DocumentCode
2848430
Title
Reducing Server Load in MMOG via P2P Gossip
Author
Carlini, E. ; Ricci, L. ; Coppola, Massimo
Author_Institution
IMT Lucca, Lucca, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
22-23 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A fundamental problem for the development of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) is the definition of a mechanism supporting interest management, i.e. determining all the entities of the virtual world that are relevant for a given peer. To this end, we propose a hybrid architecture combining centralized and P2P solutions. Our proposal exploits a P2P gossip-based approach supporting a best-effort resolution of interest management, so that it can be mostly supported through the P2P overlay, with minimal intervention of a centralized entity.
Keywords
computer games; groupware; network servers; peer-to-peer computing; MMOG; P2P gossip; P2P overlay; P2P solution; centralized solution; hybrid architecture; interest management; massively multiplayer online game; server load reduction; virtual world; Avatars; Computer architecture; Games; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Servers; Tiles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Network and Systems Support for Games (NetGames), 2012 11th Annual Workshop on
Conference_Location
Venice
ISSN
2156-8138
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4576-7
Electronic_ISBN
2156-8138
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NetGames.2012.6404015
Filename
6404015
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