Cloud game streaming service allows users to play games without downloading locally by hosting the game on a server and streaming the game through the network to the user’s client. Network conditions such as jitter and latency can negatively impact users’ quality of experience (QoE) when using cloud streaming services. To determine the effect of latency and jitter on the user’s cloud steaming QoE, we developed a custom game that allowed us to test different combinations of latency and jitter with different game perspectives. A separate buffer for the cloud streaming client Moonlight was developed to smooth out jitter and latency and improve the user’s QoE. For the study, the buffer is simulated through different levels of jitter and latency. After running the study, which included 35 participants, we concluded that perspective had a significant effect on QoE, score, and damage taken, while difficulty and texture quality were less conclusive.

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Creator

• OConnor, Sean
• Zhang, Wenjie
• Darcey, Ryan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 107736
• E-project-050223-111828

Keyword

• latency
• buffer
• cloud game streaming
• jitter
• games
• delay

Advisor

• Claypool, Mark L.

Year

• 2023

Date created

• 2023-05-02

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Source

• E-project-050223-111828

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-23