Games at large

Objective

Games@Large vision is to provide new system architecture for Interactive Multimedia which will enhance existing CE devices such as, Set Top Boxes and other Devices which are lacking both the CPU power and the graphical performance to provide a rich user experience. Games@Large further aims to provide the solutions based on the above architecture in a low-cost fashion, in order to make it attractive for both business and consumers to implement the various solutions. Games@Large will optimise the sharing of CPU power and Storage while using Wi-Fi methods for wireless communication.

Games at Large intends to research, develop and implement a new architecture to provide users with a richer variety of entertainment experience in their entire house, hotel room, cruise ships and Internet Cafe- incorporating unprecedented ubiquitous game-play. Games@Large intends to enable the Games to diversify from dedicated appliances and a single corner of the house, to any place at home such as the TV in the living room, the hand-held device or any other device with a relevant screen, controls and connectivity. The project will also provide the required infrastructure for running games on the hotel's guest room TV or on small screens for people sitting in the Internet Cafe cruse ships, trains or airplanes.

The technological challenges in the Games@Large projects are: Distributed computing and storage, Video/Image/Graphics delivery with very low latency through a wired/wireless home network, Adaptation of PC screen images to TV screen and hand-held devices, Integration of wireless users' game control devices, Translation of user ergonomics to different devices and form factors, Research of new class of Media Extenders for games

Enhancement of STBs to support video games, Development of new methods for QoS linking Consumers' prospective with system measurements and Enhancement of relevant industry standards for time critical multimedia content while maximising Users Experience.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › computer hardware › computer processors
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › radio technology › WiFi
• social sciences › psychology › ergonomics
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › video games

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2005-2.41.6 - Networked Audio Visual Systems and Home Platforms

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

EXENT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Address

25 Bazel Street
49125 Petach-tikva
Israel

Participants (13)

AMAL MEEVER UMEAL LTD

Israel

Address

7 Khilat Salonki
69513 Tel Aviv

DEUROMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES ENTWICKLUNGS- UND VERTRIEBS GMBH

Austria

Address

Barichgasse 40-42/102 B40
1030 Wien

FRAUNHOFER IAF

Germany

Address

Tullastr. 72
79108 München

Links

GHM GESTHOTEL DANSHIR EURL

France

Address

82 Route De Bayonne
31300 Toulouse

GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE

United Kingdom

Address

Lewisham Way
000 London

Links

MENTELOCALE SRL

Italy

Address

Piazza Della Vittoria 61
16121 Genova

PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BV

Netherlands

Address

Glaslaan 2
5616 LW Eindhoven

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Boschdijk 525
Postbus 90050 Eindhoven

Links

PORTUGAL TELECOM INOVACAO SA

Portugal

Address

Rua Jose Ferreira Pinto Basto
3810-106 Aveiro

RESEARCH ACADEMIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

Greece

Address

N. Kazantzaki, Campus Of Rio Patras
26500 Rio Patras

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

Netherlands

Address

Den Dolech 2
5612 AZ Eindhoven

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA

Italy

Address

Via Balbi 5
Genova

Links

VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

Address

Vuorimiehentie 3
02044 Espoo