New Technologies Attack the One-World Problem

Hugh Pickens writes "An MIT Technology Review article has new details on the challenges of a 'one world design' in Massively Multiplayer Online Games. Most games shard their servers, putting up artificial barriers between friends and family members. Technologies are now being developed to keep lots of players within a single world, some of them based off of the unique PvP-heavy title EVE Online. The best part - the technologies don't just apply to gaming. 'NASDAQ, for example, can be thought of as a very large MMO, supporting very large numbers of 'players' performing billions of transactions daily in a graphically intense environment, all within a single shard. Technologies that solve this problem effectively, says George Dolbier, technical lead for games and interactive entertainment at IBM, will have applications in any industry that requires spotting and reacting to trends, or "anything where behavior is dynamic and you need to move resources around rapidly."'"

No shit, sherlock

[geekoid]

", for example, can be thought of as a very large MMO, supporting very large numbers of 'players' performing billions of transactions daily in a graphically intense environment, all within a single shard. "

Jeezs, you mean there are large transaction systems out there? Thank god MMO's brought the technology to the world! Gah. MMO's do nothing technically new regarding transaction.

Also, what is the 'Graphically intense' interface the NASDAQ has? Compared to MMO's it's nothing.

Gamers Changing the world...

[happy_place]

Don't you love it how gamers try to make themselves relevant to the rest of the world? I love gamers... they're so... important... to... um... well... Just keep playing, guys!!

--Ray

NASDAQ=MMO

[pieaholicx]

NASDAQ, for example, can be thought of as a very large MMO, supporting very large numbers of 'players' performing billions of transactions daily in a graphically intense environment, all within a single shard.

But mom, I can't go to bed, my NASDAQ guild needs me to do another raid...

NASDAQ MMO

[Digital Vomit]

NASDAQ, for example, can be thought of as a very large MMO...

And you thought the grind in WoW was boring!

Worst. Pun. Ever.

[Valdrax]

Personally, I locked onto to the "graphically intense" part of that comment.
Doesn't seem to me that thousands of stock-trend charts and graphs really count, unless you're making a terrible pun.

Re:NASDAQ MMO

[HarryCaul]

Leveling up in NASDAQ is a lot more fun than in WOW. The gear is a lot better too.

Re:Gamers Changing the world...

[toleraen]

Support small independent publishers -

Looks like everyone is just trying to stay relevant around here, aren't they?

Re:dumbass

[MiharuSenaKanaka]

We have no choice! Our mod points can't repel flamebait of that magnitude!

Re:NASDAQ MMO

[Achoi77]

yeah, but it really really sucks when you get PK'd in NASDAQ. Nothing you earn is nodrop/soulbound

Re:No shit, sherlock

[WED Fan]

Remember that scene in "<Redacted>" where they're 'flying' through the contents of the Gibson? That was just a video capture of some day trader dumping his MS stock.

bzzzzt

For even mentioning that movie, your Geek Factor suffers a -10 hit.

You're RPG equivelant is now "Tunnels and Trolls", and your Star Wars equivelant is set to "Jar Jar".

Want to worsen it? Mention that Sandra Bullock movie./p.

Nice Try

[WED Fan]

You're trying to get me to say the name of that other Sandra Bullock computer movie.

Well, it ain't working, sparky.

Re:Don't knock Tunnels and Trolls!

[WED Fan]

Star Wars for Geeked Geeks

I know I'm moving off topic and replying to my own post but I'm reminded of a few years ago, I was back in San Diego at the home office, I was the Far East Technical Training Manager for the company and GL had just re-released "Empire Strikes Back". I was in the theater with a bunch of kids who weren't born when it was first released. The kid next to me was mouthing almost every scene and getting all excited at the key points in the movie. When Darth announces he is Luke's father, this kid almost splooged the entire aisle, and reacted as if it were the first time he had heard the line.

I know he's posting on /. around here somewhere.

Re:That's fine

[C0rinthian]

But will Linux blend?