StreamMyGame
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StreamMyGame is a software-only game streaming solution that enables Microsoft Windows
-based games and applications to be played remotely on Windows and Linux
devices. It was first released on 26 October 2007 as Windows-only software. On 14 January 2008 StreamMyGame launched a Linux version of its player. This new version made it possible to use a PlayStation 3
running Linux to remotely play Windows games. On the 3 June 2008 Sean Maloney, Intel Corporation
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing demonstrated StreamMyGame at Computex 08 over a WiMAX
connection using an Intel Mobile Internet Device to view and play the game Crysis
. On 17 July 2008 StreamMyGame announced that its Player was compatible with Intel's Atom
range of processors and devices including Asus
's EeePC netbook. In addition to streaming games over a local network, StreamMyGame can be used over broadband networks however these broadband connections require a minimum upload speed of 2 Mbps.
, Windows Vista
and Windows 7. The Player is installed on the computer or device on which the game is to be played and is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 along with Ubuntu
, Fedora
, Red Hat
, Xandros
, Debian
and Yellow Dog Linux
. Both Server and Player software require continuous internet access. In addition to streaming games StreamMyGame enables its members to record games to a video file that can be uploaded to sites such as YouTube
.
and displayed. The Player captures keyboard and mouse commands and sends these back to the Server where they are used to control the game.
website that includes messaging, chat, forums and groups. Members can use group permissions to enable other members to share the use of their games. StreamMyGame's forums are predominantly used by its members to publish performance details of StreamMyGame when used with new and existing games.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
-based games and applications to be played remotely on Windows and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
devices. It was first released on 26 October 2007 as Windows-only software. On 14 January 2008 StreamMyGame launched a Linux version of its player. This new version made it possible to use a PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
running Linux to remotely play Windows games. On the 3 June 2008 Sean Maloney, Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing demonstrated StreamMyGame at Computex 08 over a WiMAX
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
connection using an Intel Mobile Internet Device to view and play the game Crysis
Crysis
Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek , published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, and released in November 2007. It is the first game of a trilogy. A separate game entitled Crysis Warhead was released on September 12, 2008, and follows similar...
. On 17 July 2008 StreamMyGame announced that its Player was compatible with Intel's Atom
Intel Atom
Intel Atom is the brand name for a line of ultra-low-voltage x86 and x86-64 CPUs from Intel, designed in 45 nm CMOS and used mainly in netbooks, nettops, embedded application ranging from health care to advanced robotics and Mobile Internet devices...
range of processors and devices including Asus
ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated is a multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Its product range includes motherboards, desktops, laptops, monitors, tablet PCs, servers and mobile phones...
's EeePC netbook. In addition to streaming games over a local network, StreamMyGame can be used over broadband networks however these broadband connections require a minimum upload speed of 2 Mbps.
Architecture
Members of StreamMyGames website can download and install a Server and Player application. The Server has to be installed on the same computer on which the games are installed. The Server automatically searches the user's hard drive for known games and uploads links to these games onto the StreamMyGame website. The Server is compatible with Windows XPWindows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
, Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
and Windows 7. The Player is installed on the computer or device on which the game is to be played and is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 along with Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
, Fedora
Fedora (operating system)
Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat...
, Red Hat
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. is an S&P 500 company in the free and open source software sector, and a major Linux distribution vendor. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina with satellite offices worldwide....
, Xandros
Xandros
Xandros is the name of both a line of operating systems and Xandros Corporation, the company which creates them. Xandros Desktop was a Linux distribution. The name Xandros is derived from the X Window System and the Greek island of Andros....
, Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
and Yellow Dog Linux
Yellow Dog Linux
Yellow Dog Linux, also known as YDL, is a free and open source operating system for high performance computing on multicore architectures. It focuses on GPU systems and computers using the Power Architecture . YDL is currently developed by Fixstars...
. Both Server and Player software require continuous internet access. In addition to streaming games StreamMyGame enables its members to record games to a video file that can be uploaded to sites such as YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Game Streaming Service
Members select a game they want to play on the StreamMyGame website, the website sends an encrypted message to the Server, the Server starts the game and captures its video and audio. The captured video and audio is sent to a Player via Real Time Streaming ProtocolReal Time Streaming Protocol
The Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points...
and displayed. The Player captures keyboard and mouse commands and sends these back to the Server where they are used to control the game.
Community
StreamMyGame enables its members to interact via a bespoke Web 2.0Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
website that includes messaging, chat, forums and groups. Members can use group permissions to enable other members to share the use of their games. StreamMyGame's forums are predominantly used by its members to publish performance details of StreamMyGame when used with new and existing games.