DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS AND PLATFORM FOR PERFORMING SUCH PROGRAMS

摘要

A game platform is installed on a users general-purpose personal computer to transform it into a dedicated game machine capable of running games. The platform utilizes a combination of low level and high level program modules contained in a module library. Upon initiation (220) of the program (226) the system checks the library for the needed modules (222) and updates the module library (224) through a module update manager (202) as needed. Next the game intialized (228) through a platform initializer (230) and module loader (232). Provided the modules are acceptable (234) the system procedes to execute the main game code (236) using the local module database (200) prior to concluding with a game shutdown (238) and platform shutdown.