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Rational
Behavior
[JV43] The characteristic of a player that ensures that player
will attempt to obtain “maximum” utility within the context of
a game and its goals. (Also see “Game Theory (economic)” )
Realism
[JM99] School of thought in drama that holds that performances
are more powerful when only elements relevant to dramatic development
are included, and all irrelevant elements are discarded. (Role
Playing Games term)
Relationships
(between players)
[CC82] The relative properties or capabilities (Game World type)
provided to a player in a game. The relationship of two players
can be symmetric or asymmetric, triangular or indirect. See “Symmetric
[CC82]”, “Asymmetric [CC82]”, “Triangular [CC82]” and “Indirect
[CC82]”
Representation
[CC82] The property of a game that provides the player with a
subjective, deliberately simplified and closed view of the world
of the game. (Also see “Closed”, “Interaction”, “Conflict” and
“Safety”)
Resource
management
[TR82] The property of being able (in the game) to take an amount
of something and turn it into more of that something. . (Also
see “Content Navigation”, “Tactical Wargaming” and “Twitch”)
Reward
Penalty Structure
[CC82] The aspect of a game that deals with the relationship of
rewards to penalties for actions within the game. Specifically,
a reward penalty structure is positive if there is no penalty
for losing, but there is a reward for winning (most games are
of this type). An important aspect of the reward penalty structure
is the personal attitude taken by the player when they lose, e.g.,
are they made to feel humiliated.
Role
Playing Games (RPG)
[MISC] A genre classification used for commercial purposes. Does
not necessarily represent a taxonomy class. Role Playing Games
are fantasy games with knights, wizards and dragons. Utlima, the
one with the most rabid following, has been around in various
incarnations for more than 20 years.
Role
[RD74] Character assigned to someone with prescribed pattern
of behavior.
Role
[RD99] (Referring to a DIE HRD Policy Game and as interpreted
by RLC from info presented by R. Duke.) Participatory involvement
of a player in a game, especially as related to decision making
from some game perspective. In Policy games of DIE HRD, roles
fall into the categories of: Gamed Roles, Psuedo Roles and Simulated
Roles
Rules
of the Game
[JV43] The physical laws that give the factual background of the
economic activities under consideration. More specifically, for
every sequence of play and for every player, what payments every
player receives when the play is completed.
Rules
of the Game
[RD74] Actions or behavior incumbent on players, operator and
accounting system which cannot be altered.
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