http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/ 2012-05-16T18:24:36-07:00 http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/ http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/lib/tpl/arctic/images/favicon.ico text/html 2011-11-03T18:22:47-07:00 http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1320369767&do=diff * Home * Level Patterns * Quest Patterns * Worked Examples * Games Analyzed * Design Patterns Projects * Contact Information * [Internal] text/html 2011-06-09T19:47:41-07:00 http://rpgpatterns.soe.ucsc.edu/doku.php?id=start&rev=1307674061&do=diff The design of role-playing games is very complex, and involves an intricate interweaving of narrative, quest design, and level design. This project aims to better understand RPG design through an analysis of design patterns in existing RPGs. These patterns identify common design practices at many different levels of granularity: from small-scale design decisions such as available actions and level elements to broader considerations such as game-wide quest structure and level organization. An imp…