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submitted 5 months ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17448833

After 3 years in the making I'm excited to announce the launch of Games on Whales, an innovative open-source project that revolutionizes virtual desktops and gaming. Our mission is to enable multiple users to stream different content from a single machine, with full HW acceleration and low latency.

With Games on Whales, you can:

  • Multi-user: Share a single remote host hardware with friends or colleagues, each streaming their own content (gaming, productivity, or anything else!)
  • Headless: Create virtual desktops on demand, with automatic resolution and FPS matching, without the need for a monitor or dummy plug
  • Advanced Input Support: Enjoy seamless control with mouse, keyboard, and joypads, including Gyro and Acceleration support (a first in Linux!)
  • Low latency: Uses the Moonlight protocol to stream content to a wide variety of supported clients.
  • Linux and Docker First: Our curated Docker images include popular applications like Steam, Firefox, Lutris, Retroarch, and more!
  • Fully Open Source: MIT licensed, and we welcome contributions from the community.

Interested in how this works under the hood? You can read more about it in our developer guide or deep dive into the code.

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[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago

Basically a more advanced backend for Moonlight, sounds pretty cool. And they are also working together with Sunlight for improved controller input.

[-] Cagi@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Return of the mainframe.

[-] jac@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

I'm excited about the future of this project. This lets you run gui applications in the cloud, all containerised, with no requirement to already be running a display server, and have it be fast and responsive.

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2024
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