]> 2026-08-21T02:01:32+00:00 Betrayal 0 en Betrayal consists of the failure to uphold a clear or unspoken agreement with users or players. Games can usually put players in situations in which these agreements are to be forcibly broken or they simply create favourable conditions for them to be broken, either by explicit or implicit rules and mechanics. Betrayal may be driven by individual gain, hidden loyalties, player position, revenge, or forced alliances. There is a potential risk of losing trust when using betrayal. Breaking promises or expectations of these interactors may impact trust between each other, and with the game or computational system. There may be an overlap between betrayal and breaking users, players or interactors’ legitimate expectations and/or particular social norms, either established within the system or the gameworld. There is the potential risk of users losing trust in the system when this pattern is in play. Breaking promises or expectations of these interactors may impact trust between each other, and with the game or computational system. The use of this pattern may violate several interaction design heuristics, such as Visibility of system status (Nielsen) and Keep users in control (Shneiderman), since breaking users’ expectations may undermine their sense of control and trust in the system. Johansson, Magnus, Björn Strååt, and Henricus Verhagen. 2024. ‘Just Because You’re Paranoid, Doesn’t Mean They Aren’t after You – Meaningful Distrust and Game Design Patterns – a Study of 4 Games’. Proceedings of the 27th International Academic Mindtrek Conference (New York, NY, USA), Mindtrek ’24, October 8, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1145/3681716.3681732. Failing to uphold a clear or unspoken agreement with players or users. 2026-03-26T13:53:59Z 2461126.0791551 Betrayal Blatant Lie 0 en Blatant Lie Mimic 0 en Mimic Pattern Name 102 en Pattern Name Related To 102 en skos:related|http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# Related To