Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California Thesis This Thesis Done in Cooperation with the Moves Institute Approved for Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited Integrating Distributed Interactive Simulations with the Project Darkstar Open-source Massively Multiplayer Online Game (mmog) Middleware

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California THESIS Approved for public release, distribution unlimited ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF OMNI- DIRECTIONAL RECEIVERS FOR PASSIVE ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF VOCALIZING ODONTOCETES: INITIAL ANALYSIS

Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California Thesis Approved for Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited. Source Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks with Randomly Distributed Elements under Multipath Propagation Conditions

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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited DETERMINATION OF THE TIMELINE FOR U.S. ARMY AVIATION SYSTEMS TO REACH OPERATIONAL OBSOLESCENCE FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF MODERNIZATION FUNDING

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California THESIS MODELING BLUETOOTH RADIO TECHNOLOGY SIMULATON USING MULTI-AGENT BASED SYSTEM AND GENETIC ALGORITHM DESIGN PARADIGM by

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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...