Fan, L., Trinder, P. and Taylor, H. (2010) Deadline-driven auctions for NPC host allocation in P2P MMOGs. International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication, 4(2), pp. 140-153. (doi: 10.1504/IJAMC.2010.032140)
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Abstract
We present the design, implementation and evaluation of Deadline-Driven Auctions (DDAs), a novel task-mapping infrastructure for heterogeneous distributed environments. DDA is primarily designed for hosting Non-Player Characters (NPCs) in P2P Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs). Experimental and analytical results demonstrate that DDA provides four significant advantages. It is self-organising: the infrastructure is automatically managed. It efficiently allocates computing resources for large numbers (1000s) of real-time NPC tasks. It supports gaming interactivity by minimising communication latency between NPC hosts. Finally, it supports flexible matchmaking policies, and a friendly incentive policy establishes a cooperative economic model to motivate participants to contribute resources.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Trinder, Professor Phil |
| Authors: | Fan, L., Trinder, P., and Taylor, H. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication |
| ISSN: | 1462-4613 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1741-8003 |
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