ~~Interface Aspects~~ ===		== Consequences ==
			=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Strategic Knowledge]]

			=== Can Modulate ===
			[[Game Worlds]],
			[[Levels]],
			[[Maneuvering]],
			[[Movement]],
			[[Vehicles]]

	~~=== Narrative Aspects ===~~

	~~== Consequences ==~~		[[Vehicle Sections]] can cause [[Excise]] if players intentionally or by mistake traverse them.

	Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].		Since vehicular travel can be assumed to be quicker than "ordinary" travel, [[Vehicle Sections]] can be seen as a halfway alternative between [[Quick Travel]] and ordinary [[Movement]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==


	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Excise]],
	[[Strategic Knowledge]]		[[Strategic Knowledge]]

Staffan Björk at 09:14, 30 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
			''The coast'' region in [[Half-Life 2]] in mainly an area meant to be traversed using a buggy. [[Crysis]] has two parts of the game specifically designed to support travelling in vehicles - in one case in a main battle tank and in another a vertical takeoffs and landing aircraft. [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and the other games in the [[Halo series]] have several areas designed to using the ''Warthog'' and other vehicles.
	''The coast'' region in [[Half-Life 2]] in mainly an area meant to be traversed using a buggy. [[Crysis]] has two parts of the game specifically designed to support travelling in vehicles - in one case in a main battle tank and in another a vertical takeoffs and landing aircraft.

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