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The Community Network GameCNG

Networked Media Concertation Feb. 2010

Alex Shani – Project Coordinator

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CNG ICT-248175-Facts

STREP rewarded on Call 4

8 Partners (out of which 3 are SMEs)

Start date: 1st Feb 2010

Duration: 30 months

Project Officer: Ms. Loretta Anania

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CNG Partners

Participant organisation namePart. short

nameCountry

1* Exent Technologies Ltd. Exent IL

2Research Academic Computer Technology

InstituteCTI GR

3 Groupe des Ecoles des Telecommunications ITE FR

4 De Montfort University DMU UK

5* Kaltura Ltd. KAL IL

6* RedBedlam RB UK

7 European Game Developers Federation EGDF SE

8* i2 media research limited i2media UK

* SME

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CNG Partners and Activities Gallery Exent

Technologies Ltd.

Exent

European Game Developers Federation

RedBedlam Kaltura Ltd. i2 Media

EGDF RB KAL i2media

Exent Technologies

Ltd.

I nstitute Telecom

Kaltura Ltd. De Montfort University

Research Academic Computer

Technology Exent I T KAL DMU CTI

RedBedlam i2 Media Kaltura Ltd.

RB i2media KAL

i2 Media RedBedlam European Game Developers Federation

Exent Technologies

Ltd.

Kaltura Ltd.

i2media RB EGDF Exent KAL

Technology

Technology Verification

Use Case and Business Models

Coordination

Users Needs and Users Rights

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CNG Highlights

The CNG project combines the use of InGame Graphical Insertion on users’ local devices and the use of P2P traffic for UGC Video/Graphical applications to facilitate and support community activities on MMOGs.

This innovative approach linked the highly interactive environment of MMOGs (operating on their existing servers) with new CNG graphical and community functionality.

The MMOG and Community activities are merged by the graphical processing on end-users’ devices.

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In-game Graphical Insertion Technology (IGIT)

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In-game Graphical Insertion Technology

[1] The original resolution of the game was modified to enable an additional frame around the game to hold the in-frame objects. [2] MSN messenger window [3] Web browser [4] Another web browser window[5] MMOG specific chat to enable the users in a specific scene to cooperate.[6] In-game 3D UGC. [7] Two windows of a video chat with casual friends or cooperative players.

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CNG Innovations

InGame Graphical Insertion Technology (IGIT): new techniques of replacing existing texture with a new one and adding new 3D and Video elements; including:

InGame Asset Replacement and Asset InsertionInserting In-Frame Web Browser for hosting Web 2.0 applications.

Enhanced peer-to-peer (P2P) Video and Content delivery: new application-layer mechanisms to allow users to diffuse their User-Generated Content (UGC) over a P2P overlay without harming the game experience (MMOG-friendly P2P); including:

Overlays for P2P User Generated Streaming DiffusionMMOG-friendly P2P trafficEfficient transmission of user-generated content over a P2P overlay

New Business Models that capitalise on CNGs’ innovative approach.

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CNG System

CDN Server CDN Server

MMOG Servers CNG Server

Client ClientClient

P2P (UGC)

Game Content&Data

Game Data

CNG Content

Game Content

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Thanks

Alex Shani Project Coordinator