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Network software architectures for real-time massively multiplayer online games

McFarlane, 2004

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McFarlane R
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A real-time massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) is a networked computer or video game in which tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of consumers may interact with one another in real-time in a shared environment, even though these users may be …
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