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Tag: online games

online gaming multiplayer lag ping latency in Zambia, South Africa infrastructure challenges
Opinion

Online Gaming in Sub Saharan Africa with No Local Servers

Latency, ping, and lag are all terms that most online gamers may be familiar with. However, these terms are baked into the lexicon ...
By Dennis BandaMarch 21, 2020
Game OverThinker

Why Nintendo Is Still Bad At Online

By Bob ChipmanMay 30, 2019
Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #202: UR AFK? NP!

[folder_nav][folder_nav] AFK Interactive is a real thing. It lets you chat and such without needing the full game client. I’m kind of curious ...
By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJune 11, 2010
Dungeons and Dollars

Legislating The Virtual World

Everybody knows the old Philosophy 101 question: How do we know the “real world” isn’t just a very convincing simulation? Now, thanks to ...
By Wendy Despain Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008

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