Establishing a platform for networked games on mobile devices using SMS/GPRS

The gaming industry has being exponentially expanding during the recent years. This
expansion has seen game playing spreading from dedicated consoles to mobile communication
devices. However, currently the main challenge is to establish two or more player games from
handheld mobile devices over a network. This paper will define a possible way of achieving network
games using Short Messaging Services (SMS) and/or GPRS. In this paper the outline of what
Network Gaming is, how it is traditionally implemented (using desktop computers) and how it can be
initiated into the mobile environment will be explored. The efficient data transfer over SMS or GPRS
will require formatting and so it is compressed and made easily identifiable by the receiving device.
The platform identified implemented and tested over a Tic Tac Toe game scenario.

Citation:
Al-Zakwani, A. (2007) ‘Establishing a platform for networked games on mobile devices using SMS/GPRS’ Proceedings of Advances in Computing and Technology, (AC&T) The School of Computing and Technology 2nd Annual Conference, University of East London, pp.128-134.