Integrating Emergence and Progression
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This paper investigates how structures of emergence and progression in games might be integrated. By leveraging the formalism of Machination diagrams, the shape of the mechanics that typically control progression in games are exposed. Two strategies to create mechanics that control progression but exhibit more emergent behavior by including feedback loops are presented and discussed.
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Processes lead to emergence, the birth of unseen combinations of things happening, based on the simple rules that were authored.
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- Authors
- Dormans, J.
- Affiliations
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Dormans, Joris
- ORCID
- Dormans, Joris
- Venue
- DiGRA Digital Library
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Volume
- 6
- ISSN
- 2342-9666
- OpenAlex
- W2187561872
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.75
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Games Research Association Conference
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence in Games
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
- Keywords
- game mechanics, game progression, emergent behavior, feedback loops, game design
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