Multi-vehicle cross-network coordination
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAaron W. Ogus, David E. Glerok, Christopher J. Tector
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAaron W. Ogus, David E. Glerok, Christopher J. Tector
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Multiple vehicles being simulated at multiple devices are coordinated across a network as part of a shared gaming experience. Participating devices initially synchronize a time base using a designated host device. During game play, local devices simulate local vehicles. Local devices also produce predicted vehicle states for the local vehicles and transmit the predicted vehicle states to remote devices with regard to network latency. Remote devices in turn produce interpolated vehicle states from the predicted vehicles states and then render the vehicles using the interpolated vehicle states. Interpolation values may also be employed to maintain the synchronized time base. Additionally, the interpolations may be tuned, especially with respect to collisions, by a glancing collisions handler, a dragging collisions effectuator, and/or a remote vehicle damage agent.
A device comprising:
One or more processor-accessible storage media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to produce an arrangement for tuning interpolation, the arrangement comprising:
One or more processor-accessible storage media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to perform a method, the method comprising:
One or more processor-accessible storage media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to produce an interpolated vehicle state from a predicted vehicle state in which interpolation includes a vehicle having expanded collision geometry associated with the predicted vehicle state, the expanded collision geometry includes two or more collision spheres used to trigger collision effects, the predicted vehicle state received via a network and wherein the interpolated vehicle state being synchronized based on a latency of the network and a global time.
One or more processor-accessible storage media comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a device to perform actions comprising:
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