Game Server by Teguh

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Game Server

Teguh

Legion

Agate Studio

Presents…

Game Server

By: Teguh Budi Wicaksono

4/12/2014 Talent Development Saturday

Introduction


Single Player Game

• Playing alone

• Others watch us playing


Multiplayer Game

• Play with friends in one device (PC, console, etc)

• Cramped on 1 screen


Internet

• Online multiplayer

• Play with online friend over the world

• Connected via game servers


Game Server

• A server for hosting game

• A authoritative source of events

• Where client connect to retrieve and send data

• Handling synchronization of data among players


Online Games


Sync & Async


Asynchronous Communication

• Not real time. Real time is not necessary

• There’s lag between action and response



• Less load and traffic on server

• More easy to make

Up Side



• Lack sense of immediacy

• User need to wait for reply

Down Side


Asynchronous Communication Game Sample


Synchronous Communication

• Real-time action

• Playing at the same time



• Sense of immediacy

• Fast feedback

Up Side



• More server load

• More complex logic

Down Side


Synchronous Communication Game Sample


Which to Use

• Adjust according gameplay need


Server Communication Type


Web Service

• Communication over WWW

• Communicate with a web server

• Provide web API to access

• Request based communication

• Asynchronous communication

Definition


Web Service

• Easier. Many interest and plenty of support

• Plenty of frameworks and tools

Advantage


Web Service

• Bigger payload

• String based message communication

• Slower communication. Bigger latency

• TCP

Disadvantage


Web Service

Game Sample


Socket

• Communication via specific hardware port

Definition


Socket

• Low latency. Faster communication

• Binary based message communication

• TCP + UDP

Advantage


Socket

• More complex algorithm. More lower level

• Challenge on scalability

• Security. All client can connect

Disadvantage


Which to Use

• Consider each advantage and disadvantage

• Timeline

• Future plan


Socket

Game Sample


Server Connection Type


Client Server

• Clients connect to a server

• Usually, client listen to what server says


Client Server

Game Sample


Peer to Peer

• Client connect to other client

• One client may act as server or all client are server

• Challenges • Not all client can connect to others


Peer to Peer

Game Sample


Which to Use

• Consider game needs

• Peer to peer have a big disadvantage • Connecting

• Quality is not guaranteed


Game Server Engine


Web Service

• Web Server Engine

• Framework


Socket Based Server Engine


Conclusion

• Plenty of option

• Adjust according to your needs

• Consider each advantage and disadvantage

• Cost?


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Game Server by Teguh