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Development And Deployment Of Multiplayer Online Games Vol I

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Author : 'No Bugs' Hare
language : en
Publisher: Development and Deployment of Multiplayer Games
Release Date : 2017-07

Development And Deployment Of Multiplayer Online Games Vol I written by 'No Bugs' Hare and has been published by Development and Deployment of Multiplayer Games this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07 with Computers categories.

Trying to develop your own multiplayer online game can be overwhelming, especially as information on multiplayer specifics is very scarce. The nine-volume Development and Deployment of Multiplayer Games series is an attempt to summarize a body of knowledge that is known in the industry, but is rarely published, let alone published together. The series is highly praised by prominent representatives of the multiplayer gamedev industry. An "Early Praise" page within the book lists several testimonials by people from billion-dollar and/or AAA companies with job titles ranging from Managing Director and CTO to Backend Technical Director and Principal Software Engineer. Genres: From Social Games to MMOFPS, with Stock Exchanges In Between. Development and Deployment of Multiplayer Online Games aims to cover pretty much all the MOG genres - ranging from social games to MMORPGs and MMOFPS. While there are certainly differences between the genres, around 80% of the discussed concepts apply across the board. Level: Intermediate+. This series is not trying to teach very basics of the programming (and is not a book to copy-paste your MOG from). Rather, it is intended for those intermediate developers who want to progress into senior ones, and all the way up to CTOs and architects. In particular, there is no explanation of what event-driven programming is about, what the difference is between optimistic locking and pessimistic locking, why do you need a source control system, and so on. Instead, there will be discussions on how the concept of futures fits into event-driven programming, when the use of optimistic locking makes sense for games, and how to use source control in the presence of unmergeable files. This Volume: Vol. I Vol. I starts Part ARCH(itecture), and includes three Chapters. Chapter 1 discusses Game Design Document (GDD) - mostly concentrating on its multiplayer specifics of GDDs. Chapter 2 explores the all-important aspects of cheating - which is virtually non-existent in single-player games and games between friends, but plays an enormous role in multiplayer games; the resulting analysis leads to Authoritative Server architectures (note that discussion on implementing anti-cheating measures is much longer than it is possible to fit into Vol. I, and will take the whole Vol. VIII). The largest chapter of Vol. I, Chapter 3, is dedicated to typical multiplayer communication flows. Along the course of this discussion, it will cover lots of different topics, including such different things as Client-Side Prediction, Low-Latency Compressible State Sync, Lag Compensation and its dangers, and Inter-DB Async Transfer with Transactional Integrity

The Essential Guide To Creating Multiplayer Games With Godot 4 0

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Author : Henrique Campos
language : en
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2023-12-22

The Essential Guide To Creating Multiplayer Games With Godot 4 0 written by Henrique Campos and has been published by Packt Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-22 with Computers categories.

Level up your Godot 4 networking skills with the only comprehensive multiplayer guide written by experienced game designer and developer, Henrique Campos, featuring dedicated servers and persistent worlds, illustrated with key images in color Key Features Ensure player synchronization and coexistence in a game world Mitigate latency in your multiplayer games to design a seamless shared experience Optimize and debug your games using profilers and monitors to visualize performance Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionThe Essential Guide to Creating Multiplayer Games with Godot 4.0 guides you in exploring the built-in network API for online multiplayer games, offering practical knowledge through concrete use cases. Throughout the book, you'll assume the role of a network engineer in a fictional indie game studio, tackling real-world requests from your peers and gaining expertise in adding new network features to the studio's games. Following step-by-step instructions, you’ll go from making your first network handshake to optimizing online gameplay. You’ll learn how to sync players and pass data over the internet as you add online multiplayer features to a top-down shooter adventure game. This book puts you in a fictional game project team where you set up your first online server before advancing to creating an online chat system and transitioning local gameplay to go online. With a focus on implementing multiplayer features, you’ll create shared world adventures and learn optimization techniques to allow more players to join your virtual world. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to set up a client-server network, implement remote procedure calls (RPCs), sync node properties remotely, and optimize your games to create smooth online multiplayer experiences.What you will learn Understand the fundamentals of networking and remote data exchange between computers Use the Godot game engine's built-in API to set up a network for players Master remote procedure calls and learn how to make function calls on objects remotely Enhance your GDScript proficiency to get the most out of this powerful language Explore industry-standard solutions for common online multiplayer challenges Improve your networking skills and discover how to turn single-player games into multiplayer experiences Who this book is for If you’re involved in game development with Godot and want to add multiplayer capabilities to enrich the shared gaming experience, then this book is for you. You’ll also find this book useful if you’re a network engineer looking to gain hands-on experience with practical projects. To get the most out of this book, a prior understanding of the Godot Engine design philosophy, the GDScript programming language, the SceneTree structure, and how nodes work is essential.

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games

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Author : R.V. Kelly 2
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-11-04

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games written by R.V. Kelly 2 and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-04 with Games & Activities categories.

This book is about the fastest growing form of electronic game in the world--the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). The evolution of these self-contained three-dimensional virtual worlds, often inhabited by thousands of players, is described here. This work also delves into the psychology of the people who inhabit the game universe and explores the development of the unique cultures, economies, moral codes, and slang in these virtual communities. It explains how the games are built, the spin-offs that players create to enhance their game lives, and peeks at the future of MMORPGs as they evolve from a form of amusement to an educational, scientific, and business tool. Based on hundreds of interviews over a three-year period, the work explores reasons people are attracted to and addicted to these games. It also surveys many existing and upcoming games, identifying their unique features and attractions. Two appendices list online addiction organizations and MMORPG information sites.

Multiplayer Game Programming

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Author : Josh Glazer
language : en
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Release Date : 2015-11-20

Multiplayer Game Programming written by Josh Glazer and has been published by Addison-Wesley Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-20 with Computers categories.

The Practical Guide to Building Reliable Networked Multiplayer Games Networked multiplayer games are a multibillion dollar business: some games now attract tens of millions of players. In this practical, code-rich guide, Joshua Glazer and Sanjay Madhav guide you through every aspect of engineering them. Drawing on their immense experience as both game developers and instructors, the authors lead you through building a robust multiplayer architecture, and creating every engine-level system. You’ll learn through in-depth working code examples for two complete games: an action game and a real time strategy (RTS) game. First, Madhav and Glazer review the essentials of networking and network programming from the standpoint of game developers. Next, they walk through managing game data transmission, updating game objects across the network, and organizing the devices that join your game. You’ll learn how to ensure reliable performance despite the Internet’s inherent inconsistencies, and how to design game code for maximum security and scalability. The authors conclude by addressing two increasingly crucial issues: incorporating gamer services and hosting your games in the cloud. This guide’s content has been extensively tested through the authors’ multiplayer game programming courses at USC. It is equally valuable both to students and to working game programmers moving into networked games. Coverage includes How games have evolved to meet the challenges of networked environments Using Internet communication protocols and standards in game development Working with Berkeley Socket, the most widely used networking construct in multiplayer gaming Formatting game data for efficient Internet transmission Synchronizing states so all players share the same world Organizing networking topologies for large-scale games Overcoming latency and jitter problems that cause delays or lost data Scaling games without compromising performance Combating security vulnerabilities and software cheats Leveraging the networking functionality of the popular Unreal 4 and Unity game engines Integrating gamer services such as matchmaking, achievements, and leaderboards Running game servers in the cloud About the Website C++ source code for all examples is available at github.com/MultiplayerBook. Instructors will also find a full set of PowerPoint slides and a sample syllabus.

Game Preview

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Author : Nicolae Sfetcu
language : en
Publisher: Nicolae Sfetcu
Release Date : 2014-05-04

Game Preview written by Nicolae Sfetcu and has been published by Nicolae Sfetcu this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-04 with Games & Activities categories.

A guide for game preview and rules: history, definitions, classification, theory, video game consoles, cheating, links, etc. While many different subdivisions have been proposed, anthropologists classify games under three major headings, and have drawn some conclusions as to the social bases that each sort of game requires. They divide games broadly into, games of pure skill, such as hopscotch and target shooting; games of pure strategy, such as checkers, go, or tic-tac-toe; and games of chance, such as craps and snakes and ladders. A guide for game preview and rules: history, definitions, classification, theory, video game consoles, cheating, links, etc.

Online Multiplayer Games

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Author : William Sims Bainbridge
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-05-31

Online Multiplayer Games written by William Sims Bainbridge and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-31 with Computers categories.

This lecture introduces fundamental principles of online multiplayer games, primarily massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), suitable for students and faculty interested both in designing games and in doing research on them. The general focus is human-centered computing, which includes many human-computer interaction issues and emphasizes social computing, but also, looks at how the design of socio-economic interactions extends our traditional notions of computer programming to cover human beings as well as machines. In addition, it demonstrates a range of social science research methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, that could be used by students for term papers, or by their professors for publications. In addition to drawing upon a rich literature about these games, this lecture is based on thousands of hours of first-hand research experience inside many classic examples, including World of Warcraft, The Matrix Online, Anarchy Online, Tabula Rasa, Entropia Universe, Dark Age of Camelot, Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, Tale in the Desert, EVE Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Pirates of the Burning Sea, and the non-game virtual world Second Life. Among the topics covered are historical-cultural origins of leading games, technical constraints that shape the experience, rolecoding and social control, player personality and motivation, relationships with avatars and characters, virtual professions and economies, social relations inside games, and the implications for the external society. Table of Contents: Introduction / Historical-Cultural Origins / Technical Constraints / Rolecoding and Social Control / Personality and Motivation / Avatars and Characters / Virtual Professions and Economies / Social Relations Inside Games / Implications for External Society

Programming Multiplayer Games

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Author : Andrew Mulholland
language : en
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2004

Programming Multiplayer Games written by Andrew Mulholland and has been published by Wordware Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.

Programming Multiplayer Games provides in-depth coverage of all the major topics associated with online game programming, and gives the programmer easy to follow, step-by-step tutorials on how to create a fully functional network library, back-end MySQL database, and complete working online game. The first part of the book explains the basics of dialog-based Windows programming, covers the use of MySQL and PHP4, and introduces sockets programming. The second part consists of five extensive tutorials that lead the reader through the stages of creating an online game. Book jacket.

Multiplayer

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Author : Thorsten Quandt
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-30

Multiplayer written by Thorsten Quandt and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

In the past decade, digital games have become a widely accepted form of media entertainment, moving from the traditional 'core gamer' community into the mainstream media market. With millions of people now enjoying gaming as interactive entertainment there has been a huge increase in interest in social multiplayer gaming activities. However, despite the explosive growth in the field over the past decade, many aspects of social gaming still remain unexplored, especially from a media and communication studies perspective. Multiplayer: Social Aspects of Digital Gaming is the first edited volume of its kind that takes a closer look at the various forms of human interaction in and around digital games, providing an overview of debates, past and present. The book is divided into five sections that explore the following areas: Social Aspects of Digital Gaming Social Interactions in Virtual Worlds Online Gaming Co-located and Console Gaming Risks and Challenges of Social Gaming This engaging interdisciplinary book will appeal to upper level students, postgrads and researchers in games research, specifically those focusing on new media and digital games, as well as researchers in media studies and mass communication.

Play Between Worlds

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Author : T. L. Taylor
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2009-02-13

Play Between Worlds written by T. L. Taylor and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-13 with Computers categories.

A study of Everquest that provides a snapshot of multiplayer gaming culture, questions the truism that computer games are isolating and alienating, and offers insights into broader issues of work and play, gender identity, technology, and commercial culture. In Play Between Worlds, T. L. Taylor examines multiplayer gaming life as it is lived on the borders, in the gaps—as players slip in and out of complex social networks that cross online and offline space. Taylor questions the common assumption that playing computer games is an isolating and alienating activity indulged in by solitary teenage boys. Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), in which thousands of players participate in a virtual game world in real time, are in fact actively designed for sociability. Games like the popular Everquest, she argues, are fundamentally social spaces. Taylor's detailed look at Everquest offers a snapshot of multiplayer culture. Drawing on her own experience as an Everquest player (as a female Gnome Necromancer)—including her attendance at an Everquest Fan Faire, with its blurring of online—and offline life—and extensive research, Taylor not only shows us something about games but raises broader cultural issues. She considers "power gamers," who play in ways that seem closer to work, and examines our underlying notions of what constitutes play—and why play sometimes feels like work and may even be painful, repetitive, and boring. She looks at the women who play Everquest and finds they don't fit the narrow stereotype of women gamers, which may cast into doubt our standardized and preconceived ideas of femininity. And she explores the questions of who owns game space—what happens when emergent player culture confronts the major corporation behind the game.

Revolution With Generative Ai Trends And Techniques

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Author : N Gayathri
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-07-21

Revolution With Generative Ai Trends And Techniques written by N Gayathri and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-21 with Computers categories.

This book delves into the exciting and rapidly evolving world of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its profound impact on various industries and domains. This comprehensive book brings together leading experts and researchers to explore the cutting-edge advancements, applications, and implications of generative AI technologies. It provides an in-depth exploration of generative AI, which encompasses a range of techniques such as generative adversarial networks (GANs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), and transformer models like GPT-3. It examines how these technologies enable machines to generate content, including text, images, audio, and more, that closely mimics human creativity and intelligence. The book's multidisciplinary approach allows it to cater to a wide range of readers with varying levels of expertise and interests in generative AI.