The effect of latency on user performance in Real-Time Strategy games

Computer Networks

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-70

  Claypool, Mark ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Network games; QoS; Quality of Service; Real Time Strategy

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS (FPS) GAMES; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS (ISP); NETWORK GAMES; REAL-TIME STRATEGY (RTS) GAMES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 21444439385     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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