Developing Online Multiplayer Games

This assignment examines the development of online multiplayer games. It compares two main application types: native mobile apps, known for their performance and access to device features, and animated web applications using technologies like Flash, offering faster development and lower costs. The analysis highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each type in creating a seamless user experience for online multiplayer gaming.

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Table of Contents
Right Application Type(s) for Electronic Banking................................................................................2
Right Application Type(s) for Computer System Benchmark Software................................................2
Right Application Type(s) for Online Freeware Distribution................................................................3
Right Application Type(s) for Online Multiplayer Games....................................................................3
References.............................................................................................................................................5
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Right Application Type(s) for Electronic Banking
Electronic banking is a form of banking that is carried out on the web and makes use of the
platforms for execution of banking functions and services. It is necessary for electronic
banking applications to be extremely secure and reliable in nature. This is because of the
reason that these applications deal with the information sets that are extremely sensitive and
critical.
Server-side HTML web applications are an apt choice for the electronic banking applications.
In such cases, the server sends the HTML page to the clients and a protected channel is used
for the transmission of information. This makes the security of these applications extremely
high and reliable. These applications are also easy to be scaled up and down and also have a
good performance (Nelson, 2013).
Hybrid mobile applications can also be used for the design and development of a mobile
application based on electronic banking. This is due to the reason that these apps provide the
application with the required device access and also offers the non-functional requirements,
such as reliability, performance, scalability and security. The development costs in this case
are low because the same HTML code can be used on different platforms (Litayem, 2015).
These applications provide the cross-platform operational functionalities and there are many
tools that have been launched in the market to design and develop the codes for hybrid apps.
One such tool is Phone Gap which can be used to develop a hybrid mobile app for electronic
banking services.
Right Application Type(s) for Computer System Benchmark Software
Computer system benchmark software is a type of software which is used to assess the
performance of the computer system with the aid of several tests that are run on the machine.
In order to do so, the primary requirement of the application type is to make sure that the
complete device access is obtained from the same. For mobile applications, the apt choice
for the computer system benchmark software would be hybrid apps. The overall cost that is
associated with these applications is moderate and a complete device access is also obtained.
In this manner, the application will be able to assess the performance of the device by
analyzing the other software and hardware components along with the rest of the applications
installed in the device (Blanco, 2016).
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Dynamic web applications can also be used as a choice for the design and development of a
computer system benchmark software. The databases will be utilized for data loading in this
case and the contents will be updated with each access. In this manner, it would be possible
to obtain a comparison from the logs in terms of the performance of the computer system
along with all of its components. There are certain programming languages that are preferred
for the development of these web applications, such as PHP and ASP. There can also be
modifications and updates that can be easily made to these applications on the basis of the
changes that are made to the computer systems and devices (Olston, 2015).
Right Application Type(s) for Online Freeware Distribution
Freeware is a type of software that is available for free of cost. Online freeware distribution is
an activity in which the software is distributed to the users for usage without making the
source code available to them.
In such applications, a limited access is required for the device and it is also not necessary to
include any push notifications in the application. The performance requirements of these
applications is also limited and due to all of these reasons mobile web apps are the
recommended choice for online freeware distribution applications.
The maximum number of users that may obtain the freeware software would be using web as
the medium. There will be a limited number of users that will use application stores or
markets for this purpose. Web apps will make the distribution process easier and simpler. The
development and maintenance cost will be low in this case and the development speed will be
fast (Jobe, 2013).
JS generation widgets can also be used for the design and development of such software.
AJAX query is used for the uploading of the data to the widgets which is used for the
distribution of the software. The security, performance and reliability of these applications
will also be high which will make it possible for the execution of activities to maximize the
distribution processes. Hash-Bang mechanism is used in these applications for the
maintenance of the link-ability of these applications (Bolton, 2017).
Right Application Type(s) for Online Multiplayer Games
The most important and significant requirement for the online multiplayer games is the need
of rich graphics, high performance capabilities along with utmost user experience.
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All of these requirements are fulfilled by native mobile apps. Native mobile applications are
the Smartphone applications that are written in a specific programming language and offer
high degree of performance and reliability. There might be the need of obtaining access to the
mobile device services and tools, such as contacts or camera in case of online games which is
provided and made possible through native apps. There is a great degree of customization
that comes along with the native mobile apps and the best overall experience is provided by
these apps. These application take time to be developed and are also high in terms of the
development and maintenance cost (Ibm, 2015).
Animated web applications making use of technologies, such as Flash can also be used for
the design and development of online multiplayer applications. These applications provide
the good user experience as desired in case of the online multiplayer applications. Also, the
speed of development is quick in this case. The cost of development that is involved with
animated web apps is lower as compared to the native mobile apps (Waerner, 2012).
These two application types can therefore be used for the development of the online
multiplayer gaming applications. These application will make sure that any number of
players can use the games and there are no performance issues experienced.
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References
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