Application architecture of a virtual world
There are two fundamental entities at the base of the SmartFoxServer architecture: Zones and Rooms.
SmartFoxServer can run multiple applications at the same time. Each zone represents a different application. A developer can configure different zones to host different virtual worlds or games in the same server instance. The activity, messages, and events are totally isolated among zones.
Room can be created within zones to logically group users. Users in the same room can chat, interact, or play games together. For example, I can send a message to all users in Room A when I'm in Room A. And those users in Room B would not receive this message because I'm only interacting with users in the same room. The ...
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