Reliving the History of Multiplayer Games

Explore the evolution of multiplayer gaming in this GOTO 2013 conference talk. Delve into the technical challenges and solutions encountered when developing social games at Wooga, from simple asynchronous interactions to real-time multiplayer experiences. Learn about network architectures, communication protocols, latency issues, and connection loss management in the context of mobile game development. Discover how lessons from early multiplayer games are being applied to create engaging social experiences on mobile platforms. Gain insights into prototype development, server architecture, matchmaking systems, and the use of technologies like UDP, Erlang, WebSockets, and WebRTC. Understand the tradeoffs and considerations involved in bringing multiplayer functionality to modern mobile games.