Video processing using concurrent outcome simulation threads

A video processing system comprising:

• a communication interface configured to receive user control commands initiated at a client system at an actuation time, wherein the user control commands are associated with user interaction with a video game application hosted by the video processing system;
• a processing architecture having at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium operatively associated with the processing architecture, the computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the processing architecture, cause the processing architecture to perform a method comprising:
• executing a plurality of concurrent simulation threads for the interactive video game application, wherein each of the concurrent simulation threads corresponds to a different predicted state that is influenced by different possible user control commands associated with the video game application;
• receiving, by the communication interface, actual user input intended to control the interactive video game application, the actual user input corresponding to a user control command initiated at the client system, wherein receiving the actual user input from the client system is associated with a transmission time delay between the client system and the video processing system;
• selecting a matching simulation thread from the concurrent simulation threads, wherein the selecting is based on the received actual user input to determine which of the concurrent simulation threads best emulates a game scenario that corresponds to the received actual user input;
• processing the matching simulation thread to obtain an actual intended outcome of the video game application, wherein the processing interpolates the intended actual outcome from the matching simulation thread in response to the received actual user input and in response to the transmission time delay to compensate for client-to-server delay lag associated with playing the interactive video game application;
• rendering the actual intended outcome of the video game application;
• and
• providing the rendered actual intended outcome to the client system.