Universal server and host system

A computer-implemented method comprising configuring a universal server to:

• transmit, to one or more universal hosts, asset and scene information to generate one or more local scene graphs, each local scene graph of the one or more local scene graphs replicating a scene graph associated with an internal simulation running at the universal server, each local scene graph of the one or more local scene graphs being associated with a respective local simulation running at a respective universal host of the one or more universal hosts;
• upon receiving input from the one or more universal hosts:
• update an internal state based on the received input;
• generate commands encoding changes to an output state;
• and
• transmit the commands to the one or more universal hosts for updating each of the one or more local scene graphs at the respective universal hosts, at least one local scene graph of the one or more local scene graphs to be rendered at a local device associated with its respective universal host;
• wherein the universal server and the one or more universal hosts are applications.

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer memories;
• and
• a set of instructions stored in the one or more computer memories, the set of instructions configuring the one or more computer processors to perform operations, the operations comprising configuring a universal server to:
• transmit, to one or more universal hosts, asset and scene information to generate one or more local scene graphs, each local scene graph of the one or more local scene graphs replicating a scene graph associated with an internal simulation running at the universal server, each local scene graph of the one or more local scene graphs being associated with a respective local simulation running at a respective universal host of the one or more universal hosts;
• upon receiving input from the one or more universal hosts:
• update an internal state based on the received input;
• generate commands encoding changes to an output state;
• and
• transmit the commands to the one or more universal hosts for updating each of the one or more local scene graphs at the respective universal hosts, at least one local scene graph of the one or more local scene graphs to be rendered at a local device associated with its respective universal host;
• wherein the universal server and the one or more universal hosts are applications.