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StreamMyGame

StreamMyGame is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand StreamMyGame rather than just read about it. In short: StreamMyGame was 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 a Windows-only software.

Key takeaways

StreamMyGame belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect StreamMyGame to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of StreamMyGame from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

StreamMyGame was 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 a Windows-only software. The service is now defunct, with the official website shutting down sometime in 2017 according to the Internet Archive.

History 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 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 Mbit/s.

Architecture Members of StreamMyGames website could download and install a Server and Player application. The Server had 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 was compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The Player was installed on the computer or device on which the game is to be played and was 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 required continuous internet access. In addition to streaming games, StreamMyGame enabled its members to record games to a video file that can be uploaded to sites such as YouTube.

Use After members selected a game they wanted to play on the StreamMyGame website, the website sent an encrypted message to the Server, and the Server starts the game and captured its video and audio. The captured video and audio was then sent to a Player via Real-Time Streaming Protocol and displayed. The Player captured keyboard and mouse commands and sent these back to the Server where they were used to control the game.

Community StreamMyGame enabled its members to interact via a bespoke Web 2.0 website that included messaging, chat, forums and groups. Members could use group permissions to enable other members to share the use of their games. StreamMyGame's forums were predominantly used by its members to publish performance details of StreamMyGame when used with new and existing games.

See also List of cloud gaming solution providers

References

External links Official website archive of original

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with StreamMyGame

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what StreamMyGame claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to StreamMyGame before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about StreamMyGame ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of StreamMyGame

In research: StreamMyGame appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses StreamMyGame in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: StreamMyGame is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cloud gaming, Cloud gaming companies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for StreamMyGame outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study StreamMyGame in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what StreamMyGame means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain StreamMyGame out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is StreamMyGame in simple terms?

Why does StreamMyGame matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study StreamMyGame?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on StreamMyGame.