GASP: GAming Services Platform

Project Presentation

GASP is a pure Java^TM middleware under L-GPL license for mobile multiplayer online games and implements the OMA GS (Open Mobile Alliance Games Services working group) specifications, enabling pseudo real time multiplayer games on mobile phones.

GASP is a research project of the CEDRIC l"xml/project/project.xml"aboratory of CNAM Paris university and the research department of INT Evry engineer school.

Collaboration

• Academic research groups: COMICS research group of the University of Naples Federico II
• Editors: Pastagames game editor

History

• 2006-2008: GASP evolved in the context of the JEMTU project leaded by the Telecom institute: JEMTU website (french)
• 2005: GASP evolved in the context of the french government funded RIAM project JIMM with the following partners : Bouygues Telecom (telecom operator), CNAM-CEDRIC (research Lab) and Pastagames (Game Editor).
• 2004: The GASP project has started in the context of the GET inside the project called MEGA and leaded by INT-Evry with: CNAM-CEDRIC, ENST-Bretagne and France Telecom R&D

Project Components

GASP project is divided into few components:

• Online middleware
• Bluetooth middleware
• MooDS protocol
• Demonstration Games

Current work

• GASP Online Middleware: implements client-server communications with HTTP over GPRS, enabling pseudo real time multiplayer games for MIDP and Doja profiles. Versions of GASP are available in the download section.
• GASP Bluetooth^TM Middleware: we aim to adapt the GASP model for local multiplayer games, and use Bluetooth^TM technology for communications implementation.

Lastest News

25 April 2008 : MooDS version 2.0.2 released

MooDS v2.0.2 introduces new enhancements and fixes bugs:

* switch max as short to int for array size

* bug with many arrays inside a complex type fixed

* bugs in hashtable approach mode fixed

* ant task updated

MooDS v2.0.2 is available now in Downloads section.

31 March 2008 : GASP version 1.0.5 released

GASP v1.0.5 introduces new enhancements and fixes minor bugs:

* dynamic game server logic loading

* string encoding added for Flash based client support

* Apache Ant task available now to build/publish GASP added

* bug of user/gamesession clean after timeouts fixed

GASP v1.0.5 and its dedicated win32 setup are available now in Downloads section.

1 January 2008: Happy new year! FishDish game launched

Best wishes from GASP project team, for this new year we launch a cool solo game named "FishDish" under L-GPL license. Have a look to this ingame trailer:

Happy new year 2008! Source code coming soon...

10 September 2007: MooDS at Mobility'07 conference

The MooDS protocol has been presented at the 4th International Conference Mobility'07 in Singapore. read it (only a pre-version, for original version refer to conference proceedings under ACM copyrights)

28 April 2007 : MooDS version 2.0.1 released

MooDS v2.0.1 fixes few critical bugs and introduces new enhancements:

* bug fixed with sequence handling based on maxOccurs parameter, n customType array management, 1 or default customType management

* bug fixed when calling a complex type never used as a message inside a message: MooDS must generate for this complex type, encoding/decoding methods and class however must not update the encode/data methods

* handling primitive/complex type tables without creating a class: simpleType with list attribute

* documentation updated

30 January 2007 : Collaboration initiated with COMICS research group

We are pleased to announce our collaboration on the GASP Project with the COMICS research group of the University of Naples Federico II. Welcome!

4 December 2006 : MooDS version 2.0 released

MooDS protocol v2.0.0 has been considerably updated, this version is a big step in MooDS protocol development. MooDS v2.0.0 is available on the project CVS and in downloads section.

Here a short list of MooDS 2.0 enhancements:

* Message objects are now described using an XML Schema syntax with specific annotations

* Automatic code generation for the game server logic or message classes

* Support J2ME MIDP - Doja profiles and Flash clients towards interoperability capabilities

* Communication model management as unicasting, multicasting and broadcasting

* Persistancy services has been introduced as an GASP independant service

You can read more about this new version on the MooDS Protocol dedicated page

27 November 2006 : BomberGASP, a "Bomberman-like" game running on GASPBT

BomberGASP comes along the GASPBT release as a demonstration game. This fun game uses the GASPBT 1.0 API enlightening the GASP bluetooth middleware possibilities like real-time multiplayer games support. BomberGASP is released under GPL license, is available on the project CVS and in downloads section.

You can read more about BomberGASP on the demonstration games dedicated page.

27 November 2006 : GASPBT released, the Bluetooth TM version of GASP middleware

The GASP Bluetooth version middleware is now available on the project CVS. This middleware is released under L-GPL license and enables the multiplayer gaming over Bluetooth^TM network on J2ME MIDP 2.0 java mobile phones with JSR082 implementation.

GASPBT enhancements:

* uses the same functional model as GASP online middleware deriving from the Open Mobile Alliance GS specifications

* uses the MooDS protocol for message objects serialization

* enables bi-directional client-server communication with low latency (Bluetooth^TM latency is under 100ms)

* enables until 8 players, 1 player running both the client/server game logics and 7 players running only the client game logic

You can read more about GASPBT on the GASP bluetooth middleware dedicated page.

4 October 2006 : alias for the GASP website

You can now use the alias www.gasp-mobilegaming.org to browse this website.

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Project External Links

GASP project illustrations from G. Paubert, www.gildasp.fr.