Energizer!-A server based multiplayer resource management game for both PC as well as mobile device based clients

摘要

With the spread of mobile devices capable of rendering 3D scenes and the availability of cheap mobile internet, multi-platform games that allow players on mobile devices to play against or with their friends at home using a PC or a console become more and more interesting. This work describes a prototype of such a game, consisting of a server application, as well as a desktop and a mobile client. Difficulties lie in the organization of the network traffic, which has to be kept small, and the rendering of 3D graphics on mobile devices along with an acceptable frames per second rate. Models with different levels of detail were used to keep an identical look and feel on both clients. Furthermore, different operational concepts had to be found to enable players on both systems equal chances. The game idea itself is about a resource management game that tries to raise awareness for environmental issues by targeting the attitude players have towards them.