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Published inOct 2016
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Dr. Edward Lavieri
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Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran software engineer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a Doctorate of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, an MS in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), an MS in Education (Capella University), and an MS in Operations Management (University of Arkansas). He has been creating and teaching computer science courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Command Master Chief after 25 years of active service. He is the founder and creative director of three19, a software design and development studio. Edward has authored more than a dozen technology books, including several on Java.
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The need for cloud-based solutions


In Chapter 7, Creating Multiplayer Gameplay, we created a free AWS account. We will use that account for this chapter.

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If you skipped Chapter 7, Creating Multiplayer Gameplay, please follow the steps in the Amazon Web Services section before proceeding with this chapter.

AWS is a family of cloud-based solutions offered by Amazon, collectively known as AWS. Lumberyard and AWS are inexorably linked, which results in great benefits for the AAA game developer (that's you!). When we develop multiplayer games, we need a cloud-based solution for networking, storage, notifications, leaderboards, and so much more. AWS has a suite of offerings that we can use in our games.

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Remember, cloud computing solutions, including those associated with AWS, are not free. Pricing is usually based on usage and not static plans. This allows you to pay for what you use, and not for what you do not use. It is recommended that you continually review your account so that you do...

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Published in: Oct 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781786460868

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Dr. Edward Lavieri

Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran software engineer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a Doctorate of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, an MS in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), an MS in Education (Capella University), and an MS in Operations Management (University of Arkansas). He has been creating and teaching computer science courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy as a Command Master Chief after 25 years of active service. He is the founder and creative director of three19, a software design and development studio. Edward has authored more than a dozen technology books, including several on Java.
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