A survey on interactive games over mobile networks

نویسندگان

  • Mario Gerla
  • Dario Maggiorini
  • Claudio E. Palazzi
  • Armir Bujari
چکیده

The mobile revolution has brought us the possibility to enjoy our favorite applications anywhere and anytime. In this context, interactive games over mobile networks embody a fascinating case study both for their commercial success and for their technical challenges, thus sparking interest and development. The current state of the art of interactive games over mobile networks is captured in this article. We discuss main requirements and analyze possible combinations of existing solutions in order to provide better support for highly interactive game sessions with mobile players. Copyright c © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

دوره 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013