Decision-State Mapping Framework
Overview
A structural model for mapping how players make decisions under shifting pressure, uncertainty, and evolving field information.
Key Points
- Defines internal decision states used by players.
- Explains how uncertainty alters available choices.
- Covers transitions between proactive and reactive states.
- Supports analysis of decision quality without tactical bias.
- Provides a hierarchy for interpreting in game cognition.
Details
Decision State Mapping describes how players evaluate information and select options during competition. Each decision state reflects a player's level of certainty, available lanes, expected threats, and perceived opportunity.
The model identifies states such as proactive initiative, reactive stabilization, defensive collapse, scanning uncertainty, and transition ready posture. Players shift between these states based on sensory input, communication cues, and the rate at which opponents influence the field.
Decision state transitions influence the clarity and timing of movement, shot selection, and communication. This framework enables neutral analysis of in game cognition and supports models of competitive psychology, communication systems, and overall strategy development.
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