Distributed Virtual Environments (DVEs), like Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG)
are attracting millions of users from all over the world. However, as the number of …

As smart players often win MMOG sessions by adopting frantic gaming strategies along the
game evolution, also the system activities concerned with the distributed support of MMOGs …

With the substantial development of digital technologies in multimedia, network
communication and user interfaces, we are seeing an increasing number of applications of …

Dead-Reckoning (DR) is an effective method to maintain consistency for Continuous
Distributed Multiplayer Games (CDMG). Since DR can filter most unnecessary state updates …

Abstract Virtual Reality Serious Games (VR-SGs) integrate immersive virtual reality (VR)
technology with instruction-oriented serious games (SGs), aiming to improve the efficiency of …

Multiplayer online 3D games are becoming very popular in recent years. However, existing
games require the complete game content to be installed prior to game playing. Since the …

The most important asset of a Massively Multiplayer Online Game is its world state, as it
represents the combined efforts and progress of all its participants. Thus, it is extremely …

In today's gaming world, a player expects the same play experience whether playing on a
local network or online with many geographically distant players on congested networks …

In the past decade, a lot of research work has been conducted to support collaborative
visualization among remote users over the networks, allowing them to visualize and …

Revenues generated by video games typically surpass those provided by the
cinematography industry. The pace of development in hardware and software networking …