The limits of Cloud Gaming. The latency issue.
Latency, a major issue in action games, is alive and very present in cloud gaming. How can you beat an opponent when your display trails the action by a significant delay ?
A simple PacMan provides a good illustration of this effect.
Try to win on this modified version of Google's PacMan Doodle with different latency values. Check your scores. Imagine what this means to a car race, space ship cruising or a fighting game.
Go real time, go local !
Roll your mouse here for technical explanations
The game is running into your browser and does not use any external server. The latency is simulated by delaying your key events by the selected number of microseconds.
Similarly to the original game, inserting more coins will made Miss PacMan to appear. Note that she is not impacted by the latency simulation. This demonstrates how latency can make the game unfair between two players.
To control PacMan use the arrow keys.
To control Miss PacMan use 'esdf' keys arranged as an arrow pad.
This game below is a derivative of Google work.