Colonists and Hierarchy of Needs

Revision as of 07:21, 22 March 2015

The Ascent Magna Carta has been signed. No longer are colonists slaves or mindless servants. They now have "rights" and motivation, or the lack thereof. They are no longer mindless drones, but have the beginnings of personality and now have the ability to expect some things. So this is how this all works ...

The concept of HoN is that once basic levels of need are satisfied, or mostly satisfied, a person can and will move to the next area of need to become satisfied. The lower on the scale, the less happy, thus less motivated a person is to strive for the loftier things in life. As each area of need is satisfied, a person becomes happier, thus their morale goes up.

I want to take each level on the HoN scale and identify what structures in game address that level. This will let players know more of what they need and why they need it. New structures will be added later to give more options in several levels, but each is being addressed now.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in Psychological Review. Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology, some of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans. Maslow used the terms "physiological", "safety", "belongingness" and "love", "esteem", "self-actualization" and "self-transcendence" to describe the pattern that human motivations generally move through.

Physiological Needs:

"Air, water, and food are metabolic requirements for survival in all animals, including humans. Clothing and shelter provide necessary protection from the elements."

Buildings for 1st level: Residential tower/module, Food in warehouse.

Safety (Security) Needs:

Personal security

Financial security

Health and well-being

Safety net against accidents/illness and their adverse impacts

Buildings for second level: Hospital, Basic Medical Supplies.

Love/Belonging Needs:

Friendship

Intimacy

Family

Buildings for third level: Entertainment Complex

Esteem & Self Actualization Needs:

For game purposes, these two have been combined at present. They are very close and are sometimes blended by some who view the scale in 4 levels.

"'What a man can be, he must be.' This quotation forms the basis of the perceived need for self-actualization. This level of need refers to what a person's full potential is and the realization of that potential. Maslow describes this level as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the most that one can be."

Higher(Tertiary) education is considered a large part of this.

Buildings for 4th/5th level: University, Mine Office Building, Farm Office Building.