Multiplayer Game Systems – Designing Online & Networked Games

This course introduces the fundamental systems used in multiplayer game development. It covers networking models, client-server architecture, data synchronization, latency handling, matchmaking concepts, and security basics.

Learners will design and simulate multiplayer systems used in real-world games, focusing on scalability, performance, and player experience. By the end of the course, participants will understand how modern online games operate under real network conditions.

Learning Outcomes:

✔ Understand multiplayer game architectures
✔ Implement client-server and peer-to-peer models
✔ Synchronize game state across multiple players
✔ Handle latency, lag, and packet loss
✔ Implement basic matchmaking and lobby systems
✔ Ensure fairness and prevent common cheats
✔ Optimize network performance
✔ Design scalable multiplayer game systems