An optimistic obsolescence-based approach to event synchronization for massively multiplayer online games

International Journal of Computers and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-43

  Ferretti, S ^a   Roccetti, M ^a   Palazzi, C E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactivity; Massively multiplayer online games; Mirrored game server architecture; Online entertainment

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SEMANTICS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

INTERACTIVITY; MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMES; MIRRORED GAME SERVER ARCHITECTURE; ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 34247643285     PISSN: 1206212X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1206212X.2007.11441830     Document Type: Article

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