====== Equipment ======
This is another {{tagpage>non-pattern}} and is more related to {{tagpage>general game design}} issues. 

It concerns the game-related **equipment** that is available to the players. The players use the **equipment** to perform actions in the context of the game. **Equipment** refers to the physical device and its capabilities. 

**Equipment**, when used in the context of a game, is referred to as a [[en:patterns:tool|tool]].

The term **equipment** may refer to physical equipment, usually devices such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablets, glasses etc. These devices might have some or all of the capabilities bellow:
    * QR scanning device, NFC or RFID scanner
      * the accompanying QR tags, NFC or RFID tags
    * Proximity sensors
    * Geographical positioning sensors
       * Indoor positioning sensors
    * Accelerometers
    * Cameras, which may be able to recognize patterns
    * Display screens
    * Augmented reality
    * Sound, may include speech synthesis and recognition
      * Sound emission in conjunction with a proximity sensor
    * Communication capabilities (voice, sms, chat etc.)
    * Tactile feedback

The inclusion of this {{tagpage>non-pattern}} is due to the different capabilities of the **equipment**. It has consequences in the design of a game and so it is an important factor to take into account. 

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=== Related patterns ===
[[en:patterns:tool|tool]]

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=== Related heuristics ===
[[en:heuristics:heuristics#3.6]]

[[en:heuristics:heuristics#5.2]]

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