✎ en:patterns:co-locality [Design of location-based mobile games]

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======Co-locality======
The players have to coordinate in physical space in order to complete a task. **Co-locality** presupposes a {{tagpage>interaction_between_players|multiplayer}} game.

With **co-locality** the players have to physically be present and in [[en:patterns:proximity|proximity]] to each other in a predefined location in order to jointly carry out a game action. A real world example of this is the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-man_rule|Two-man rule]], a security feature of nuclear missile launch sites.

The opposite implementation is also possible. In this case, players would have to avoid to come [[en:patterns:proximity|too close]] to each other.

Additionally, **co-locality** can amplify the [[en:patterns:spatial_structure|spatial structure]] of a game, especially if the location where the it occurs is predefined and has meaning in the context of a [[en:patterns:narrative|narrative]].

**Co-locality** can be implemented as a case of [[en:patterns:balance_cooperation_and_competition|balance cooperation and competition]]. Players would then enter a temporary [[en:patterns:cooperation|cooperation]] in order to pursue a common goal.

===Example===
**Co-locality** might involve the [[en:patterns:combination|combination]] of [[en:patterns:digital_object|digital object]] in the possession of different players. It could be about the creation of a map from distinct parts.

Another example is the combination of different abilities of players with different [[en:patterns:player_differentiation|roles]]. In the context of the **co-locality** pattern, they might need to be physically close in order to combine their abilities.

=== Related heuristics ===
[[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.5]]

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