Analysis on "Network Game" and "online publishing of net games"

Text/Small station What is "network game"? What is "online publishing"? Around these two issues, some people have launched a heated discussion, which is a matter of the beholder.　　Here, I combine their shallow knowledge and the accumulation of work at ordinary times, talk about personal views, deficiencies please learned.　　So what is "online game"? Of course, there is no way to give online games the next accurate definition. Because, to precisely define it is not an easy thing, but also need to do more to it for a wide range of in-depth research.　　However, we can understand it from the following aspects. One, the composition of the network game many well-known, we often say "network game" is a computer game, also known as "online games", is based on the development of a stand-alone game. It is composed of "server" (also known as "Servers"), "network" and "Client" ("Web Game" Terminal page, can be considered as the client) three parts. "Server", "client" through the physical media "network" link together, it is the software program and by the text content, art, music and other cultural works of the collection of computer game works, so its accurate title is "network game works." "Net Game" is "Network game works" abbreviation, commonly known as "swims".　　Therefore, for the network game, the above three are indispensable, the lack of any part of the network is not a game. In general, most of the program code of the network game, pictures, background music, text and so on are only in the "client", and "server" in addition to running most of the control program is equivalent to a large database, used to store information and files, only to provide interactive services function: that is, through the network to obtain user instructions,　　To achieve the end of the "move" effect.　　Second, the operation of the network game before we talked about the network game is a stand-alone game on the basis of development, then it is necessary to first talk about the operating process of stand-alone games. The operator of a single game in order to obtain remuneration, the general practice is to be a stand-alone game, commissioned to have the relevant qualifications of the unit published and copied into a terminal product: Video game disc, at the same time through a certain channel to sell (that is, issued) to the user. In management, we will this "video game CD" is called "stand-alone game electronic publications", referred to as "stand-alone game publications."　　In other words, a single game must be "published" process to become a commodity listing and profit. Similarly, online games must be "published" in order to become a commodity listing operations ("online" or "online") and gain benefits.　　However, this "publication" is not limited to traditional publishing, but also includes another very important form of digital publishing: Web Publishing. In the past, network game operators published online game works that is the network game, often the end of the network game is the "client", through the Legal Way "published" as "Client disc", the use of free "client disc" formTo issue and promote "online game works", and then enter the distribution channels. However, with the increasingly sophisticated network technology, the rapid increase in the speed of network transmission and other technical means of continuous improvement, operators often take the "Network game client" directly posted to the operation of the website for users to download and use. This download and use of the process is "Internet publishing", also known as "Network Publishing."　　Obviously, the use of modern technology means that many network games no longer need to make a CD-ROM media clients, but not equal to the network game does not need the client!　　This is the online game publishing operation process. Third, the concept of "online game publications" is well known, "publications" include books, newspapers, periodicals, audio-visual products, such as paper, plastic particles, such as storage media and transmission of traditional cultural works, such as traditional publications, also include the digital age of the disk,　　program coding, such as storage media and network as a means of transmission of digital cultural products, namely digital publications: such as electronic paper books, network publications. Through the previous analysis is not difficult to see, "Network game works" That is, "network Game", after the "network publishing" This process, is "Network game publications" or "Online game publications", absolutely can not simply "network game publication" equivalent to "Client CD"! Therefore, in essence, "online game publications", "Online game works" and "online games" no difference, just different commonly known bale.　　Therefore, "net game" is a kind of important "network publication" which exists in social culture and has the characteristics of publication, and belongs to the "publication" Family. In this view, the relationship between "net Game" and "publication" is "contained and contained". If you use a mathematical formula to describe this relationship, then it should be "network game ∈ Publication", namely: Online games belong to the publication.　　Objectively speaking, "Network game ≠ publication", this mathematical formula sentence without the principle of error, but not accurately describe the relationship between the two. Thus, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion: The network game is a work, is the developer for the purpose of profit, the use of a variety of technical means to compile the network environment to be able to run the computer game works, it is a can achieve entertainment, leisure,　　A fairly sustainable individual multiplayer online game that communicates and achieves a variety of functions such as virtual achievement.　　After the "online game" has a clearer understanding, then you can talk about the "online game on-line publishing" meaning. In fact, after understanding the "online game", it is easy to understand the meaning of "online publishing." As the name suggests, "Online publishing" is "published on the Internet (Network)", that is, "Internet (Network) publishing."　　"Online publishing" is a dynamic behavior, refers to the operation on the network behavior is "network publishing" behavior, rather than a static object. So, "online publishing", refers to the online publishing "online game works" That is, "online game" behavior, that is, the behavior of running online games. The network publishing process of network game refers to its operation process, the operation behavior of network game is a kind of network publishing behavior.　　In other words, a network game can be online operation, must be approved by the Press and publication administration (under the "three-set" rules, the press and publication Administration is responsible for this work). The above elaboration is based on my understanding of a shallow understanding and does not represent the views of anyone else. The wrong place, please the experts from an objective and impartial point of view.