Abstract: A system and method display two-dimensional (2D) and cube mapped (360) map environments divided into many different parts that are changeable over a network by end-users in real-time. Large portions of the images are filled with texture layers of different shapes and variants, so that a user can easily switch between the large portions. All of the large portions are saved on one or more render servers as a pack of digital images, and the end-users can communicate with the render servers to download the necessary portions of the images exactly when such portions are needed. The system and method utilize a set of rules that adaptively chooses the best way, in terms of computer performance, of composing the map environment and of changing the shapes and variants of the layers depending on a given environment.

Abstract: A system and method display two-dimensional (2D) and cube mapped (360) map environments divided into many different parts that are changeable over a network by end-users in real-time. Large portions of the images are filled with texture layers of different shapes and variants, so that a user can easily switch between the large portions. All of the large portions are saved on one or more render servers as a pack of digital images, and the end-users can communicate with the render servers to download the necessary portions of the images exactly when such portions are needed. The system and method utilize a set of rules that adaptively chooses the best way, in terms of computer performance, of composing the map environment and of changing the shapes and variants of the layers depending on a given environment.