Decay
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[hide]Synopsis
| A phase of gameplay of reestablishment after an engagement. |
Relationships
Context:
R-A-E-D Iterations 
, Gameplay File:M385px-Gameplay-front-v20.png, Emotional Script 
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Peers:
Relaxation 
, Anticipation 
, Engagement 
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May use:
Music 
, Dialogue 
, Entrainment 
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Description
Decay is a phase in the game's Emotional Script. It has a short duration, and aims at leading or supporting the player while changing from a state of high arousal (as Engagement) to a state of low arousal (as Relaxation). Usually these several phases relate in a iterated sequence (R-A-E-D Iterations).
Considering the goal of moving between physiological resonance states, techniques using Entrainment (including Music) are interesting to the implementation of Decay. Some designers also opted to explicitly informing the player about the change in arousal states through Dialogue.
Examples
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