Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Introducing Multiplayer Games
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Getting Started with Multiplayer Game Development
Technical requirements
Pre-requisite knowledge
Hardware requirements
Software requirements
Introducing multiplayer games
Becoming a network programmer in video games
Understanding multiplayer game categories
First-person shooters
Third-person shooters
Real-time strategy
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
Multi-user dungeons
Multiplayer online battle arena
Reviewing gameplay twists
Asymmetrical gameplay
Hide-and-seek gameplay
Asynchronous gameplay
Is multiplayer technology just for games?
Cinematography
Architecture
Education
Unreal’s Collab Viewer template
Summary
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Understanding Networking Basics
Technical requirements ...
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