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SUMMARY:Building Resilient Live Service Games with Python: Lessons from th
 e Trenches - Willem Thiart
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UID:pretalx-kiwi-pycon-xiv-2025-ZHALVB@talks.kiwipycon.nz
DESCRIPTION:Live service games present unique challenges: real-time multip
 layer interactions\, constant content updates\, complex game state managem
 ent\, and the need for high uptime when players depend on your servers. Th
 is talk explores how Python's ecosystem can be leveraged to build robust\,
  scalable game backends that handle these demands.\n\nThrough real example
 s from developing "Demon's Hand\," a live multiplayer card game\, we'll ex
 amine practical solutions for common game development challenges: implemen
 ting async-first architectures for handling concurrent player actions\, de
 signing flexible data models that evolve with game content\, managing real
 -time state synchronization\, and building systems that gracefully handle 
 the unpredictable nature of player behaviour.\n\nYou'll learn how modern P
 ython tools like HTTPX\, asyncio\, pyinstrument\, and AWS services combine
  to create responsive game experiences\, and discover why Python's rapid d
 evelopment cycle makes it ideal for the iterative nature of game developme
 nt.
LOCATION:Plenary Space
URL:https://talks.kiwipycon.nz/kiwi-pycon-xiv-2025/talk/ZHALVB/
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