Title :
TV-centric gaming applications for Android OS: Architecture and a framework
Author :
Bjelica, M.Z. ; Zdravkovic, V. ; Punt, M. ; Teslic, N.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Tech. Sci., Univ. of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract :
The proliferation of devices with Android OS recently facilitated the integration of various consumer electronic devices running Android for novel applications. In this paper the architecture and a framework for the development of TV-centric games is presented. These games involve set-top boxes or TV receivers, mobile devices and the Internet towards the creation of an innovative gameplay. The paper discusses the benefits of TV-centric gaming concept, presents several developed game prototypes and gives the first results of user survey with regard to the usability of the concept.
Keywords :
Internet; computer games; mobile computing; operating systems (computers); television receivers; Android OS; Internet; TV receiver; TV-centric gaming application; TV-centric gaming concept; concept usability; consumer electronic device; innovative gameplay; mobile device; operating systems; set-top box; television receiver; user survey; Androids; Consumer electronics; Games; Humanoid robots; Smart phones; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1361-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2013.6487064
