Requirements of Peer-to-Peer-based Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor Schiele ◽  
Richard Suselbeck ◽  
Arno Wacker ◽  
Jorg Hahner ◽  
Christian Becker ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Online Gaming ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Massively Multiplayer

I3P: A Protocol for Increasing Reliability and Responsiveness in Massively Multiplayer Games

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-149
Author(s):  
Jeremy Kackley ◽  
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Matthew Gambrell ◽  
Jean Gourd ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Gaming ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Multiplayer Games ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Massively Multiplayer

Developing broadband and internet technologies offers possibilities for new ways of minimizing the server bottleneck in online gaming as well as an increase in response and reliability. We look at a peer-to-peer (P2P) approach to circumnavigate some of the reliance on the central server and propose a protocol designed to increase responsiveness and reliability – which is also useful in meeting the unique requirements of a P2P approach.

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