TV-centric gaming applications for Android OS: Architecture and a framework

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.