DISTRIBUTED ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT

Networked computer games have come of age in recent years, due to a co mbination of increased graphical sophistication and simplified network ing in consumer level computer equipment. This paper presents an overv iew of a new network game genre, the virtual environment based multi-u ser dungeon. It reviews the technical requirements necessary to delive r successful games of this type, and outlines a suggested architecture . Issues addressed in the architecture include scalability, persistenc e and consistency.