In the past, GeekWire featured an article https://lnkd.in/d8FMf3mH on Rainway — a prominent Seattle startup with an ambitious mission: streaming games to any device.
Our role in this endeavor was to contribute essential components to Rainway’s game streaming technology. Among these, a pivotal piece involved transforming the audiovisual content generated by standard games into a format compatible with hashtag#HTML5. Our primary objective was to extend the gaming experience to remote web browsers.
To achieve this, we repurposed our existing technology and developed a subsystem, which efficiently converted monitor video into an H.264/AVC data stream, meticulously packaged for compatibility with HTML5 Media Source Extensions (hashtag#MSE). Through hashtag#WebRTC transmission, this stream seamlessly reached remote systems and integrated into web browsers.
Throughout our journey, we engaged in thoughtful experiments. Should audio be part of a joint stream with video, or should it be delivered separately? We delved into format intricacies and explored novel ideas. Notably, while some debated the idea of video remaining entirely within the GPU realm, including video encoding, we had already implemented this with production-quality results back in 2017.
The outcome was groundbreaking software that facilitated desktop Windows gaming streaming to HTML5 browsers, mobile devices, and even hashtag#Xbox consoles. ????????