Visits - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 11:38, 13 July 2015

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them). Being [[Neighbors]] is typically a requirement for being allowed to make [[Visits]] in [[Massively Single-Player Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]]; [[Tutorial Neighbors]] can be provide to let players be able to make [[Visits]] before having any player [[Neighbors]].		For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them). Being [[Neighbors]], or at least one each others [[Friend Lists]], is typically a requirement for being allowed to make [[Visits]] in [[Massively Single-Player Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]]; [[Tutorial Neighbors]] can be provide to let players be able to make [[Visits]] before having any player [[Neighbors]].

	Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].		Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].
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Staffan Björk at 15:12, 12 June 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them). Being [[Neighbors]] is typically a requirement for being allowed to make [[Visits]] in [[Massively Single-Player Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]].		For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them). Being [[Neighbors]] is typically a requirement for being allowed to make [[Visits]] in [[Massively Single-Player Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]]; [[Tutorial Neighbors]] can be provide to let players be able to make [[Visits]] before having any player [[Neighbors]].

	Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].		Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].
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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

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Staffan Björk at 20:36, 4 June 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	[[FarmVille]] ~~allows~~ players to go to the farms of other players to whom they are neighbors, and while there they can help with harvesting crops.		[[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]] allow players to go to the farms of other players to whom they are neighbors, and while there they can help with harvesting crops.

	[[Borderlands]] allows a form of visit in that players can join other players' campaigns and help them solve individual quests without it affecting their own storyline.		[[Borderlands]] allows a form of visit in that players can join other players' campaigns and help them solve individual quests without it affecting their own storyline.

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them).		For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them). Being [[Neighbors]] is typically a requirement for being allowed to make [[Visits]] in [[Massively Single-Player Games]] such as [[FarmVille]] and [[CityVille]].

	Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].		Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Visits]] are in themselves a form of social activity, and by being so they provide [[Social Interaction]] in games. Since they allow players to notice what other players have achieved during gameplay, they provide a limit form of [[Public Player Statistics]].		[[Visits]] are in themselves a form of social activity, and by being so they provide [[Social Interaction]] in games. Since they allow players to notice what other players (often those that are [[Neighbors]]) have achieved during gameplay, they provide a limit form of [[Public Player Statistics]].

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			[[Neighbors]]

	=== Possible Closure Effects ===		=== Possible Closure Effects ===

Staffan Björk at 21:36, 24 February 2011

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Visits]] are in themselves a form of social activity, and by being so they provide [[Social Interaction]] in games.		[[Visits]] are in themselves a form of social activity, and by being so they provide [[Social Interaction]] in games. Since they allow players to notice what other players have achieved during gameplay, they provide a limit form of [[Public Player Statistics]].

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Staffan Björk at 12:01, 19 February 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]].		For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]]. [[Action Caps]] is typically also applied so that the players themselves do need to do most of the actions affecting their games (i.e. maintaining a [[Value of Effort]] for them).

	Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].		Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].
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Staffan Björk at 15:43, 1 February 2011

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Staffan Björk at 19:09, 30 January 2011

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Staffan Björk at 18:32, 30 January 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]].		For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]]. [[Visits]] are simply a form of [[Movement]] in games to other players' areas where they have a [[Limited Set of Actions]] compared to other parts of the [[Game Worlds\|Game World]].

	~~For [[Visits]] to be possible, a game must provide some sort of area that is the domain of another players, i.e. a [[Private Game Spaces\|Private Game Space]].~~ Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].		Making [[Visits]] possible is usually done to provide [[Social Interaction]] in a way that limits the risks of [[Conflicts]] simply because of the [[Limited Set of Actions]] possible. One way of guaranteeing this is to make the [[Limited Set of Actions]] only consists of [[Altruistic Actions]]. By doing so, they can add [[Social Interaction]] to [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] while maintaining [[Casual Gameplay]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==