MMORPG Player actions: Network performance, session patterns and latency requirements analysis

Multimedia Tools and Applications

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 191-214

  Suznjevic, Mirko ^a   Dobrijevic, Ognjen ^a   Matijasevic, Maja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

MMORPG; Networked game; Patterns; Performance; Player activity

Indexed keywords

MMORPG; NETWORKED GAME; PATTERNS; PERFORMANCE; PLAYER ACTIVITY;

GAME THEORY; MOBILE DEVICES; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STORMS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 69949160355     PISSN: 13807501     EISSN: 15737721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11042-009-0300-1     Document Type: Article

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