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Diegetic interpretations of [[Imminent Death]] are effective because they allow a direct understanding of the situation and they avoid the need to be attentive to some health monitor. Approaches include using the sound of the [[Heartbeat]], which constitutes an evocative and powerful indication of risk, particularly when it becomes the dominant sound. Uneasy [[Breath]] or even [[Grunts]] are also commonly used. | Diegetic interpretations of [[Imminent Death]] are effective because they allow a direct understanding of the situation and they avoid the need to be attentive to some health monitor. Approaches include using the sound of the [[Heartbeat]], which constitutes an evocative and powerful indication of risk, particularly when it becomes the dominant sound. Uneasy [[Breath]] or even [[Grunts]] are also commonly used. | ||
| − | Another diegetic approach is suggesting body collapse through the loss of basic perception. Namely, affecting global sound as if senses | + | Another diegetic approach is suggesting body collapse through the loss of basic perception. Namely, affecting global sound ([[Affected Hearing]]) as if senses became severely compromised is very indicative of the need to find a remediation for that condition. Moreover, the fact that the player no longer hears the diegetic world not only helps to understand how serious the case is but also, more relevantly, redirects the player's focus from the [[Engagement]] to the search for a remediation to the character’s health. |
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Contents
Synopsis
| Urging a change of behaviour to avoid death. |
Relationships
context:
Failure 
, Awareness 
, Emotional Script 
, Window of Opportunity 
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Peers:
Death 
, Ouch! 
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May relate to:
Hurry Up! 
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May use:
Heartbeat 
, Grunts 
, Foley 
, Sound Effects 
, Dialogue 
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Description
Many games implement death through decrements in health as a result of repeated injury. Recovery may depend on self-administering some kind of remedy and/or spending time enough without taking damage. Moreover, recovery often comes at a cost, so it is inevitable to manage some level of injury. The problem is that players may lack the Awareness for imminence of Death and unwittingly (and avoidably) let the PC die.
Providing clear indicators of Imminent Death promotes Awareness for the need to adopt a behaviour that reverses the evolution towards Death. Furthermore, both health and death are concepts with profound semantics and prominent association to emotions and values. That, at least, calls for a meaningful signaling.
Imminent Death is particularly relevant in the heat of an Engagement when the player may be deeply focused in other aspects of the conflict – timing, moves, tool selection, etc. – and attention is diverted from less evident health indicators.
Diegetic interpretations of Imminent Death are effective because they allow a direct understanding of the situation and they avoid the need to be attentive to some health monitor. Approaches include using the sound of the Heartbeat, which constitutes an evocative and powerful indication of risk, particularly when it becomes the dominant sound. Uneasy Breath or even Grunts are also commonly used.
Another diegetic approach is suggesting body collapse through the loss of basic perception. Namely, affecting global sound (Affected Hearing) as if senses became severely compromised is very indicative of the need to find a remediation for that condition. Moreover, the fact that the player no longer hears the diegetic world not only helps to understand how serious the case is but also, more relevantly, redirects the player's focus from the Engagement to the search for a remediation to the character’s health.
Examples
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