What is the rhythm of player support?

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What is the rhythm of player support? #233

Closed tannerwelsh closed 8 years ago

tannerwelsh commented 8 years ago

Context

Player support "wraps" the game mechanics, so it needs to both match the game rhythm and provide any additional supporting rhythm.

This is 1/2 of a broken up issue #74

Criteria

[x] Determine any additional rhythms that player support provides on top of game rhythms
[x] Articulate the rites of passages / progress markers in player support
Principles razor

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[x] Cultivate a learning community.
[x] Prioritize scale over quality
[x] Align incentives
[x] Build a team game
[x] Trust people's intentions and potential
[x] Enable self-organization & self-determination
[x] Map feedback loops
[x] Optimize for agility
[x] Simulation not preparation
[x] Sustain the tension between individual and collective gain

tannerwelsh commented 8 years ago

Submitted PR: #234

shereefb commented 8 years ago

Moving to testing since this issue needs to be compatible with #211 and #222

tannerwelsh commented 8 years ago

@awolfinthewind does the proposed solution here jive with your issue #211? @simonlguild does the proposed solution here jive with your issue #222?

(see PR #234)

tannerwelsh commented 8 years ago

Summary of proposal:

Player support sets the length of a cycle at 1 week
Player support further defines a "phase" as a 5-week period, and a "stage" as a 10-week period

awolfinthewind commented 8 years ago

I'm good with the above proposal @tannerwelsh

simonlguild commented 8 years ago

I am assuming the the first stage is not 10 weeks long, stages 2 through 5 are 10 week periods, then after that there will be other determining factors to go from Creator, to Practitioner. If this is the case then a "stage" is not a 10 week period. Not sure what a good definition would be. It looks like there are three main gates here.

How to enter as an Aspirant
How to move to become an Apprentice which puts one on a progression through 4 x 10 week periods
How to move from Creator to Practitioner

tannerwelsh commented 8 years ago

Responding to @simonlguild:

For the purpose of simplicity, my proposal is to only define phases and stages within the time bounds of the 40 weeks of player support. Phase 0, Stage 0 starts on day one of a learner receiving player support with their cohort.

There is no "pre-start" stage, or "post-game" stage. For now. Stages only cover the time when support is actually offered.

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