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Game server

Known as: Listen server, Gameserver, Game servers 
A game server (sometimes host or shard) is a server which is the authoritative source of events in a multiplayer video game. The server transmits… 
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Cloud servers vs. dedicated servers — A survey
Dedicated servers are deployed by companies to meet the ever growing computing demand. More storage and more security are sought… 
2009
2009
A Task-Based Load Distribution Scheme for Multi-Server-Based Distributed Virtual Environment Systems
Multi-server-based distributed virtual environment (MSDVE) systems have become prevalent, supporting a large number of internet… 
2008
2008
Optimising online FPS game server discovery through clustering servers by origin autonomous system
This paper describes the use of origin Autonomous System (AS) information to optimise online First Person Shooter (FPS) game… 
2008
2008
Improving end-to-end quality-of-service in online multi-player wireless gaming networks
2007
2007
Darkstar: the java game server
So, you have a great idea for the next big multiplayer game. Maybe it's a virtual world based on your favorite sci-fi television… 
2007
2007
Enhancing Game-Server AI with Distributed Client Computation
In the context of online role-playing games, we evaluate offloading AI computation from game servers to game clients. In this way… 
2006
2006
Paranoia Syndrome – A Pervasive Multiplayer Game using PDAs , RFID , and Tangible Objects
In this paper we present Paranoia Syndrome as a novel hybrid game approach. Paranoia Syndrome combines classic multiplayer… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
On the geographic distribution of on-line game servers and players
With a shift in the on-line gaming landscape from individually hosted game servers, to gaming services centrally hosted by game… 
2001
2001
A grid event service
The Grid Event Service (GES) is a distributed event service designed to run on a very large network of server nodes. Clients… 
1998
1998
Investigating the Complex with Virtual Soccer
We describe Soccer Server, a network-based simulator of soccer that provides a virtual world enabling researchers to investigate… 
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