Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications
A novel framework to model and explore predictive contract mechanisms in distributed interactive applications (DIAs) using information theory is proposed. In our model, the entity state update scheme is modelled as an information generation, encoding, and reconstruction process. Such a perspective f...
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| description | A novel framework to model and explore predictive contract mechanisms in distributed interactive applications (DIAs) using information theory is proposed. In our model, the entity state update scheme is modelled as an information generation, encoding, and reconstruction process. Such a perspective facilitates a quantitative measurement of state fidelity loss as a result of the distribution protocol. Results from an experimental study on a first-person shooter game are used to illustrate the utility of this measurement process. We contend that our proposed model is a starting point to reframe and analyse consistency maintenance in DIAs as a problem in distributed interactive media compression. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-73ee8f13b1da43acac03fc87f05524ae2025-02-03T01:33:26ZengWileyInternational Journal of Computer Games Technology1687-70471687-70552008-01-01200810.1155/2008/371872371872Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive ApplicationsXin Zhang0Tomás E. Ward1Séamus McLoone2Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth Co. Kildare, IrelandDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth Co. Kildare, IrelandDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth Co. Kildare, IrelandA novel framework to model and explore predictive contract mechanisms in distributed interactive applications (DIAs) using information theory is proposed. In our model, the entity state update scheme is modelled as an information generation, encoding, and reconstruction process. Such a perspective facilitates a quantitative measurement of state fidelity loss as a result of the distribution protocol. Results from an experimental study on a first-person shooter game are used to illustrate the utility of this measurement process. We contend that our proposed model is a starting point to reframe and analyse consistency maintenance in DIAs as a problem in distributed interactive media compression.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/371872 |
| spellingShingle | Xin Zhang Tomás E. Ward Séamus McLoone Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications International Journal of Computer Games Technology |
| title | Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications |
| title_full | Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications |
| title_fullStr | Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications |
| title_short | Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications |
| title_sort | towards an information model of consistency maintenance in distributed interactive applications |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/371872 |
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