Mr
Leif Oppermann
(University of Nottingham)
03/07/2006, 16:00
Games and Entertainment
Pervasive Games are a new type of game that takes place outside in the wild and
makes sense of the user's context, often based on her position. Mobile phones are
the perfect ubiquitous device for this type of game but usually come without a
GPS device which could be used for positioning. Operator based positioning can
deliver a GPS-compatible coordinate in latitude and longitude (WGS84),...
Mr
Armin Rigo
(University of Düsseldorf)
03/07/2006, 16:35
Games and Entertainment
Bub-n-bros is an Internet version of the original Bubble Bobble game: everyone play a
dragon that fires bubbles with which he catches monsters. This version has a
fast-paced crazy-bonuses feeling to it that is the true landmark of not only ten
dragons jumping all around but a really flexible programming language that does not
restrict inventiveness.
Mr
Jérémie Farret
(Parallel Geometry Inc)
03/07/2006, 17:10
Games and Entertainment
Next generation games and entertainment raise new questions in terms of architecture,
design and development. Parallel processing hardware architectures enable disruptive
approaches in terms of real time simulation and visualization. Storage capabilities
grow ten folds, along with content creation and hyperlarge scenes crucial problems.
Massively multiplayer online gaming brings brand new...
