A Quality Control Algorithm Based on Virtual Distance in Games

Client-server architecture is the common practice for online games where installed reliable servers provide the game logic. If the latency between two players through a server is large, the responsiveness of the game can become problematic. Consequently, performance as well as gaming experience can be unsatisfactory. In this paper, for client-server architecture we present a game state forwarding mechanism supportive for online games that can comply strict time-constraint. The objective is to reduce latency between two players by directly sharing game states rather than following a comparatively lengthy path using the server. The quality control, a key requirement for online games though subjective, is a challenging task. For this reason, game providers add enormous amount of resource into systems to maintain the desired level of gaming experience. In this article, we also introduce a quality control algorithm considering the significance of virtual interaction and players' physical position. Our assumption states that the interaction detail between two players is inversely proportional to their virtual distance. Based on this principle and the time- constraint of the target application, a quality precedence matrix is formed augmenting gaming experience. Desired performance improvement has been observed while conducting the simulation.