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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">5<SUP>th
</SUP>Workshop on Network & System Support for Games
2006<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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align=center><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600">30-31 October 2006, </SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix =
st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:country-region><st1:place><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600">Singapore</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The field of network game
and entertainment has aroused great interest among researchers and developers in
both academic and industrial fields as it is duly recognized as being very
promising in bringing on new exciting characters to computer games and
attracting more and more players. For example, next generation console gaming
platform such as Xbox 360 by Microsoft and Playstation 3 by Sony have the
ability to allow users to play network games. Also, the undeniable attraction of
online role-playing games (RPG) has attracted increasing number of gamers every
year. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The purpose of NetGames
2006 is to bring together researchers and developers from academic and industry
to share ideas and present new research in understanding networked games and
entertainment and in enabling the next generation of online games. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
conference is o</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">rganised
by Interaction and Entertainment Research
Centre<BR>(</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Nanyang
Technological University</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Singapore</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">)
and the Association of Computer Machinery-Computer Human Interaction
(</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Singapore</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">)
in co-operation with ACM SIGCOMM. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This year’s workshop <SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600">will held in</SPAN>
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Singapore</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Located in the heart of fascinating
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Southeast
Asia</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Singapore</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> is a dynamic city rich in contrast and color where
you’ll find a harmonious blend of culture, cuisine, arts and architecture. As a
thriving center of commerce and industry,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Singapore</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> has the busiest port in the world. Brimming with
unbridled energy and bursting with exciting events, the city offers countless
unique, memorable experience waiting to be discovered.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Prospective authors are now
invited to submit papers and extended abstracts describing research related to
networked games and entertainment on all platforms via the conference
website<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff6600">, </SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://www.netgames2006.org/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://www.netgames2006.org</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff6600">Submission Deadline</SPAN>: </FONT></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Month="7" Day="15" Year="2006"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">July 15, 2006</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">ACM, the world’s leading
computer science society<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff6600">, </SPAN>will be publishing
all accepted papers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff6600">Submissions are
sought in any area related to networked games and entertainment. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>1.</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Multi-player game architectures and platforms
</FONT></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Games on mobile and resource-scarce devices
</FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Protocols for peer-to-peer networked games
</FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Text and voice messaging in games </FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Prevention and detection of cheating
</FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Latency compensation and hiding </FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Modeling, usage studies, and characterization
</FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Systems support for authentication and
accounting </FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Multiplayer mobile and ubiquitous games
</FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Networks of sensors and actuators for games
</FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Advanced network services for mobile games
(localisation, identification, group management) </FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Security and right management in games
</FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Network and mobile game engine </FONT></LI>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Grid architecture for games </FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Advanced protocols and games (reliable
multicast, group streaming, time and state synchronisation) </FONT></LI></OL>
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