Empirical Performance Evaluation of the Zereal Massively Multiplayer Online Game Simulator

Factorial design and analysis Agent-Based Simulation Massively Multiplayer Games

This paper presents a mixed-level factorial design for scalability analysis of the Zereal Massively Multiplayer Game Simulator. The selected factors are number of killers, monsters and CPUs in addition to the killer and monster vision radius. The analysis show that the factors explain approximately 85% of the model (measured in square of errors), which is surprisingly good since the simulation ...

Evaluating P2P Live Streaming Systems: the CNG Case

Many peer-to-peer (P2P) systems have been proposed for the provision of scalable live video streaming services over the Internet. While the literature contains surveys of the architectures of these systems, there is a lack of work on methodologies for their evaluation. We identify the main issues in the evaluation of P2P live streaming systems and use the Community Network Game (CNG) project as...

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) and Commitment Behavior: An Integrated Model

The Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) phenomena have generated significant interest on the part of consumers and software publishers. While there have been many efforts to improve the quality of the games in terms of technology (e.g. graphics, networking, etc.), little effort or research has been extended towards identifying business applications of MMORPG. The main goal of this ...

UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED INFORMATICS Serious Games for teaching and learning computer programming: Design, development and evaluation of a customizable educational Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)

Architecting Scalability for Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming Experiences

In this study, the authors propose to discuss scalability challenges posed by Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) scenarios, while outlining issues specific to the context of online interactive experiences and game genres. These scalability issues concern: game simulation, content distribution, communication and coordination, and structural scalability. The authors present a critical revie...