State stream game engine

A computing system comprising:

• one or more processors configured with computer-executable instructions that configure the computing system to:
• execute a game session of a game application, wherein a plurality of client computing devices are connected to the game session, wherein each client computing device is associated with a user, wherein each client computing device is configured to execute a simulation engine and a presentation engine within a local execution of the game application, wherein each simulation engine is configured to execute game logic that is configured to control simulation of a virtual environment within the game application, wherein each presentation engine is configured to generate and render frames for output on a display;
• receive user input from each of the plurality of client computing devices during a simulation cycle resulting in a plurality of user inputs, wherein each of the plurality of client computing devices are synchronized to the same simulation cycle;
• provide the plurality of user inputs to each of the plurality of client computing devices during the simulation cycle;
• wherein for individual client computing devices during the simulation cycle,
• generating, by the simulation engine, simulation state data based at least in part on the plurality of user inputs provided during the simulation cycle;
• generating, by the simulation engine, graphical state data based at least in part on the simulation state data generated for the simulation cycle;
• updating, by the presentation engine, a graphical state of the virtual environment corresponding to the virtual environment associated with the individual client computing device during a rendering cycle;
• and
• rendering, by the presentation engine, a frame based at least in part on the graphical state data during the rendering cycle.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:

• execute a game session of a game application, wherein a plurality of client computing devices are connected to the game session, wherein each client computing device is associated with a user, wherein each client computing device is configured to execute a simulation engine and a presentation engine within a local execution of the game application, wherein each simulation engine is configured to execute game logic that is configured to control simulation of a virtual environment within the game application, wherein each presentation engine is configured to generate and render frames for output on a display;
• receive user input from each of the plurality of client computing devices during a simulation cycle resulting in a plurality of user inputs, wherein each of the plurality of client computing devices are synchronized to the same simulation cycle;
• provide the plurality of user inputs to each of the plurality of client computing devices during the simulation cycle;
• wherein for individual client computing devices during the simulation cycle,
• generating, by the simulation engine, simulation state data based at least in part on the plurality of user inputs provided during the simulation cycle;
• generating, by the simulation engine, graphical state data based at least in part on the simulation state data generated for the simulation cycle;
• updating, by the presentation engine, a graphical state of the virtual environment corresponding to the virtual environment associated with the individual client computing device during a rendering cycle;
• and
• rendering, by the presentation engine, a frame based at least in part on the graphical state data during the rendering cycle.