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| "pattern_name": "Buttons", |
| "description": "Buttons are game elements, which players can use to activate events or actions in the game world.", |
| "content": [], |
| "using_the_pattern": [ |
| "[[Buttons]] can be sticky, i. e. they stay pressed allowing the players to know if the [[Button]] is activated or not. If the [[Button]] can be pressed again to inactivate it, this can be used to create [[Reversability]], while those that cannot be changed back enforce [[Irreversible Actions]]. Buttons, which are not sticky, can cycle through a series of states, for example, pressing a button repeatedly can let a player decide which of the three doors are open." |
| ], |
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| "[[Buttons]] are simple [[Controllers]] that allow for a limited range of actions. Their use is trivial to understand, although the effect of activating a [[Button]] may be complex and have long-term consequences." |
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| "Controllers" |
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| "Modulates": [], |
| "Instantiated by": [], |
| "Modulated by": [ |
| "Reversability", |
| "Irreversible Actions" |
| ], |
| "Potentially conflicting with": [] |
| }, |
| "examples": [ |
| "In the early first-person computer roleplaying game Dungeon Master the buttons and levers on the walls are used to open doors, walls, and sections of the floor." |
| ], |
| "label": "5. Game Design Patterns for Game Elements", |
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| "name": "Reversability", |
| "file": "Reversability" |
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| "name": "Irreversible Actions", |
| "file": "IrreversibleActions" |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Controllers", |
| "file": "Controllers" |
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| "date_processed": "2025-04-26", |
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