Build a Cloud Gaming Platform with Real-Time Streaming

Cloud gaming delivers video games over the internet from powerful remote servers. Instead of installing games locally, users interact with streamed content rendered on cloud VMs equipped with GPUs — enabling high-performance gaming on any device.

Create a prototype game streaming system using cloud virtual machines (with GPU support), game emulators or engines, and a browser-based video stream interface. Implement input streaming, resolution scaling, and session authentication.

The platform uses a frontend client to capture input and render streamed video. Backend cloud VMs run games and stream the video/audio feed over WebRTC or RTSP. A signaling server establishes peer connections, and an orchestrator manages game sessions and resources.

• Frontend: React.js with WebRTC video player and input controls
• Backend: GPU VM (Ubuntu), game runtime, OBS/FFMPEG/WebRTC
• Streaming Protocol: WebRTC / RTMP / low-latency HLS
• Authentication: Firebase Auth / JWT tokens
• Session Manager: Node.js or Python Flask orchestrator to start/stop game VMs

• Build Your Own Cloud Gaming System (FreeCodeCamp)
• WebRTC Video Streaming Basics
• Streaming Games from the Cloud with OBS
• FFMPEG Command for Low Latency Streaming
• AWS GPU EC2 Instances (Gaming Use Case)