Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine: Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

David Bond; Hans-Wolfgang Loidl; Sandy Louchart

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_49

Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine: Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

David Bond, Hans-Wolfgang Loidl^*, Sandy Louchart

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Abstract

This technical paper describes the design and implementation of a game engine for historical massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). We explore the game and system design space with a focus on historical accuracy and provide a detailed discussion of key design goals for the support of a large-scale, distributed and scalable MMORPG. The JominiEngine is a modular and extensible system architecture built on C# and integrates Riak, a non-SQL database, at the core of the persistent data store in order to facilitate scalability. “Overlord”, the first instance of the engine is set in the medieval time period and uses rigorous UML design methodology for both game and system design. In order to enhance the immersive gaming experience, a separate Unitybased client can be used to interact with the game engine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Games and Learning Alliance
Subtitle of host publication	4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Alessandro De Gloria, Remco Veltkamp
Publisher	Springer
Pages	441-451
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319402161
ISBN (Print)	9783319402154
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_49
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	4th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance 2015 - Rome, Italy Duration: 9 Dec 2015 → 11 Dec 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Volume	9599
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	4th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance 2015
Abbreviated title	GALA 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	9/12/15 → 11/12/15

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General Computer Science
Theoretical Computer Science

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Bond, D., Loidl, H.-W., & Louchart, S. (2016). Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine: Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. In A. De Gloria, & R. Veltkamp (Eds.), Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 441-451). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9599). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_49

Bond, David ; Loidl, Hans-Wolfgang ; Louchart, Sandy. / Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine : Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Alessandro De Gloria ; Remco Veltkamp. Springer, 2016. pp. 441-451 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Bond, D, Loidl, H-W & Louchart, S 2016, Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine: Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. in A De Gloria & R Veltkamp (eds), Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9599, Springer, pp. 441-451, 4th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance 2015, Rome, Italy, 9/12/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_49

Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine: Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. / Bond, David; Loidl, Hans-Wolfgang; Louchart, Sandy.
Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Alessandro De Gloria; Remco Veltkamp. Springer, 2016. p. 441-451 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9599).

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Bond D, Loidl HW, Louchart S. Design and Implementation of the Jomini Engine: Towards a Historical Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. In De Gloria A, Veltkamp R, editors, Games and Learning Alliance: 4th International Conference, GALA 2015, Rome, Italy, December 9-11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. 2016. p. 441-451. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-40216-1_49

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