Method and system for incremental topological update within a data flow graph in gaming

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to operation operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving first application data, the first application data including first graph data, the first graph data corresponding to a first state of an application;
• receiving second application data after the first application data, the second application data corresponding to second state of the application;
• analyzing the first application data and the second application data to determine a change in the first graph data associated with the second application data;
• determining an island subgraph within the first graph data that includes the change, the island subgraph relating to an aspect of a virtual environment, wherein the aspect is present within the first and the second state;
• generating second graph data for the second state, wherein the generating includes partially reconstructing the first graph data, the partial reconstructing including rebuilding the determined island subgraph;
• and
• communicating the generated second graph data for rendering of the virtual environment in the second state.

A method comprising:

• receiving first application data, the first application data including first graph data, the first graph data corresponding to a first state of an application;
• receiving second application data after the first application data, the second application data corresponding to a second state of the application;
• analyzing the first application data and the second application data to determine a change in the first graph data associated with the second application data;
• determining an island subgraph within the first graph data that includes the change, the island subgraph relating to an aspect of a virtual environment, wherein the aspect is present within the first and the second state;
• generating second graph data for the second state, wherein the generating includes partially reconstructing the first graph data, the partial reconstructing including rebuilding the determined island subgraph;
• and
• communicating the generated second graph data for rendering of the virtual environment in the second state.