Stage automation system

A stage automation system, comprising:

• a stage automation server communicatively coupled to one or more executing programs via a network protocol, the stage automation server including one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory, the set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a first executing program, a distributed program object announcement including a set of one or more time-stamped variables associated with an actionable mechanism running on the first executing program;
• generate a distributed program object including the set of one or more time-stamped variables in memory;
• transmit the distributed program object to at least one additional executing program;
• receive one or more data packets from the at least one additional executing program;
• adjust at least one time-stamped variables of the set of one or more time-stamped variables of the distributed program object stored in memory based on the one or more received data packets;
• and
• transmit one or more data packets to the first executing program, wherein the one or more data packets are configured to cause the first executing program to adjust at least one time-stamped variable of the one or more time-stamped variables associated with the actionable mechanism and adjust one or more characteristics of the actionable mechanism associated with the at least one adjusted time-stamped variable.

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a first executing program, a distributed program object announcement including a set of one or more time-stamped variables associated with an first actionable mechanism running the first executing program;
• generating a distributed program object including the set of one or more time-stamped variables in memory;
• transmitting the distributed program object to at least one additional executing program;
• receiving one or more data packets from the at least one additional executing program;
• adjusting at least one time-stamped variable of the one or more time-stamped variables of the distributed program object stored in memory based on the one or more received data packets;
• transmitting one or more data packets to the first executing program, wherein the one or more data packets are configured to cause the first executing program to adjust at least one time-stamped variable of the one or more time-stamped variables associated with the actionable mechanism;
• and
• adjusting one or more characteristics of the actionable mechanism associated with the at least one adjusted time-stamped variable.