基于构件动态迁移解决MMORPG负载问题的研究

随着在线玩家人数迅速增长,MMORPG的负载问题也凸显出来.当前的主要解决方法是以地图划分游戏世界,利用服务器集群让每一台服务器管理一小块地图.本文提出了以场景划分游戏世界,并把MMORPG构件化,抽象出场景构件和角色构件,每一台服务器部署若干个场景构件,通过特定负载均衡算法驱使超负载服务器上的场景构件动态迁移,从而实现整个服务器集群负载均衡.通过实现构件原型并进行负载均衡实验,证实该解决方法切实可行.     

消息队列系统在MMORPG服务器软件体系结构中的应用

简介了MMORPG服务器软件体系结构的构造模型.根据消息队列系统模型设计了MMORPG服务器构造模型中的核心层,以UML类图给出了静态结构,并用伪代码描述了实现过程.     

Examining a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game as a Digital Game-Based Learning Platform

A concurrent triangulation mixed-method research design was used to investigate 19 casual gamers’ or non-gamers’ use of a popular massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Everquest 2, as an alternative pedagogical tool to support communicative use of the English language. This study poses that MMORPGs could serve as a virtually rich context for social interactions to aid development of communicative competence. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews, surveys, and through gameplay observations in Taiwan and the United States. Analysis of interview recordings, survey data, and observational data focuses on how player-generated perceptions align with Yee's (2006) motivation components and Ryan and Deci's (2000) theoretical assumptions of self-determination theory. Results from quantitative data analysis showed that both male and female participants in this study prioritized the importance of relatedness in playing Everquest 2 to practice using English for communicative purposes. Qualitative data analysis likewise revealed the importance of communication during gameplay. Integrated findings showed that player perceptions could be helpful in illuminating the potential of utilizing MMORPGs for game-assisted language learning and also inform different motivations in gaming to learn.     

一种可扩展的MMORPG网游分布式服务器架构方案

在分析MMORPG网游服务器设计的关键因素的基础上,给出了一种服务器组的架构方案,并详细介绍了该服务器组内各个功能服务器的具体作用,阐述了服务器组工作时的几个关键流程如玩家登录、游戏逻辑服务器间的高效互访等.该架构方案可有效解决游戏资源及玩家的均衡分配,同时低耦合的设计方法可以保证服务器组高效、稳定地运行,并易于扩展.