Low latency datagram-responsive computer network protocol

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving, at a cell tower, a datagram from a sending client device that is connected to a shared augmented reality environment, the datagram including data regarding an action in the shared augmented reality environment and an indicator of whether the datagram is peer-to-peer;
• instructions for determining whether the datagram is peer-to-peer based on the indicator;
• responsive to determining that the datagram is peer-to-peer, instructions for sending the datagram to one or more target client devices connected to the shared augmented reality environment to update a local state of the shared augmented reality environment at the one or more target client devices in view of the action;
• and
• responsive to determining that the datagram is not peer-to-peer, instructions for sending the datagram to a server to update a master state of the shared augmented reality environment at the server in view of the action.

A cell tower comprising:

• a local data store storing a list of client devices connected to the cell tower;
• and
• a routing module configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a datagram addressed to a target client device, wherein the datagram includes data regarding an action in a shared augmented reality environment;
• determining whether the target client device is in the list;
• determining, responsive to the target client device being in the list, that the datagram is peer-to-peer;
• responsive to determining that the datagram is peer-to-peer, sending the datagram to the target client device to update a local state of the shared augmented reality environment at the target client device in view of the action;
• and
• responsive to determining that the datagram is not peer-to-peer, sending the datagram to a server to update a master state of the shared augmented reality environment at the server in view of the action.