Game Mechanic: Appointments

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Game Mechanic: Appointments
Type	Feedback
Boosts	Engagement, Influence, Time Spent
Personality Type(s)	Achievers, Explorers, Socializers
See Also	Game Design

Traditional Gaming

In Farmville, players are required to return to harvest their crops after a specific amount of time has passed after planting. If they do not return within the specified time period, their crops can rot and the player will not earn the value for harvesting the crop.

Real Life

A very good example for appointment dynamic is the so called "Happy Hours", when you go to a bar in a predetermined time (e.x. between 20.00pm and 22:00pm), order one drink and get two.

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Achievements	Appointments	Behavioral Momentum	Blissful Productivity	Bonuses	Cascading Information Theory	Combos	Community Collaboration
Countdown	Discovery	Epic Meaning	Free Lunch	Infinite Gameplay	Levels	Game Mechanics/Loss Aversion	Lottery
Ownership	Points	Progression	Quests	Reward Schedules	Status	Urgent Optimism	Virality

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