Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications

Joint Authors

Zhang, Xin
McLoone, Séamus
Ward, Tomás E.

Source

International Journal of Computer Games Technology

Issue

Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2008-06-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Information Technology and Computer Science

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Zhang, Xin& Ward, Tomás E.& McLoone, Séamus. 2008. Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications. International Journal of Computer Games Technology،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Zhang, Xin…[et al.]. Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications. International Journal of Computer Games Technology No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Zhang, Xin& Ward, Tomás E.& McLoone, Séamus. Towards an Information Model of Consistency Maintenance in Distributed Interactive Applications. International Journal of Computer Games Technology. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-10.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-466808