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== Using the pattern ==
== Using the pattern ==
[[Point of Interest Indications]] can be used with all different types of ways of presenting [[Game Worlds]], i.e. [[First-Person Views|First-Person]], [[Third-Person Views|Third-Person]], and [[God Views]].


=== Diegetic Aspects ===
=== Diegetic Aspects ===
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== Consequences ==
== Consequences ==


== Relations ==
[[God Views]]
[[Clues]]


Since [[Point of Interest Indications]] can represent perceptual abilities of [[Characters]] in games with [[First-Person Views]], the pattern can imply such as well as [[Player/Character Skill Composites]].
[[Point of Interest Indications]]
=== Can Modulate ===
[[Clues]],
[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
[[Killcams]]


== Relations ==
=== Can Instantiate ===
=== Can Instantiate ===
 
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==== with [[First-Person Views]] ====
[[Characters]],  
[[Characters]],  
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=== Can Modulate ===
=== Can Modulate ===
[[Clues]],
[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],  
[[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],  
[[First-Person Views]],  
[[First-Person Views]],  
[[Game Worlds]],
[[God Views]],
[[Third-Person Views]]
[[Third-Person Views]]


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=== Can Be Modulated By ===
=== Can Be Modulated By ===
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=== Possible Closure Effects ===
=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 14:05, 9 August 2011

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This pattern is a still a stub.

See Linderoth (2010)<ref name="Linderoth"/> for details on how Point of Interest Indications affect how players learn to play games.

Examples

Using the pattern

Point of Interest Indications can be used with all different types of ways of presenting Game Worlds, i.e. First-Person, Third-Person, and God Views.

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narrative Aspects

Consequences

Since Point of Interest Indications can represent perceptual abilities of Characters in games with First-Person Views, the pattern can imply such as well as Player/Character Skill Composites.

Point of Interest Indications


Can Modulate

Clues, Diegetically Outstanding Features,

Can Be Instantiated By

Killcams

Relations

Can Instantiate

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Characters, Player/Character Skill Composites

Can Modulate

Clues, Diegetically Outstanding Features, First-Person Views, Game Worlds, God Views, Third-Person Views

Can Be Instantiated By

Killcams

Can Be Modulated By

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

-

History

New pattern created in this wiki. However, it was first reported as a design feature in games by Linderoth (2010)<ref name="Linderoth"/>.

References

<references> <ref name="Linderoth">Linderoth, J. (2010). Why gamers donʼt learn more - An ecological approach to games as learning environment, in Nordic DiGRA 2010.</ref> </references>

Acknowledgements

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