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

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====== Proximity ======
Information is revealed or concealed depending on a player's distance to another player or location of interest.

In its simple form it acts as a **hot or cold** kind of pattern, where it gives information of proximity. As a [[en:patterns:tool|game tool]] it could take the form of a **proximity radar** (visual feedback) or **sonar** (sound feedback), or as **dowsing** device (**tactile** feedback) etc.

**Proximity** can be used in order to [[en:patterns:spatial_structure|structure the game space]], especially when it concerns fixes locations. In those cases it can be seen as a pattern on which to implement [[en:patterns:explore|exploration]] or [[en:patterns:fog_of_war|fog of war]]. **Proximity** also offers way to implement variable [[en:patterns:information_awareness|information awareness]], especially if it is used to reveal more than distance information (e.g. identity, or properties of a target).

[[en:patterns:collecting|Collecting]] of [[en:patterns:digital_object|digital objects]] can be implemented through the **proximity** pattern. It can be used as a {{tagpage>trigger}} for other events, for example awarding missions or considering [[en:patterns:puzzle|puzzles]] solved.

Abilities related to [[en:patterns:player_differentiation|player roles]] might be activated through **proximity** as is the case with the [[en:patterns:co-locality|co-locality]] pattern.

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=== Related patterns ===
[[en:patterns:co-locality|co-locality]]

[[en:patterns:competition|competition]]

[[en:patterns:cooperation|cooperation]]

[[en:patterns:explore|exploration]]

[[en:patterns:fog_of_war|fog of war]]

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