Algorithm for Client-Server Games

Question

For stand alone games, the basic game loop is (source: wikipedia)

while( user doesn\'t exit )
  check for user input
  run AI
  move enemies
  resolve collisions         


        

Answer 1

The client part is basically the same, except replace

run AI
move enemies
resolve collisions

with

upload client data to server
download server updates

And the server just does:

while (game is running)
{
    get all clients data
    run AI
    resolve collisions
    udpate all clients
}