A Hybrid-Streaming Method for Cloud Gaming: To Improve the Graphics Quality delivered on Highly Accessible Game Contents

Abstract

The emerging Cloud Gaming Service provides a highly accessible video gaming experience. With Cloud Gaming, potential players without enough local resource can access high-quality gaming using low-spec devices. With advancing technology, we consider that if the processing power at low-spec devices can be well harvested, the quality delivered on Cloud Gaming can be further improved. Therefore, we propose a Hybrid-Streaming System that aimed at improving the graphic quality delivered by Cloud Gaming. By utilizing the available rendering power from both the Cloud Server and client PC, the system distributes rendering operations to both sides to achieve the desired improvement. Quantitative results show the proposed method improves graphics quality, as well as reducing the server’s workload while attaining acceptable network bandwidth consumption levels.

An Overview of the Networking Issues of Cloud Gaming

“…For instance, VR games in a cloud gaming setting may not be as useful if the delay is high [21]. The other pieces of collected literature, references [21]- [35], also correlate QoE with other factors. These factors include latency, bandwidth, delay, packet loss, and graphics quality.…”

“…Gaming is supposed to be highly interactive [27]. Therefore, low interaction delay is needed because cloud gaming is delay-sensitive [31], [35], [37]- [39]. To elaborate, cloud gaming can experience round trip delay or latency and response delay or lag [17].…”

“…Compared to traditional gaming, the graphics quality of a cloud-based game could significantly degrade or cause bad performance depending on the network condition [34], [35]. Regarding degraded graphics quality, the video encoder may have no way of identifying future game frames since these need to be rendered instantly.…”

Guest Editorial

“…The core of the framework is a ubiquitous data model for SGFH, which will be validated in the near future. The interpretation of the data is only one part of the requirements for ensuring that health games will contribute to the best of the patients, thus the paper also outlines a corresponding decisions support system consisting of two sub-DSSs, a clinical DSS and a serious game DSS that will ensure the usefulness.Chan et al [4] present a Hybrid-Streaming System. By utilizing the available graphics processing power on the client device, as well as by distributing the rendering tasks, this allows enhancement of the graphics quality delivered in Cloud Gaming.…”

“…Chan et al [4] present a Hybrid-Streaming System. By utilizing the available graphics processing power on the client device, as well as by distributing the rendering tasks, this allows enhancement of the graphics quality delivered in Cloud Gaming.…”