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Central-server synchronization pattern replacing peer-to-peer HMD relaying for multi-user VR classrooms

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Description

The design pattern routes all client communication through Photon Cloud as a central server that synchronizes object states and audio among all clients in real time, instead of the prior peer-to-peer arrangement whose performance "depended on the processing power of the Head-Mounted Display (HMD)". This decouples stability from individual headset processing load and supports simultaneous multi-user participation.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A central synchronization server (Photon Cloud) reachable by all clients over Wi-Fi

Constraints

  • The prior peer-to-peer approach became unstable with multiple users, with FPS unstable and only up to five participants possible

Target Learners

  • undergraduate and graduate students in VR-supported lessons

Learning Goals

  • real-time shared manipulation of 3D learning materials with voice communication

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Iwai Wataru, Duc V . Nguyen. (2026). Design and Implementation of a Real-Time Multi-Site Immersive Learning System Using Photon Fusion. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.10325
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id central-server-synchronization-vr-classroom-pattern
title Central-server synchronization pattern replacing peer-to-peer HMD relaying for multi-user VR classrooms
description The design pattern routes all client communication through Photon Cloud as a central server that synchronizes object states and audio among all clients in real time, instead of the prior peer-to-peer arrangement whose...
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