This paper describes the development of a model which quantifies the effects of latency on a player’s perceived game quality in the networked first person shooter game Team Fortress 2, in an attempt to replicate and extend previous research done on other games. We conducted a study to measure the subjective quality of gameplay under various induced latency conditions. We determined that latency had a significant effect on a player's perceived quality of the game, yet did not significantly affect player performance. Using these data, we constructed the Team Fortress 2 G-model to predict the mean opinion score of Team Fortress 2 game based on known network conditions.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Finn, Eric M
• Dwyer, David Thomas

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031213-141112

Advisor

• Claypool, Mark L.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-03-12

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Rights statement

• In Copyright