Unsynchronized multiplayer networked games: feasibility with time rewind

Authors:
Hesam Rahimi;Saurabh Ratti;Ali Asghar Nazari Shirehjini;Shervin Shirmohammadi
Affiliations:
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Venue:
Proceedings of the 9th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings of latency testing on a game with time rewind player abilities, built on a proposed engine with the concept of unsynchronized networked game instances.