Centralized Server
Architecture
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states
Simulate Collect Events
events
Game
Game
or States
Game Render
States
Wait
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What if a state changes continuously (i.e., is a
function of time) ?
Player A
Server
Player B
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Consider position updates of players. Players
send move command. Server replies with
positions periodically.
Player A
Server
Player B
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Two issues:
1. Message overhead
2. Delay jitter
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