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Cooperative Gaming between Mobile and Immobile Computing Platforms

Cooperative Gaming between Mobile and Immobile Computing Platforms. Mark A. Lowton m.lowton@lancaster.ac.uk. System Diagram. Network infrastructure. (Central Server). (802.11b Wireless LAN Router). Fast Ethernet. (GPRS Router). TCP/IP vs. UDP/IP. Preliminary Investigation. *.

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Cooperative Gaming between Mobile and Immobile Computing Platforms

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  1. Cooperative Gaming between Mobile and Immobile Computing Platforms Mark A. Lowton m.lowton@lancaster.ac.uk

  2. System Diagram Network infrastructure (Central Server) (802.11b Wireless LAN Router) Fast Ethernet (GPRS Router)

  3. TCP/IP vs. UDP/IP Preliminary Investigation * Average for 1 packet of 10,000 over 21 hops When 10,000 packets are sent concurrently * No data packets were harmed during the making of this presentation!

  4. Simple Game Application Preliminary Investigation • Players register presence with server • A server application waits for a specified number of players to register with it before the game commences • Players update the server with their position and direction they’re facing on each key press • Server broadcasts updates to all otherplayers • No limit on number of players, but cannotjoin a game once it has begun

  5. Java Chat Applet Preliminary Investigation • Chatters still register presence with server • No limit on number of chatters • Server application receives message from chatter and broadcasts it to all connected clients • Chatters can join the chat midway though a conversation and leave without any impact on other chatters

  6. Classic phone game “Snake” Eat the dots, not yourself! PC Games vs. Mobile Games Human Computer Interaction • Many network games don’t allow players to jump in “mid-melee” • Mobile players, who may just want to play spontaneously for just a short while, probably won’t want to wait before they can play • Unlike online games, chat rooms will allow anyone to join at any point • With the game constantly running on a server, any player can instantly play • Players on mobile platforms will be able to join the game instantly and have a quick game. Fixed platform users can play for longer. Contemporary PC game “FarCry” A far-cry from Snake!

  7. Graphics on Mobile Devices Impossible Mission? Develant’s GAPI-Draw Fathammer’s X-FORGE2

  8. Project Development Lifecycle of a Student… • Utilise summer vacation to complete preliminary investigations, concentrating mainly on developing 3D graphics testers for Windows Mobile devices and PC platforms. Probably develop aspects of project at this time also. • From findings over summer vacation, a more informed decision over what programming language(s) is/are to be used to build the system can be made • Employ rapid evolutionary development to build project and allow for constant re-evaluation of requirements specification to give an improved augmented final product

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