Distributed Systems and the WWW

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Distributed Systems and the WWW

• Extending the Capability of Massively Multiplayer
  Online Games by Introducing Distributed Systems
  as World Servers

Jason Berry // CPSC 550 // Spring 2005
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Contents

• Introduction
• Current System
• Objectives
• Solution
• Methodology
• Summary

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Massively Multiplayer Online Games

• 28 Billion Dollar Industry
• Interactive Industry at the forefront of many
  significant innovations in Media
• Can support a large number of players but not
  simultaneously. Generally up to 100,000 max.Some
  have 450,000 subscribers.

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Current System
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Objectives

• Increase scalability
• Increase accessibility
• Increase Fault tolerance
• Do all of this without increasing price or
  latency.

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Solution
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Methodology

• Segment Environment across multiple nodes
• Allow access to each node separately
• Maintain a Central redundant database
• Control reads writes

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Inside the Distributed System
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Summary

• MMOs need increased scalability and flexibility
  to cater to a larger quantity of simultaneous
  users
• Distribute process load across multiple machines
• Add multiple access points to reduce client
  latency